red velvet whoopie pies
red velvet whoopie pies
Red Velvet Whoopie Pies
Cookies
2 teaspoons cocoa
2 ounces red food color
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vinegar
3/4 cup Crisco
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon salt
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup buttermilk
Mix cocoa and food color and set aside.
Mix baking soda and vinegar; set aside.
Combine Crisco, sugar, eggs, salt and vanilla extract. Mix in cocoa and food color mixture; blend in 3 cups flour and buttermilk. Add baking soda and vinegar mixture. Drop on cookie sheet and make them the size of small cookies. Bake at 325 degrees F for 8 to 10 minutes. When cool, put filling between two pies.
Filling
2 egg whites
2 tablespoon vanilla extract
4 tablespoons flour
4 tablespoons milk
4 cups confectioners sugar
1 1/2 cups Crisco
Filling: Cream together egg whites, vanilla extract, flour and milk. Add confectioners sugar, 2 cups at a time, and Crisco. Beat until smooth.
Meditation is not for him who eats too much, nor for him who eats not at all not for him who is over much addicted to sleep, nor for him who is always awake. — Bhagavad Gita
