🍪 Red Velvet Sandwich Cookies

Chef notes

Red velvet cookies sandwiched with cream cheese frosting in the middle. Same flavor as the red velvet cake but in cookie form. The cream cheese filling is the same frosting I use for the cake. I could eat it by the spoonful. These look really impressive and aren't that hard to make.

Ingredients

• All-purpose flour
• Cocoa powder
• Butter
• Sugar
• Egg
• Red food coloring
• Vanilla extract
• Baking soda
• Salt
• Cream cheese
• Powdered sugar
• Vanilla extract

Recipe

1. 1.Sift the flour, cocoa powder, salt, baking soda, and baking powder into a bowl, whisk together, and set aside.
2. 2.Beat butter and sugar with a mixer until creamy, about 2 minutes. Beat in egg and vanilla until combined.
3. 3.Gradually add the flour mixture to the butter mixture on low speed until just combined.
4. 4.Add the hot coffee and red food coloring and mix until evenly combined. Don't overbeat.
5. 5.Fold in the chopped chocolate chips.
6. 6.Refrigerate the dough for 30 minutes.
7. 7.Scoop dough into 1-tablespoon balls, roll smooth, and place 2 inches apart on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
8. 8.Bake at 350°F until the edges are firm, 10–12 minutes. Let cool on the pan 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack and cool completely.
9. 9.Beat cream cheese and powdered sugar until smooth. Beat in milk or cream if desired.
10. 10.Spread about 1 tablespoon of cream cheese filling on the bottom of half the cookies and sandwich with the remaining cookies.
11. 11.Melt white chocolate in the microwave in 30-second intervals until smooth. Transfer to a zip-lock bag, snip the corner, and drizzle over the cookies. Freeze 15 minutes to set.