Dawn's Easy Red Velvet Sandwich Cookies Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Cookie Recipes. (Dawn's Easy Red Velvet Sandwich Cookies Recipe). As a Southern girl, I love baking from scratch and red velvet cakes are a must for the holidays. I usually make one every Christmas, especially one for my brother-in-law David. This year was so busy, I just didn't have time to make him one, but I am always making cake mix cookies for my girls as a quick snack in the afternoons after school, so I whipped up a batch of these gems for him for Christmas. They are out of this world! You don't just have to make them for holidays they are wonderful anytime, see for your self.

Brief

Prep 25 mins

Cook: 8 mins

Total: 33 mins

Servings: 24

Yield: 24 cookies

Dawn's Easy Red Velvet Sandwich Cookies Recipe

Ingredients

1 (18.25 ounce) box red velvet cake mix

2 eggs

lightly beaten

½ cup vegetable oil

1 tablespoon bourbon

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese

softened

¼ cup butter

softened

2 teaspoons evaporated milk

1 teaspoon vanilla

½ cup flaked coconut

4 cups confectioners' sugar

½ cup chopped pecans

Chef John's Almond Biscotti

Dessert

Directions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

Step 2

Mix together cake mix eggs oil and bourbon in a large bowl. Roll the dough into balls the size of walnuts. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until the tops start to crack about 8 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

Step 4

In a large bowl combine cream cheese butter evaporated milk vanilla and coconut. Add the confectioners' sugar 1 cup at a time mixing well with each addition. If consistency is too stiff add more milk.

Step 5

Place the chopped pecans in a bowl. Spread a generous amount of icing on the bottom of a cookie sandwich it with another cookie pressing firmly so that the icing comes all the way out to the edge. Roll the edges of the sandwich cookies in the chopped pecans. Repeat with the remaining cookies.

Nutritional Information

Dawn's Easy Red Velvet Sandwich Cookies Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:24

Calories: 292.3

% Daily Value *

Protein: 2.5g 5%

Carbohydrates: 39.9g 13%

Dietary Fiber: 0.9g 4%

Sugars: 21.2g

Fat: 14.3g 22%

Saturated Fat: 5.3g 27%

Cholesterol: 29.1mg 10%

Vitamin A Iu: 204.9IU 4%

Niacin Equivalents: 0.3mg 2%

Folate: 3.6mcg 1%

Calcium: 13.2mg 1%

Iron: 0.3mg 2%

Magnesium: 4.7mg 2%

Potassium: 33.6mg 1%

Sodium: 182.1mg 7%

Calories From Fat: 128.3

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.

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