Cakespy: Funfetti Cake Mix Cookie Sandwiches
[Original artwork and photographs: Jessie Oleson]
Cookie sandwiches involve so much awesome. In one single unit, you to get two cookies and delicious filling, and you get to eat them all at once.
But there's always room for more awesome at the cookie sandwich party, as I learned when I prepared a batch of sweet sandwiches using Betty Crocker's Cooky Book and the finest of cake mixes—the kind with a built-in rainbow. What better pick-me-up for dull winter days than a double dose of dense, moist, lightly tangy, cakey cookies sandwiched with rich, sweet, buttery frosting?
Funfetti Cake Mix Cookie Sandwiches
Adapted from Betty Crocker's Cooky Book.
About the author: Jessie Oleson is a Seattle-based writer, illustrator, and cake anthropologist who runs Cakespy, an award-winning dessert website.
Ingredients
- For the cookies:
- 1/4 cup butter, softened
- 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese
- 1 egg
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 package funfetti or rainbow chip cake mix
- For for the filling:
- 1 1/2 sticks of butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Procedures
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1
Preheat oven to 350°F.
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Note: the original cookie recipe called for 8 to 10 minutes at 375°F, but I found that baking slightly longer at 350°F worked better for my cookies.
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Cream the butter and cream cheese. Blend in egg and vanilla.
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Add cake mix in two parts, mixing well (it will be a super thick batter—if it is too stiff, add a small quantity of heavy cream to the batter and mix well).
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Using a small cookie scoop, drop balls of cookie dough on an ungreased baking sheet. Leave about 2 inches between the cookies.
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Bake for 8 to 12 minutes, or until lightly browned. Cool cookies for at least 15 minutes on the cookie sheet before transferring to a wire cooling rack; the cookies are very delicate when they first come out of the oven and they will break if you try to transfer them too soon.
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Once completely cool, add a generous dollop of frosting to the bottom of half the cookies, and then sandwich the rest of the cookies on top to form something that vaguely resembles a whoopie pie, but tastes like something else entirely.
15 comments:
Those look like childhood on a plate.
acvaz at 2:26PM on 02/22/10
I am so making this next chance I have...
Aya Tanaka at 4:16PM on 02/22/10
i don't own a small cookie scoop (or a large one for that matter), so about how much batter would i use were i to scoop with some other implement?
carriebwc at 5:14PM on 02/22/10
@carriebwc - my small cookie scoop is 1 tablespoon
AliceBlue at 5:57PM on 02/22/10
So cute! Would be great for a kids birthday party
colleenanne29 at 8:48PM on 02/22/10
This recipe has a serious case of the cutes. Sorry birthday cake...you've been replaced.
Wayward Daughter at 10:22PM on 02/22/10
These look even better than the Funfetti cookies you posted about a few weeks ago. Definitely making these ASAP!
sfindle at 10:05AM on 02/23/10
Yes, very adorable indeed. But they look like they can fall apart very easily o.o, so I'll have to try it for myself. I love cookie sandwiches and whoopie pies, so this should be fun.
YumYumFoodie at 2:21PM on 02/23/10
@YumYum I thought they looked fragile, too, but I just made them tonight and they're wonderful! They look like cake, but they hold together like a cookie! Magic!
I didn't attempt the frosting though. Everytime I make buttercream, it just tastes like straight up butter. Any suggestions on what I might be doing wrong?
SeriousDCer at 10:39PM on 02/23/10
Also I know that's not a buttercream, but I'm now afraid of making butter-based icings
SeriousDCer at 10:40PM on 02/23/10
i made these over the weekend and took them to a pretty serious bbq, and they were a big hit. totally ridiculous, but a big hit.
carriebwc at 10:17AM on 03/01/10
I guess you also used food dye in the frosting?
Kitchenista at 8:11PM on 03/23/10
Kitchenista: I did, but it's certainly not necessary. :-)
cakespy at 8:33PM on 03/23/10
These look great for Easter, Thanks.
Kitchenista at 9:21PM on 03/23/10
These are adorable and I can't wait to try them! They will be a hit at Easter!
ydevoto at 4:25AM on 04/02/10