Strawberry Valentine Oreo Cookies

By carvalhohm

If you like the color pink and any Oreo-flavored, you'll love these Strawberry Valentine Oreo cookies. Perfect for a school party or to take to the office, these cookies are sure to put everyone is the spirit of all things red, pink, and love. This recipe is super simple to make and will feed a crowd and get them into the Valentine's Day mood.

Ingredients

• COOKIES:
• 1 package of strawberry cake mix
• 2 eggs
• 3/4 cup of shortening
• FROSTING:
• 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, room temperature
• 1/2 stick of butter, softened
• 2 teaspoon vanilla
• 4 cup powdered sugar

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350˚F.

Mix together strawberry cake mix, eggs and shortening until well combined. The dough will be pretty thick. Roll dough into balls, making sure they are all similar in size. Place dough onto ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 8 minutes. Immediately transfer cookies to a cooking rack.

Mix together cream cheese, butter, vanilla and powdered sugar until smooth. Spread onto cooled cookies and sandwich together.

NOTES:
Makes 12-15 cookies after they are sandwiched together