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Red Velvet Brownie Cookie Sandwiches

5 from 1 vote
Red velvet brownie cookies sandwiched with a vanilla cream cheese frosting!
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Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Servings6 cookie sandwiches

Ingredients 

Red Velvet Brownie Cookies

  • 90 g semi sweet chocolate chips (½ c.)
  • 56 g unsalted butter (¼ c.)
  • 12 g natural unsweetened cocoa powder (2 tbsp.)
  • 1 ½ tsp. gel red food dye
  • 90 g light brown sugar (⅓ c. + 1 tbsp.)
  • 1 egg
  • 80 g all purpose flour (⅔ c.)
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • ½ tsp. salt

Cream Cheese Frosting

  • 100 g cream cheese room temperature (½ c.)
  • 42 g unsalted butter room temperature (3 tbsp.)
  • ¼ tsp. salt
  • ½ tsp. vanilla
  • 90 g powdered sugar (¾ c.)

Instructions 

Red Velvet Brownie Cookies

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F / 175°C. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
  • In a small microwave safe bowl, melt together the chocolate chips and butter until the mixture is smooth. Then, mix in the cocoa powder and red food dye and set aside.
  • To another small mixing bowl, add in the egg and brown sugar. Vigorously whisk the egg and sugar together for 1-2 minutes, until the mixture is light and fluffy. (This part is important for getting the crackled top!)
  • Add the melted chocolate mixture into the egg mixture, and mix gently until combined.
  • Add in the flour, baking powder, and salt. Use a rubber spatula to fold the ingredients just until no flour streaks remain. Note that the batter will be more liquidy like brownie batter, not as firm as cookie dough - this is normal!
  • Use a small cookie scoop (1.5 tbsp.) to dish out the cookies evenly spaced apart on the lined baking tray.
  • Immediately after taking the cookies out of the oven, you can take a bowl that is slightly larger than the cookies and swirl it around over the cookies to make them a little more uniform and circular.
  • Wait for the cookies to fully cool to room temperature before frosting.

Cream Cheese Frosting

  • In a small mixing bowl, beat together the cream cheese, butter, salt, and vanilla until the mixture is smooth. Then, beat in the powdered sugar in two additions until smooth.
  • Transfer the frosting to a piping bag fitted with a large round tip, then frost the bottom of half of the cookies.
  • Sandwich the cookies together, then serve and enjoy!