Red Velvet & Strawberry Whoopie Pie Cookies

Ingredients:

• 1 box of red velvet cake mix
• ½ cup canola oil
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• ½ tsp ground cinnamon

• 1 pack cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• ¼ cup California Giant strawberry puree (about 5 strawberries)
• 5 California Giant strawberries, finely chopped
• ½ tsp vanilla extract

Directions:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees

• In a medium mixing bowl, stir together eggs, oil, cinnamon, and vanilla until combined.  Stir in cake mix until well combined.

• Using a small cookie scoop (about 1 inch diameter), spray with nonstick spray and then scoop 12 balls onto a cookie sheet with parchment paper.

• Bake for 6 minutes, let cool completely.

• Repeat again.

• In a mixer, beat together cream cheese, powdered sugar, strawberry puree, chopped strawberries, and vanilla until well combined.

• Put cream cheese filling in a piping bag (or large ziploc with a corner cut off)

• Flip one dozen cookies upside down and pipe filling on top. Top with another cookie.

• Repeat and serve!