Chocolate Sandwich Cookies Recipe

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"These are my family's very favorite cookies," declares field editor Karen Bourne of Magrath, Alberta. "They're soft, chewy and totally delicious."

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Chocolate Sandwich Cookies Recipe

Prep: 25 min. Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling

Yield: 24 Servings

25 10 35

Ingredients

2 packages devil's food cake mix (regular size)
4 eggs, lightly beaten
2/3 cup canola oil
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup butter, softened
3 to 4 cups confectioners' sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Red and/or green food coloring, optional

Directions

In a bowl, beat cake mixes, eggs and oil (batter will be very stiff). Roll into 1-in. balls; place on ungreased baking sheets and flatten slightly. Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until a slight indentation remains when lightly touched. Cool.
In another bowl, beat cream cheese and butter. Add sugar and vanilla; mix until smooth. If desired, tint with food coloring. Spread on bottom of half of the cookies. Top with remaining cookies. Yield: 4 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 2 sandwich cookies equals 281 calories, 16 g fat (6 g saturated fat), 56 mg cholesterol, 243 mg sodium, 32 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 3 g protein.

Originally published as Chocolate Sandwich Cookies in Taste of Home December/January 1996, p64