Molasses Whoopies

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Title: Molasses Whoopies
Categories: Cookies
Yield: 12 servings

2 3/4 c Flour
1 ts Baking soda
1/2 ts Salt
1/4 ts Cinnamon
1/2 ts Ginger
1/2 c Shortening
3/4 c Sugar
1/2 c Milk
2 Eggs

Recipe by: Jan Cargill
Sift dry ingredients and set aside.. In mixing bowl cream shortening
with sugar until light. Beat in eggs, stir in molasses.. Add dry ingredient
mixture. Drop by TBSP on greased cookie sheet. Bake 350~ for approximately
10 minutes ( or until lightly browned) After cool, fill with the following
filling. 3/4 cup butter, 1/4 cup shortening, 1/4 cup molasses, 1/2 cup
sugar (or to taste), 1/2 tsp Ginger, 3 Tbsp Milk. Beat Butter, shortening,
sugar and ginger until creamy. Gradually beat in milk and molasses.. Fill
cookies.. If desired wrap in wax paper and freeze.

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