I feel like I am always a day late and a dollar short here at Practically Homemade. These red velvet sandwich cookies would have been perfect to post last week so that you could make them for Heart Day but sometimes I just can’t get it all together!! I had thought about not posting them at all but quickly decided…why not…Red Velvet Sandwich Cookies are good anytime of year {or at least my Darb thinks so…they are his favorite}, so keep scrolling down for the recipe!
These red velvet sandwich cookies were my gift to Darb because we don’t really celebrate Valentines Day at our house. Maybe I should rephrase that and say that we don’t buy anything for each other. Doing something special for the one you love is nice though. I was lucky enough to get a steak dinner. Darb made me dinner and did the dishes…seriously though…dinner and dishes are the way to this girls heart!! No flowers or chocolates needed.
I used the same base recipe that I did for these Red Velvet Kiss Cookies. They start with a cake mix and end with homemade Cream Cheese Frosting…holy tastiness!! I know I sound like a broken record but the key to a perfect cookie is to…not over bake. With this recipe it is especially important that they are soft because we are sandwiching two cookies together. I also suggest a cookie scoop, then all of the cookies bake up the same size. You could eliminate the rolling in sugar step if you wanted but I really like the texture it gives. I also doubled the recipe when I made them so that I could get even more cookies. Enjoy!!
Loving these Red Velvet Sandwich Cookies? Here is more red velvet deliciousness, try them out:
Red Velvet Sandwich Cookies
Soft Red Velvet Cookies made from a cake mix are sandwiched together with homemade Cream Cheese Frosting! So delish!!
Ingredients
Red Velvet Cookie
- 1 box Red Velvet Cake mix
- 2 eggs
- 1/3 cup oil
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 1/4 cup butter {softened}
- 4 oz. cream cheese {softened}
- 1 1/2-2 cups powdered sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
Red Velvet Cookies
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Blend together cake mix, eggs and oil, stir until completely incorporated {I used a hand mixer and the dough will be thick}. Scoop dough by heaping teaspoons and roll in granulated sugar. Place cookies on a parchment lined cookie sheet and bake for 7-8 minutes. The cookies will appear to be under cooked, take them out and leave them on the cookie sheet to cool completely.
Cream Cheese Frosting
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Cream butter, cream cheese and vanilla together until smooth. Add powdered sugar until you get the desired taste and consistency.
Assembling your Red Velvet Sandwich Cookies
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Place half of the cookies with the bottom of the cookie facing up. Add a teaspoon {or two} to each cookie, I used a pastry bag but you could use a spoon and butter knife to spread it out. Take the other half of the cookie and sandwich them on top of the frosting topped cookie.
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Store your red velvet sandwich cookies in an air tight container at room temperature for up to 5 days.
Recipe Notes
* Sandwiches are also delicious served frozen.
