Valentine's Day Treat

I wanted to make some Valentine's Day treats and I had originally planned on making one of my go-to cookie recipes - Chocolate Chip and M&M - but with Valentine's M&Ms.  Then I saw red velvet cake mix and decided something with that would be more fun!  I know MrsD loves red velvet so I knew she'd have a recipe I could try and once again, she didn't disappoint!

Red Velvet Sandwich Cookies

Ingredients
Cookies
1 box Red Velvet Cake mix (I used Duncan Hines)
2 eggs, room temperature
1 stick of butter, room temperature

Cream Cheese Frosting Filling
8 oz package cream cheese, cold
1 stick butter, firm, but not cold
3¼ C confectioners sugar, sifted
½ tsp vanilla extract

Directions
Cookies
Preheat oven to 350. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.  Beat cake mix, butter, and eggs with electric mixer until combined.  Roll dough into 1-1½ inch balls and place on cookie sheet.  Bake 10 minutes or until inserted toothpick comes out clean.  Let cool for a couple minutes before transferring to wire rack to cool completely

Makes about 24 cookies (12 sandwiches)

Cream Cheese Frosting 
Beat together cream cheese and butter until just combined.  Gradually add in sugar until just combined.  Lastly, add in vanilla.  Be careful not to over beat as the frosting will get too airy.


To assemble, once the cookies are cooled completely, pair them by size and frost the flat side of one cookie generously.  Take the other cookie and place the flat side to the frosting and gently press together so the frosting reaches the edges.

Then, enjoy!