Red Velvet Whoopie Pies

Ingredients

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

Filling

• 2 egg whites
• 2 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 4 tablespoons flour
• 4 tablespoons milk
• 4 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 1/2 cups Crisco

Instructions

Cookies

1. Heat oven to 325 degrees F.
2. Mix cocoa and food color and set aside.
3. Mix baking soda and vinegar; set aside.
4. Combine Crisco, sugar, eggs, salt and vanilla extract.
5. Mix in cocoa and food color mixture; blend in 3 cups flour and buttermilk.
6. Add baking soda and vinegar mixture.
7. Drop onto a cookie sheet, making them the size of small cookies.
8. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes.
9. When cool, put filling between two pies.

Filling

1. Cream together egg whites, vanilla extract, flour and milk.
2. Add confectioners' sugar, 2 cups at a time, and Crisco. Beat until smooth.

Attribution

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