whoopsie pies
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Maine whoopie pies. Supposedly the birthplace. I'll go with it. I'm a born and raised Mainiac and have always used this recipe.
(2 ratings)
prep time
30 Min
cook time
10 Min
Ingredients For whoopsie pies
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1 cshortening, divided
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1 csugar
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2eggs, separated
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5 Tbspcocoa
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2 csifted flour
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1 tspbaking powder
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1 tspbaking soda
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1 1/4 tspsalt, divided
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1 cmilk
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2 tspvanilla, divided
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2 cconfectioners' sugar
How To Make whoopsie pies
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1Cream 1/2 cup of shortening and reguarl sugar together.
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2Add the 2 egg yolks and mix until light colored
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3In another bowl, sift together the cocoa, flour, baking powder, soda and 1 tsp salt.
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4Mix the milk and 1 tsp of vanilla. Add alternately to the creamed mixture with the dry ingredients, mixing in between.
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5Drop by teaspoonfuls onto an ungreased (I prefer to use parchment paper) cookie sheet(s). Make an even amount. You need to cookies for each Whoopsie!
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6Bake at 375 degrees for about 8 to 10 minutes. Depends on how big of a cookie you want to make.
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7While the cookies are cooling, make the filling by first beating the egg whites until stiff. Fold in a bit of the confectioner's sugar. Cream the 1/2 cup of shortening, then add the rest of the confectioner's sugar to the shortening. Add the 1/4 tsp of salt and 1 tsp of vanilla.
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8Fold in the beaten egg whites.
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9Put your cooled cookies together with filling and wrap in waxed paper.
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