Description
Indulgent strawberry cake mix sandwich cookies bring sweet nostalgia with creamy filling nestled between delicate, pink-hued cookies. Delightful homemade treats promise to satisfy dessert cravings with minimal effort and maximum deliciousness.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 (15.25 ounces/430 grams) strawberry cake mix
- 2 large eggs
- ⅓ cup (80 milliliters) vegetable oil
Fat and Liquid Ingredients:
- ½ cup (115 grams) unsalted butter, softened
- 12 tablespoons heavy cream or milk
Flavor and Sweetening Ingredients:
- 1 ½ cups (180 grams) powdered sugar, sifted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- Optional: Pink gel food coloring
Instructions
- Warm the oven to 350F (175C) and prepare two baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone mats, ensuring even surface coverage.
- In a spacious mixing bowl, thoroughly combine the strawberry cake mix, eggs, vegetable oil, and vanilla extract until a cohesive, smooth dough emerges.
- Using a tablespoon or cookie scoop, create uniform dough spheres, gently rolling them between your palms to achieve a perfect round shape.
- Arrange the dough balls on prepared baking sheets, maintaining approximately two inches of separation to allow for gentle spreading during baking.
- Place the sheets in the preheated oven and bake for 8-10 minutes, watching for delicate signs of doneness: set edges and slightly puffy surfaces, while preserving a soft, tender texture.
- Remove from oven and allow cookies to rest on baking sheets for five minutes, enabling them to firm up slightly without becoming crisp.
- Carefully transfer cookies to a wire cooling rack, permitting them to reach complete room temperature before assembling the sandwich configuration.
- Once cooled, pair similar-sized cookies and prepare to create delightful sandwich cookies with your preferred filling or frosting.
Notes
- Swap cake mix flavors for endless variety, trying lemon, chocolate, or funfetti to match different occasions and taste preferences.
- Use room temperature eggs and oil for smoother dough consistency and more uniform cookie texture, ensuring better mixing and softer results.
- Control cookie size by using a small cookie scoop for consistent shapes and even baking, which helps achieve professional-looking sandwich cookies.
- Prevent sticking by lightly greasing your hands when rolling dough balls, creating cleaner edges and making the process less messy and more enjoyable.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 212
- Sugar: 16 g
- Sodium: 160 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 25 mg