1 c. shortening
2 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 c. sour milk
2 tsp. vanilla
4-5 c. flour
1 c. cocoa
2 tsp. salt
1 c. hot water
2 tsp. baking soda

Cream shortening and sugar. Add eggs and beat. Add sour milk and vanilla. Sift flour, cocoa and salt then add to egg mixture. Mix soda in hot water, adding last. Chill for several hours, drop on a greased cookie sheet. Bake at 400 degrees for 8-10 minutes. Yield 50 cookies.

Use 4 cups flour if setting overnight. Use 5 cups flour if baking immediately.

FILLING:

2 tbsp. vanilla
4 tbsp. flour
2 c. 10X sugar
2 c. 10X sugar
1 c. Crisco
2 egg whites

Stir together vanilla, flour and 2 cups 10X sugar. After this is creamed together add 2 more cups 10X sugar, Crisco and egg whites. Ice cookie bottom and sandwich together with another cookie.