Oatmeal Whoopie Pies

Oatmeal Whoopie Pies

2 cups brown sugar

3/4 cup shortening

2 eggs

1/2 tsp. salt

1 tsp. baking powder

3 tbsp. hot water

1 tsp. baking soda

2 1/2 cups flour

2 cups oats

Beat together brown sugar, shortening, eggs, salt, and baking powder. Mix water with baking soda, stir in. Add remaining ingredients. Drop onto ungreased cookie sheet and bake at 350 F for 8 - 10 minutes until puffy and slightly browned.

Filling-

3 cups powdered sugar

1/4 cup shortening

1/4 cup milk

1 tsp. vanilla

Beat all frosting ingredients together until fluffy. Add more powdered sugar or milk if necessary for consistency. Frost the bottoms of half the cookies and top with another cookie.

This recipe originally came from an Amish/Mennonite cookbook. Supposedly the name comes from the fact that children shout "Whoopie!" when they are baked. :)

My family doesn't shout when I make cookies, but they do disappear quickly! :) It takes a lot of cookies to feed this crowd! :)