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!

Beautiful Valentine's Day cookies—Get the recipe!

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!

Red Velvet Sandwich Cookies with Cream Cheese filling

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!

Tips for easy cutout cookies

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.

Best tip ever - use a sandwich bag to ice cookies! No icing tips or bags needed.

Easy way to ice cookies

Unbelievably good red velvet sandwich cookies

Valentine's Day ideas - red velvet cookies

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

  1. Beat butter, sugar & vanilla until smooth.
  2. In a medium bowl, combine flour, cocoa, baking soda & salt. Gradually add into butter mixture. Add food coloring & beat until well combined.
  3. 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.
  4. Meanwhile, combine filling ingredients & mix until smooth.
  5. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
  6. Roll out dough & cut with cookie cutters, peeling away excess dough.
  7. Bake 8 minutes & allow to cool.
  8. Spread filling onto cookies & press to create sandwiches.

Valentine's Day dessert

Easy red velvet sandwich cookie recipe

Oh, and those chocolate cookies?  They’re like Oreos, but better! Get the chocolate sandwich cookie recipe here!

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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!

 

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