Strawberry Sandwich Cookies

• 1/2 cups Unsalted Butter, Softened, Divided Use
• 1-1/2 cup Boxed White Cake Mix
• 3-1/2 Tablespoons Strawberry Jello (dry Mix)
• 5 Tablespoons Milk, Divided
• 1 Egg
• 1/2 cups White Chocolate Chips
• 4 ounces, weight Cream Cheese, Softened
• 2 cups Powdered Sugar
• 4 Strawberries, Pureed With Jelly
• 1 Tablespoon Strawberry Jelly
• 1/2 teaspoons Vanilla

1. Preheat oven to 350 F.
2. For the cookies:
3. In a medium size bowl, beat 1/4 cup butter with a mixer until smooth. Add cake mix, Jello mix, 2 tablespoons milk, and egg. Beat until combined. Stir in chocolate chips.
4. Drop rounded tablespoons of batter on a parchment lined baking sheet, spacing them about 2 inches apart. Bake for 10 minutes, or until cookies are set.
5. Remove pan from oven. Let cookies cool completely before adding the filling.
6. For the filling:
7. In a medium sized bowl, beat remaining butter and cream cheese until smooth. Add powdered sugar and continue beating until combined and smooth.
8. Puree the strawberries and jelly together in a small food processor. Add the pureed strawberry and jelly mixture and vanilla into the cream cheese mixture. Add remaining 3 tablespoons milk a tablespoon at a time until you reach the desired consistency.
9. To assemble cookies:
10. Spread a layer of filling on the bottom side of a baked cookie. Add the second baked cookie and sandwich together. Repeat.

unsalted butter, mix, strawberry jello, milk, egg, white chocolate chips, weight cream cheese, powdered sugar, strawberries, strawberry jelly, vanilla

Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/desserts/strawberry-sandwich-cookies/ (may not work)