Hershey's Devil's Food Filled Cookies

Ingredients

Dough

• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 3/4 cups unsifted all purpose flour
• 1/2 cup Hershey's cocoa
• 1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup buttermilk or sour milk*

Marshmallow Creme Filling

• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1/4 cup shortening
• 1 cup Marshmallow Creme
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 1/4 cups confectioners' sugar

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly grease a cookie sheet.
2. Cream shortening and sugar in large mixer bowl until light and fluffy. Add egg and vanilla extract; beat well.
3. In a separate bowl combine flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; add alternately with buttermilk or sour milk to creamed mixture. Beat well. Drop by tablespoonsful onto the prepared cookie sheet.
4. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until cookie springs back when touched lightly in center.
5. Remove from cookie sheet; cool on wire rack.
6. Press cookies together in pairs using 1 to 1 1/2 tablespoons Marshmallow Creme filling.
7. Combine butter and shortening in small mixer bowl; blend well. Gradually add Marshmallow Creme, blending well. Blend in vanilla extract and confectioners' sugar until smooth.

Notes

* To sour milk: use 1 tablespoon vinegar + milk to equal 1 cup.