Gingerbread Whoopie Pies

Gingerbread Whoopie Pies Almost From Scratch

I wrote this recipe when I saw a boxed kit for Gingerbread Whoopie Pies for a ridiculous price.  Instead I set out to do it myself without a kit.  These treats are delicious.  The filling is a recipe from.Noreen' s Kitchen
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For the cookies:

2 lbs. (32 ounces) of gingerbread mix

2/3 c. shortening

1/2 c cold water

2 large eggs

For the filling:

1 stick butter (no substitutes) room temperature

1 c. white shortening

1 t. Mexican vanilla if you can get it or good quality vanilla

1 t. butter flavoring

2 lbs. confectionery sugar

2-4 T water

To bake the cookies:

1.) Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2.) Empty the ingredients for the cookies into a stand mixer.
3.) Start on low speed and mix well.
4. Use a 2 T cookie scoop to place the dough on the sheets lines with parchment paper.
5. Bake for 15 minutes.
6. Let cool.
7. You should yield around 22 cookies.  Let cool for about an hour.

To make the filling:

1. This works best with a stand mixer.

2. Mix the butter and shortening on low speed to start then on high for 10 minutes

3. Add the vanilla and butter flavoring.
4. Slowly add the powdered sugar.
5. Slowly add water until you get the consistency you are looking for.
6. Mix on high speed for 10 minutes.

To put it all together:

1. Take a cookie put it bottom side up.
2. Scoop 2 T of filling onto the cookie bottom with a cookie scoop.
3. Take another cookie and place it right side up on the upside down cookie with the frosting.
4. You should end up with around 11 whoopie pies.
5. A half of a pie is a good serving