Name: Red Velvet Whoopie Pie Sandwich Cookies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 15.25 ounces cake mix (Red Velvet); 2 eggs (lightly beaten); ½ cup vegetable oil; 8 ounces cream cheese (softened); ¼ cup butter (softened); 2 teaspoons milk; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 3 cups powdered sugar (more or less for consistency)

These Red Velvet Whoopie Pie Sandwich Cookies are so easy to make and are perfect for Valentine's Day. They have the best flavor and texture, and require hardly any work. You will love these simple cookies.

Red Velvet Whoopie Pie Sandwich Cookies Recipe

I absolutely LOVE Red Velvet Cake, but sometimes the thought of making an entire cake seems daunting.

Elyse posted these Strawberry Sandwich Cookies a couple of months ago and I decided to make my own spin on them using a Red Velvet cake mix.

The end result: AMAZING.

They took just a couple of minutes to make and the cream cheese frosting is absolutely delicious on these cookies. So if you need a quick fix for your Red Velvet Cake craving, look no further.

These are perfect for Valentine’s Day, Christmas, 4th or July, or really just any time you have a sweet tooth and need a good dessert.

The fun red color, does make it a perfect dessert for holidays, though.

These are so easy to make, and only require a few simple ingredients. You are going to love these Red Velvet Whoopie Pie Sandwich Cookies.

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Do these need to be refrigerated because of the cream cheese frosting?

I am always a food poisoning freak. I am always taking extra precautions, just in case, because I never want anyone to get sick.

With these cookies, they are actually more delicious, when they are refrigerated. They honestly taste better, and the cream cheese frosting tastes more delicious, cold.

We definitely recommend refrigerating them. They will be fine sitting out for an hour or so, when serving, but refrigerating them is definitely recommended.

Why did my cookies go flat after I took them out of the oven?

My cookies did go flat a little after taking them out of the oven and cooled. However, this will depend greatly on what kind of cake mix you use.

Most of them will have the same ingredients, but they could use more or less baking soda or flour, which helps the cookies grow up and out.

You can always add a dash extra to your dough, but even if they are a little flat, they will still be delicious.

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Serves: 15

Red Velvet Whoopie Pie Sandwich Cookies

These Red Velvet Whoopie Pie Sandwich Cookies are so easy to make and are perfect for Valentine's Day. They have the best flavor and texture, and require hardly any work.

Prep Time 20 mins

Cook Time 10 mins

Total Time 30 mins

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Ingredients

Cookies

15.25 ounces cake mix Red Velvet
2 eggs lightly beaten
½ cup vegetable oil

Frosting

8 ounces cream cheese softened
¼ cup butter softened
2 teaspoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 cups powdered sugar more or less for consistency

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
Mix together the cake mix, eggs, and oil in a large bowl. Roll the dough into balls the size of walnuts. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.
Bake in the preheated oven until the tops start to crack, about 8 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.
In a large bowl combine cream cheese, butter, milk, and vanilla. Add the powdered sugar 1 cup at a time, mixing well with each addition. If consistency is too stiff, add more milk.
Spread a generous amount of icing on the bottom of a cookie, sandwich it with another cookie, pressing firmly so that the icing comes all the way out to the edge. Repeat with the remaining cookies.

Notes

Want to make these cookies even yummier? I added 1/2 cup sweetened flaked coconut to my frosting the second time I made them and it was so good. If you love coconut, I highly recommend it!

Nutrition

Calories: 368 kcal · Carbohydrates: 46 g · Protein: 3 g · Fat: 21 g · Saturated Fat: 12 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 47 mg · Sodium: 322 mg · Potassium: 127 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 35 g · Vitamin A: 331 IU · Calcium: 63 mg · Iron: 1 mg

Equipment

Mixing Bowl
Baking Sheet

Recipe Details

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

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Questions & Reviews

lifeofsimone says:

They look delicious!
SSS says:

Ha, I used y'all's original cake box cookie recipe and have made a ton of different varieties of cookies with it, including RV whoopie pies! They are always a hit!
Sandra says:

Hi,
I don't see the bourbon in the ingredient list, but it is mentioned in the directions. Can't wait to make these!
augcott says:

:-D
As I kid, I couldn't eat enough Whoopie Pies!!!!
And these look and sound delicious!
Six Sisters says:

Hi Sandra! I didn't mean to type bourbon . . . ha ha! I have heard that 1 T of bourbon tastes amazing in cake mix cookies, but I have never tried it. :) Let me know if you do and if you like it!
Lori says:

These look so delicious!!!
Jenny says:

Oh how I love Red Velvet!
Shannah @ Just Us Four says:

These look so yummy!
Alison @ Oopsey Daisy says:

I can't believe I've never made whoopie pies before!! These red velvet ones look SO good! Thanks for sharing at oopsey daisy!
gurrrlfrand32 says:

Do these have to be put in the fridge due to the cream cheese frosting?
AB says:

I made these last week and they were sooo yummy! The two comments I'd make: (1) the filling didn't turn out as thick as I thought it would. It wasn't actually runny, but it was somewhat runny and I had to put the whoopee pies in the fridge after I sandwiched them so the filling wouldn't ooze out the sides. I'm in Texas, so the humidity may have had something to do with that, I don't know. (2) The next time I make these, I think I'll cut the filling recipe by 1/3 or so because I had a ton left over.

But yes, these were so good and were a big hit!!
Joyce Cunningham says:

I truly relish whilst I go through your blogs and articles
Unknown says:

These are awesome!! Thanks so much for posting this!
Rebekah says:

Stopping by from Katherine's Corner Blog hop. These look yum!
Natasha SerenityYou says:

These look divine!!
Lisa Duty says:

My son and I just finished making your red velvet whoopie pie cookies for his class for red ribbon week! They are amazing and so easy to make! Thanks for posting. May just be our new favorite cookie! Will defiantly be making these again!!!!
Shirley says:

Have made these on several occasions they are just wonderful. My problem is once they come out of the oven they fall flat, how do I get them not to fall flat?
Cyd says:

Hi Shirley, This recipe is very similar to our Homemade Oreo Cookies. They both use a cake mix. With the oreos, you add 2 eggs and 3/4 cups shortening to the cake mix. Where the red velvet cookies call for 1/2 cup veg oil. I'm sorry they are going flat. Do they looker thinner than our cookies in the picture? Only mix until combined. Try no extra mixing. I'm just trying to pull out all of the tricks I know for flat cookies. :)
Hadley Smith says:

I loved these! They’re very easy and fun to make. One thing I would say is that the cream cheese frosting doesn’t need 3 cups of sugar. I added 1.5 cups of sugar so it wouldn’t overpower the cream cheese and it was delicious. Overall great recipe and I would try again😋

Red Velvet Whoopie Pie Sandwich Cookies Recipe

Do these need to be refrigerated because of the cream cheese frosting?

Why did my cookies go flat after I took them out of the oven?

Looking for another Valentine’s Day dessert? Watch how to make this one, perfect for chocolate lovers:

Looking for more Valentine’s Day recipes? Here are a few of our favorites: