Soft Chocolate Marshmallow Sandwich Cookies

Only three words for these cake-like cookies: Soft, chocolatey, and deeeeeeelicious!

Soft Chocolate Marshmallow Sandwich Cookies

Cookies

1/2 cup shortening

1 cup sugar

1 egg

1/2 cup cocoa

2 cups flour

1 1/2 teas. baking soda

1/2 teas. salt

1 cup milk

1 teas. vanilla

Filling

3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter, softened

1 1/3 cup powdered sugar

1 cup marshmallow creme

1/2 teas. vanilla

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. In a large bowl, cream the shortening, sugar, and egg until creamy. Add the cocoa. Combine the flour, baking soda, and salt. Add the milk and vanilla.

Drop dough onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes.

While baking, combine the filling ingredients in a medium-sized bowl and beat until smooth and creamy.

Remove the cookies to wire racks and cool completely.

Frost the flat side of the cookies with the filling and put the remaining cookies on top, making sandwiches. Makes about 24 sandwich cookies.

Oooooooooooo!!!!!! Doesn't it look just scrumptious?! I guarantee you that it is!