Vanilla Sandwich Cookies

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 (18 1/4 ounce) boxes french vanilla cake mix or 2 (18 1/4 ounce) boxes yellow cake mix
• 1 cup butter, melted
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 cup butter, softened to room temperature
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened to room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 (1 lb) box powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat your oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 in a large mixing bowl, combine the cookie ingredients.
• 3 roll dough into 1 1/2 inch balls (ping pong ball-size) and place on a greased or parchment-lined cookie sheet. make sure you have an even number of cookies. smash the balls down just a bit.
• 4 bake for about 7-8 minutes. take them out of the oven when the tops have cracked a little.
• 5 let them sit on the hot cookie sheet for 2 minutes. transfer cookies to a wire rack to finish cooling.
• 6 make the filling: with a mixer, cream the butter and cream cheese. add the vanilla. gradually add the powdered sugar and mix until smooth.
• 7 frost the underside of a cookie and place another cookie on top.
• 8 wrap individually in plastic wrap and store in the refrigerator.