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Easy Red Velvet Sandwich Cookies

Soft red velvet cookies made from a cake mix are sandwiched together with homemade cream cheese frosting for the perfect red velvet cookie.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
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Total Time30 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 12 sandwich cookies
Calories: 376kcal

Ingredients

Red Velvet Cookies

  • 1 box Red Velvet Cake mix {15.25 ounces}
  • 2 large eggs
  • cup vegetable oil
  • cup granulated sugar {for rolling the cookie dough in}

Cream Cheese Frosting

  • ¼ cup butter {softened}
  • 4 oz. cream cheese {softened}
  • 1 ¾ cups powdered sugar
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

Red Velvet Cookies

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. 
  • Combine the red velvet cake mix, oil and eggs in a medium bowl. Mix together using a hand held mixer {or by hand} until you have a thick dough. 
  • Use a medium cookie scoop to scoop mounds of dough into a bowl with granulated sugar.  Roll the cookie dough in sugar to coat. Place the sugar coated cookie dough mounds onto a silicone mat {or parchment} lined baking sheet.
  • Bake for 8-10 minutes or until the cookies are set and starting to crack. Pull from the oven and allow the cookies to cool completely on the baking sheet.

Cream Cheese Frosting

  • Once the cookies have cooled, cream together the butter, cream cheese, and vanilla with a hand held mixer {or by hand} until smooth.  Add powdered sugar and continue to mix until you have a thick consistency.

Assembling Red Velvet Sandwich Cookies

  • Place half of the cookies with the bottom of the cookie facing up.  Pipe or spread cream cheese frosting onto each half.  Take the unfrosted half of the cookies and sandwich each of them on top of a frosted cookie. 
  • Store your red velvet sandwich cookies in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to a week or freeze for up to 3 months.

Notes

    • Use a cookie scoop to keep each cookie the same size. 
    • Don't over bake the cookies. Pull them from the oven once they are set and start to crack. Then allow the cookies to cool completely on the baking sheet. The residual heat from the baking sheet will set them up perfectly.
    • Make sure that the cookies are completely cooled before frosting. If the cookies are warm the frosting will melt and not make a nice thick center.
    • Roll the sides of the finished cookies in something sweet for an extra special touch. Mini chocolate chips, sprinkles or chopped nuts would all be delicious options.
    • If you love frozen desserts, serve these red velvet cookies frozen. It is a fun twist and perfect for summer.

Nutrition

Serving: 1sandwich cookie | Calories: 376kcal | Carbohydrates: 50g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 47mg | Sodium: 368mg | Potassium: 144mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 37g | Vitamin A: 286IU | Calcium: 69mg | Iron: 2mg