Black Moons Recipe 385

Steps:

• Sift dry ingredients together. Cream shortening, sugar, egg, and milk then add alternately together with flour mixture. Add vanilla. Drop by spoonful onto an ungreased cookie sheet. -32 tablespoons makes 16 full sized moons -40 teaspoons makes 20 small moons Bake at 375 degrees Bake 10-15 min and check them FILLING: Whip all ingredients together

Steps:

• Beat 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar and 1 stick butter until fluffy, then beat in 1 egg and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Whisk 1 1/2 cups flour, 1/2 cup Dutch-process cocoa powder, 3/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon baking powder; stir into the butter mixture. Chill 30 minutes, then roll out to 1/8 inch thick and cut into moon shapes. Bake 8 to 12 minutes at 350 degrees. Beat 1 cup creamy peanut butter, 6 tablespoons butter and 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar until smooth, then sandwich between cooled cookies.

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, mix the first 10 ingredients well and drop by teaspoon on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake in a 425 F oven for approximately 7 minutes. Cool on wax paper.
• To make the filling, mix the filling ingredients together (1/2 cup shortening, 1 cup confectioner's sugar, 1 cup marshmallow fluff, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla, and a little milk) to make a creamy consistency.
• Choose 2 shells approximately the same size and spread one with the filling and top with the other.