Red Velvet Cookie Sandwiches

Thu, 13 January 2022

Red Velvet Cookie Sandwiches by Aoife Noonan
(Makes 24 cookies or 12 cookie sandwiches)

Ingredients:

For the Cookies: 

- 175g Unsalted Butter, softened 

- 300g Caster Sugar 

- 1 Egg 

- 2tsp Vanilla Extract  

- 1tbsp Red Food Colouring 

- 225g Plain Flour 

- 25g Cocoa Powder 

- ½ tsp Bicarbonate of Soda 

- 50g White Chocolate Chips (optional) 

For the Cream Cheese Filling: 

- 100g Unsalted Butter, softened 

- 250g Icing Sugar 

- 1tsp Vanilla Extract 

- 100g Cream Cheese, softened

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 190C or 170C if using a fan oven. Line three baking trays with parchment paper and set them aside. Alternatively, bake the cookies in batches. 

2. Cream the butter and sugar until pale and soft. Add the egg, followed by the vanilla and mix well. Add the food colouring, flour, cocoa powder and bicarbonate of soda and mix until just combined. Add the white chocolate chips and fold through.  

3. Chill the cookie dough for 10 minutes before rolling it into 24 x 1tbsp balls and divide it between the baking trays. Bake for 12 minutes and leave to cool on the trays. 

4. For the cream cheese filling, mix the butter and sugar together with the vanilla, add the cream cheese and beat until smooth.  

5. Spoon or pipe the filling into the sandwiches and enjoy!