Red Velvet Sandwich Cookies with Cream Cheese Filling
Cream cheese filling gave these cookies a richness that felt perfect for Valentine’s Day treats.
Equipment
- Mixing Bowls
- Electric mixer
- Baking sheets
Ingredients
Red Velvet Cookie Dough
- 2.25 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tbsp cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 0.25 tsp salt
- 0.75 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 0.75 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Red food coloring To desired shade
Cream Cheese Filling
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 0.5 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1.5 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Whisk the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl.
- Beat the softened butter and granulated sugar together until the mixture is fluffy.
- Add the egg, vanilla extract, and red food coloring to the butter mixture. Mix until combined.
- Mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until a dough forms.
- Chill the dough for 30 minutes.
- Scoop the dough onto baking sheets. Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 10 to 12 minutes. Let the cookies cool completely.
- Beat the cream cheese, softened butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract until the filling is smooth.
- Sandwich two cooled cookies together with the cream cheese filling.
Notes
This recipe yields about 12 sandwich cookies.
By Emily Mitchell, Efficiency & Testing Coordinator at Recipes by Betty.