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If you are going to a barbecue today, surprise them with Whoopie Pies!!

Ingredients for pies

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup Dutch-process cocoa powder
• 1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup well-shaken buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 large egg

Beat sugar, shortening together and add egg. Mix well. Sift together dry ingredients. Add dry ingredients alternately to mixture with milk. Drop approximately 2 tablespoons of mixture on to lightly greased baking sheet (they will expand when baked so be careful not to make too big).  Bake 7 minutes at 425 degrees.  

Ingredients for filling:

• 1/2 c. shortening 
• 1 c. marshmallow fluff
• 1 c. confectioner’s sugar 
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 

Cream shortening with sugar and confectioner’s sugar.  Mix in fluff and vanilla.  Spread on cooled pies and make sandwiches.