Description:

Chocolate sandwich cookie

Source:

Danielle

Serves/Makes:24 or more cookies

Ingredients

• Cookies:
• 4 cups (950 ml) flour
• 1 cup (225 ml) cocoa
• 2 cups (475 ml) sugar
• 2 tsp (10 ml) baking soda
• 1/2 tsp (2 ml) salt
• 1 cup (225 ml) shortening
• 2 eggs
• 2 tsp (10 ml) vanilla
• 1 cup (225 ml) sour cream
• 1 cup (225 ml) cold water
• Filling:
• 2 egg whites, beaten
• 2 cups (475 ml) powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup (125 ml) soft shortening
• 1 tsp (5 ml) vanilla
• 4 tbsp (60 ml) marshmallow creme
• 1/4 tsp (1 ml) salt

Preparation

• Cookies:
• Cream together sugar, salt, shortening, eggs and vanilla in large bowl.
• In another bowl, sift together flour, salt and cocoa.
• Add this to the first mixture alternately with water and sour cream.
• Add a little more flour if not thick enough.
• Drop by tsp on cookie sheet and bake in a 400 degree (200 C.) oven for about 10 to 12 minutes or until done.
• Filling:
• Mix filling ingrediants until smooth and creamy.
• After cookies have cooled, spread filling between 2 cookies.

Comments

This is from an Amish cook book from Buchanan County, Iowa.