Strawberry Sandwich Cookies are sweet, fruity, and filled with decadent cream cheese icing. These bright and colorful cookies are perfect for spring and summer.

These delightful strawberry sandwich cookies are made with a boxed cake mix for a simple shortcut with a delicious homemade taste.

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If you’ve ever traveled through New England, particularly Maine, you’ve undoubtedly experienced whoopie pies in all their glory.

Traditional whoopie pies are made with two soft, cake-like chocolate cookies filled with sweet and creamy vanilla icing.

And surprisingly, you don’t have to go to a bakery to find these delicious concoctions.

Nearly every gas station, restaurant and diner has its own rendition of the famous whoopie pie.

I’ve experimented with making whoopie pies before.

Pistachio Whoopie Pies with Marshmallow Cream are delicious spring and summer treats, while my Pumpkin Whoopie Pies are a hit throughout the fall months.

I also love lemon whoopie pies for their bright and cheery flavor.

But these strawberry whoopie pies are perhaps my favorite riff on the classic recipe.

Making Strawberry Sandwich Cookies

The strawberry cake mix provides a playful pink color and strawberry flavor (and minimizes dry ingredients you need to have on hand), and the icing has pureed fresh strawberries added for extra goodness.

It has the look and texture of a classic whoopie pie but with loads and loads of strawberry goodness.

These strawberry sandwich cookies are ideal for festive occasions, spring holidays like Valentine’s Day and Easter, and make a beautiful presentation at a baby shower or wedding shower.

Of course, you don’t really need an excuse to make these, and I won’t blame you a bit if you make them “just because.”

Strawberry cake mix cookies are made with just a few simple ingredients. They are simple yet big on flavor with a bright and colorful presentation.

I think you’ll agree these strawberry cream sandwich cookies are perfect any time of the year!

More Strawberry Treats You’ll Love

• Strawberry Jello Sugar Cookies
• Strawberry Banana Bread
• Instant Pot Strawberry Jam
• Easy Strawberry Crunch Pound Cake
• Homemade Strawberry Shortcake
• Strawberry Cheesecake Puppy Chow

Variations on Strawberry Cookies With Cake Mix

Part of what makes these strawberry cream sandwich cookies seem more like strawberry whoopie pies is that a thick layer of frosting is sandwiched between two cookies.

If you aren’t a fan of thick, sweet frosting, you can try one of these options.

• Less Frosting – Cut the recipe for the frosting in half.
• Use Marshmallow Fluff– Using a thin layer of marshmallow creme is an easy way to add filling to your cookies.
• Make Single Cookies – Instead of making sandwiches, frost the tops of each cookie and serve.
• Skip The Frosting – You can skip the frosting altogether and simply serve the strawberry cookies.
• Add White Chocolate – Stir white chocolate chips into the cookie dough.

How to Make Strawberry Cream Sandwich Cookies

It’s really easy to make these cookies using a box of cake mix!

Ingredients You’ll Need:

For the Cookie Shells:

• Strawberry Cake Mix
• Butter
• Egg
• Vanilla Extract

For the Filling:

• Pureed Strawberries
• Cream Cheese
• Powdered Sugar

How to Make It:

(Full printable recipe is available below)

Make the cookie batter. First, you’ll use an electric mixer (or the bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment) to blend butter until smooth.

Then mix in the egg and vanilla, mixing until incorporated well.

Beat in the cake mix then refrigerate the batter for one hour.

Form and bake the cookies. Next, you’ll use a cookie scoop to form balls of dough and place them onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or a silicone mat.

Leave about 2 inches between each mound of cookie dough.

Bake the cookies for 10 minutes. Allow to cool on the baking sheets for a few minutes before transferring to a wire rack.

Prepare the filling. Then, you’ll beat the strawberries and cream cheese in a separate medium bowl until smooth.

Slowly add the powdered sugar until desired consistency is achieved.

Fill the cookies. Last, you’ll use a piping bag or a knife to frost half of the cookies and then sandwich them with the remaining cookies.

Notes and Adaptations:

• Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3-5 days. Because of the cream cheese in the frosting, it’s best if they aren’t left at room temperature.
• This frosting recipe makes a good bit of frosting to create a thick layer of it between the cookies. If you prefer a thinner layer of less frosting, you can halve the amount of the ingredients for the frosting.

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