Red Velvet Sandwich Cookies

A delicious new way of serving Red Velvet cake–as a fun sandwich cookie. Tastes great and makes for a playful addition to any dessert tray.

Original recipe makes 2 dozen sandwich cookies

Ingredients

1 (18.25 ounce) box Duncan Hines® Red Velvet Premium Cake Mix
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup butter
1 (16 ounce) container Duncan Hines® Creamy Home-Style Vanilla Frosting

  • PREP

    15 mins

  • COOK

    10 mins

  • READY IN

    1 hr 55 mins

Directions

  1. Melt butter; set aside to cool. Place cake mix, egg, cooled butter and vanilla in large mixing bowl. Mix by hand until well blended and dough is formed.
  2. Form dough into a smooth 12-inch log on wax paper or parchment making sure it is even in thickness end to end. Wrap in wax paper; seal in plastic wrap. Refrigerate 1 hour or overnight.
  3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease baking sheets. Unwrap dough log and set on wax paper. Using a sharp knife, cut into 48 slices about 1/4- inch thick. Place on cool baking sheets about 2 inches apart.
  4. Bake, 1 sheet at a time, in center of oven for 10 to 12 minutes or until set. Cool 1 minute. Transfer to wire rack to cool completely.
  5. Spread frosting on half the cookies. Top each frosted cookie with another cookie. Gently press together.

Nutrition

Calories: 203 kcal
Carbohydrates: 30 g
Cholesterol: 19 mg
Fat: 9.3 g
Fiber: 0.5 g
Protein: 1.3 g
Sodium: 198 mg