Heart-Shaped Red Velvet Sandwich Cookies
Ever since I watched Steel Magnolias, I’ve had a love affair with red velvet. It’s light chocolate flavor with a bright hue is irresistible! It’s even better when paired with a sweet cream filling. These red velvet sandwich cookies are a beautiful and festive way to celebrate Valentine’s Day. They require just a few staple ingredients, minimal effort and are unbelievably good!
While some like to dip their cookies in milk, I prefer to enjoy mine with a glass of Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir and I think you will, too!
Making red velvet sandwich cookies is easy—and rewarding! I roll out dough onto a parchment paper lined cookie to minimize cleanup and eliminate the need to transfer cookies. Arefter you cut out the dough, just peel away the excess & bake!
To create sandwiches, you can simply spread the cream frosting directly on the cookies or pipe it on by cutting the tip off of a sandwich bag, filling it with icing & squeezing it directly onto the cookie.
Red Velvet Sandwich Cookies
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Ingredients
- ½ c butter, softened
- ¾ c powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 c flour, sifted
- 1 Tbsp cocoa powder
- ¼ tsp baking soda
- pinch salt
- 1 ½ tsp red food coloring
filling:
- ½ c butter, softened
- 2 Tbsp half & half
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 3 c powdered sugar
- *8 oz cream cheese, softened – optional
Instructions
- Beat butter, sugar & vanilla until smooth.
- In a medium bowl, combine flour, cocoa, baking soda & salt. Gradually add into butter mixture. Add food coloring & beat until well combined.
- Use a dough hook attachment or your hands to knead a few times, then wrap the dough in saran wrap & refrigerate for 1-2 hours.
- Meanwhile, combine filling ingredients & mix until smooth.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
- Roll out dough & cut with cookie cutters, peeling away excess dough.
- Bake 8 minutes & allow to cool.
- Spread filling onto cookies & press to create sandwiches.
Oh, and those chocolate cookies? They’re like Oreos, but better! Get the chocolate sandwich cookie recipe here!
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