Red Velvet Sandwich Cookies

Instructions

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1. - Preheat oven to 325°F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
2. - In a large bowl stir together cake mix, cocoa powder, eggs and butter until well-combined.
3. - Roll heaping tablespoons of dough into balls and coat in confectioners' sugar.
4. - Place cookies in the freezer and freeze for 15 minutes.
5. - Remove cookies from the freezer and roll each cookie for a second time in confectioners' sugar. Place each cookie 2 inches apart on the prepared cookie sheet.
6. - Bake cookies for 16-18 minutes or until centers of cookies are semi-firm to the touch.
7. - Remove cookie sheet from the oven and place on a cooling grid for 2 minutes.
8. - Next remove the cookies from the cookie sheet and place individually on the cooling rack to cool completely.
9. - Make filling. In a large bowl, add 1 package of cream cheese and beat with an electric mixer until light and fluffy.
10. - Next, gradually add confectioners' sugar to cream cheese mixture and beat on high until smooth.
11. - Assemble Cookie Sandwiches. Using a spatula, take a generous amount of cream cheese icing from the bowl. Spread icing onto the bottom of a cookie. Next, take another cookie and place on top of the iced cookie to assemble a sandwich.
12. - Repeat until all cookies have been assembled.

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