Best 4 Pennsylvania Dutch Whoopie Pies Recipes

PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH WHOOPIE PIES

Steps:

• COOKIE.
• Cream together sugar and shortening;add eggs.
• Sift together flour, cocoa& salt. Add to creamed mixture alternately with milk. Add vanilla.
• Dissolve baking soda in HOT water and add LAST, mixing well.
• Bake 400 degrees 8-10 minutes.
• Make sandwiches from 2 cookies filled with whoopie pie filling.
• COOKIE CREAM FILLING.
• Mix together egg whites,vanilla, milk & 2 cups 10x sugar.
• Beat in the shortening and the remaining 10x sugar.
• Spread a dab of cream filling on flat side of COOLED cookie.
• Top with another cookie to form sandwich pie.
• Makes ALOT of cookies.
• Recipe can be cut in half.

NANA BESSIE'S WHOOPIE PIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
• To make cookies, beat 2/3 cup of vegetable shortening with 2 cups of sugar in a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer until the mixture is creamy. Beat in eggs and 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract until thoroughly combined. Whisk together 4 cups of flour, the cocoa powder, and baking soda until thoroughly mixed, then beat the flour mixture into the vegetable shortening mixture in several additions, alternating with the milk. Beat dough just until smooth.
• Drop dough by tablespoon onto the prepared baking sheets, about 2 inches apart, making the cookies as round as possible. Recipe should yield about 48 cookies.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the cookies are set in the middle, 15 to 20 minutes. Watch carefully to avoid burning the cookies. Allow cookies to cool for several minutes on baking sheets before removing to finish cooling on racks.
• To make the filling, pour 3 cups of milk into a large saucepan over low heat, and whisk in 9 tablespoons of flour until smooth. Allow the mixture to come to a simmer, whisking constantly, until as thick and smooth as pudding, about 3 minutes. Place the thickened mixture into the refrigerator to cool, about 30 minutes.
• In a large mixing bowl, beat 1 1/2 cup of vegetable shortening with the butter until thoroughly combined, then beat in 2 1/4 cup of sugar and 1 tablespoon vanilla extract until the mixture is thoroughly combined. Beat the cooled milk mixture into the butter mixture until smooth and fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Choose 2 cookies of the same size, and spread a thick layer of filling on the flat side of a cookie; top with remaining cookie. Repeat with remaining cookies and frosting.

WHOOPIE PIES

Steps:

• For Cookies:.
• Beat shortening and sugar until fluffy.
• Add egg and yolk.
• Stir together buttermilk and baking soda mixture - set aside.
• Stir together flour, cocoa and salt - set aside.
• Add flour mix alternately with soda and buttermilk mixture.
• Bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes - 2 inches apart on cookie sheet.
• For Icing:.
• Beat all ingredients until smooth.
• Allow cookies to cool; fill with icing.
• Wrap separately in plastic wrap and keep in the refrigerator.

PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH SHOOFLY PIE

Steps:

• Roll out dough on a lightly floured work surface to 1/8 inch thick. Fit dough into a 9-inch pie plate. Trim edges to leave a 1-inch overhang; fold edges under, and crimp with your fingers. Freeze pie shell 30 minutes or overnight.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Whisk together flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a medium bowl. Add butter, and work mixture through your fingers until it forms fine crumbs; set crumb topping aside.
• Stir together boiling water, molasses, and corn syrup in a medium bowl. Whisk in baking soda, egg, and a pinch of salt. Pour molasses mixture into prepared pie shell. Scatter crumb topping over filling. Place pie on a rimmed baking sheet. Bake until filling is set and topping is deep golden brown, about 50 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack 30 minutes.