Ingredients:
Batter
1 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 cup whole milk
2 tsp vanilla
4 cups flour
1 ½ tsp. Baking soda
1 cup 'black' cocoa
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
Filling
1 cup shortening (room temp)
2 cups marshmallow fluff
2 cups sifted confectioners sugar
½ tbs vanilla
instructions:
Cream powder, shortening, and sugar.
Alternate mixing in 2 cups milk, 2 tsp vanilla, with 4 cups of flour.
Mix in baking powder, baking powder, salt, and cocoa.
Use ice cream scoop and place on parchment paper 2 inches apart.
Mix together shortening and fluff.
Add in vanilla
Slowly add confectioners sugar
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Bake 8-10 minutes
notes
Yields: Depends on how big or small you make them. The key ingredient is the black cocoa which can be hard to find. A New England Treat originally made in Lowell Ma. at Stoddards Bakery. I have tweaked this recipe over 20 years and this is as close as to original as I remember