Best Whoopie Pies The Real Deal Lancaster Co Recipes

WHOOPIE PIES

Steps:

• Cream shortening and sugar.
• Add eggs and beat well.
• Sift together dry ingredients.
• Combine milk and vanilla in measuring cup.
• Add dry ingredients in alternation with milk mixture, mixing well after each addition Drop tablespoons of batter onto parchment paper on a cookie sheet.
• Bake at 375 until puffed and firm to the touch, about 10-12 minutes.
• Do not overbake.
• Cream together butter, vanilla, salt, and confectioner's sugar for filling.
• Add just enough milk to make a spreadable consistency.
• Sandwich a generous amount of filling between two cake halves.

WHOOPIE PIES - THE REAL DEAL - LANCASTER CO. RECIPE

Steps:

• Cream shortening, sugar and eggs.
• Add vanilla.
• Add milk alternately with dry ingredients and mix well. Add additional flour if needed to achieve proper consistency. (Note that the batter will also thicken as it stands, so you may wish to let it stand 15-30 minutes before baking. I usually turn my oven on at this point & let batter "rest" until the ovens are hot.).
• Drop onto greased (or sprayed) cookie sheets.
• Bake@ 350 for 8 minutes.
• Cool completely, then place one cookie upside down and coat with filling.
• Top with another cookie.
• Wrap in plastic wrap. Serve anytime! These also freeze really well!
• FILLING: Beat egg whites until stiff (if you're using whites).
• Add vanilla, flour and milk & beat well.
• Add shortening and sugar.
• Whip on high speed for 3-5 minutes.

WHOOPIE PIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F, or preheat a convection oven to 315 degrees F.
• In a large bowl of an electric mixer, beat the sugar, butter, and eggs together until well combined. Add the oil and vanilla and beat again.
• In a separate bowl, combine all of the dry ingredients. Add half of the dry mixture to the egg mixture and beat or stir to blend. Add 1 1/2 cups milk and beat again. Add the remaining dry mixture and beat until incorporated. Add the remaining 1 1/2 cups milk and beat until blended.
• With a large spoon, scoop out 32 circles of batter onto a baking sheet. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes. Let cool.
• Spread filling onto 16 circles and place remaining circles on top, to make 16 Whoopie Pies.
• 1 1/2 cups shortening
• 3 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 1/3 cups marshmallow topping
• Dash salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/3 to 1/2 cup milk
• In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine all ingredients except the milk and beat well. Add just enough milk to achieve a creamy consistency. Spread filling across cooled cookie circles.

5-STAR WHOOPIE PIES

Steps:

• Cookie: Sift flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cocoa into bowl. Add all other ingredients and mix well. Drop by teaspoonful onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 425 for about 7 minutes.
• Filling: Beat together and fill as desired.

WHOOPIE PIES I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
• To Make Cookies: In a large bowl cream 1/2 cup of shortening , 1 cup sugar and 2 egg yolks. (Set egg whites aside for filling.) NOTE: If you don't want to use raw egg white in the filling, leave it out. Substitute 1 whole egg for the 2 egg yolks in the cookie recipe so you don't end up with leftover whites!!
• In a separate bowl sift together 2 cups flour, 5 T cocoa, 1 t baking powder, 1/2 t salt, 1 t baking soda. Add to other mixture alternately with milk, beating well. Add vanilla at the end.
• Drop by large spoonful on greased pan. Bake for 10-15 minutes. Remove to wire rack and cool completely.
• To Make Filling: Beat together 3/4 cup shortening, 2 cups confectioners' sugar, 2 egg whites and dash of salt till light. Add 1 tsp. vanilla.
• To assemble: Spread the flat side of one cookie circle with a spoonful of filling. Top with another.

AMISH SUGAR COOKIES, LANCASTER COUNTY - THE REAL DEAL!

Steps:

• Mix oil& sugar.
• Add beaten eggs& mix well.
• Mix together dry ingredients, then add to above mixture alternately with evaporated milk.
• Add vanilla.
• Drop onto cookie sheets, and sprinkle w/ crumb mixture.
• Bake 10-12 minutes at 350 degrees.
• THESE SEEM TO HAVE THE BEST TEXTURE WHEN STIRRED (MIXED) BY HAND (WHISK), VERSUS AN ELECTRIC MIXER.