Sandwich Cream Cookies

These Sandwich Cream Cookies are one of my favorite cookies ever. I just love the look and tasted of these chewy cream-filled cookies.

These delicious cookies have a tasty creamy filling and are so pretty when you tint the cookie dough in different colors. I love to change these up for different seasons.

The lighter colors are perfect for a spring or Easter brunch.

Why Try This Recipe

Easy Recipe. These cream wafer sandwich cookies are really easy to make with simple ingredients.

Delicious. The creamy filling is everything. This is a favorite recipe for vanilla sandwich cookies

Festive and Fun. These are perfect for a special occasion. Change up the color for the holiday and enjoy these year-round.

Sandwhich Cream Cookie Ingredients

Vanilla Cookie Ingredients

• all purpose flour
• baking soda
• baking powder
• salt
• softened butter – salted or unsalted butter
• sugar
• egg
• vanilla extract
• Pink blue, yellow and green food coloring

Cream Filling Ingredients

• For the buttercream filling
• butter
• powdered sugar
• vanilla extract

See recipe card for quantities.

Equipment

• large bowl 
• hand mixer or stand mixer with paddle attachment
• rubber spatula
• cookie scoop
• cookie sheets
• wire rack
• piping bag

How To Make Sandwich Cream Cookies

Step 1 – Add dry ingredients in a bowl.

Step 2 – In a separate bowl, cream butter.

Step 3 – Add egg and vanilla extract.

Step 4 – Gradually add dry ingredients to butter mixture.

Step 5 – Beat on low speed until blended.

Step 6 – Separate dough into smaller bowls and tint with different food colors.

Step 7 – Place cookies on baking sheet in balls. Bake as directed.

Step 8 – Cool Cookies. Fill pastry bag and pipe cream on one cookie. Add the second cookie over the cream.

For more festive cookie recipes that are perfect for picnics or summer gatherings, try my Lemon Meringue cookies or my Pink Lemonade cookies.

Substitutions & Variations

• Holiday Colors – I love changing the colors of these cookies. I use pastels for Easter Cookies, Red and Blue for 4th of July, Orange, Green and Purple for Halloween, and Green and Red for Christmas. You can use pastel blue and pink for a baby shower.
• chocolate filling  – instead of vanilla cream, you can easily make a chocolate cream.
• peanut butter cookies  – Add creamy peanut butter

Storage

• Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3-4 days.

More Delicious Cookie Recipes

Sandwich Cream Cookies

Raquel Pineira

These are the best Sandwich Cream Cookies. These easy cookies are delicious light and filled with sweet cream. Easy to make with simple ingredients in an array of colors. Perfect as a springtime dessert or Easter treat.

5 from 18 votes

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Course Cookies

Cuisine American

Servings 12

Calories 221 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 2 3/4 cups all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup butter softened
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• food coloring pink, blue, yellow and green

Cream Filling Recipe

• 2 sticks butter (1 cup)
• 6 cups of powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

 

• Preheat the oven to 350° and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. In a medium bowl combine flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt and set aside.
• In a larger bowl, beat the butter and sugar with a hand mixer until light and fluffy. Add in the egg and vanilla extract and mix to combine.
• Add in the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients slowly, about 1 cup at a time. Beat using a hand mixer to mix. Divide the dough into 4 bowls, add about 2-3 drops of the food coloring to each one, 2-3 drops of pink in one bowl, 2-3 drops of blue in another bowl etc.
• I used clean beaters and used the hand mixer once again to combine the cookie dough with the food coloring. Just make sure to wash them each time before mixing each color.
• Scoop about 1 tsp of dough and roll into a ball and place on the cookie sheet, leaving about 1 1/2 inches apart from each dough ball.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 8-10 minutes or until the edges are slightly golden brown. Let them cool for a few minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
• While the cookies cool make the buttercream frosting. In a separate mixing bowl add 2 sticks of butter and 3 cups of powdered sugar and beat together using a hand mixer. Add the other 3 cups of powdered sugar and mix again. Add in the vanilla extract and beat until it’s a pale color and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
• 8. Once the cookies are completely cool add the butter cream to a zip lock bag and cut a small piece of the tip off, pipe the buttercream on the bottom of one cookie and then take another cookie and place on top and slightly press down so it sticks and makes a sandwich. Repeat with all the other colors of cookies and then serve and enjoy!

Notes

• Use room temperature butter.
• When mixing, be sure to scrape sides of the bowl often with a rubber spatula
• You can use any colors you’d like! And as many colors as well. 
• If the buttercream is too dry you can add a splash of water until it becomes the texture you need. 
• Clean the beaters or your electric mixer after each time you mix the colors so you don’t mix and change the colors up. 
• You may need to add more drops of food coloring to the dough to get your desired color.

Nutrition

Calories: 221kcalCarbohydrates: 48gProtein: 4gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.2gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.3gTrans Fat: 0.002gCholesterol: 16mgSodium: 233mgPotassium: 64mgFiber: 1gSugar: 26gVitamin A: 53IUCalcium: 40mgIron: 1mg

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