Chocolate Cookie Sandwiches (Beach cookies) ½ cup shortening 1 cup sugar 1 egg 1 tsp. vanilla 1 ½ cups flour 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa ½ tsp. baking soda ½ tsp. salt ¼ cup milk Crème Filling Cream shortening, sugar, egg and vanilla in large mixer bowl until light and fluffy. Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; add alternately with milk to creamed mixture until ingredients are combined. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 375, for 11-12 minutes or just until soft-set (do not overbake). Cool 1 minute. Remove from cookie sheet; cool completely on wire rack. Prepare Crème Filling. Spread bottom of one cookie with about 1 tablespoon filling; cover with another cookie. Repeat with remaining cookies. About 15 filled cookies. Crème Filling Cream 2 T. softened butter and 2 T. shortening in small mixer bowl; greadually beat in ½ cup marshmallow crème. Blend in ¾ tsp. vanilla and 2/3 cups powdered sugar; beat to spreading consistency. |