Chocolate Vanilla Sandwich Cookies

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Ingredients

Amount	Measurement	Ingredient	Notes
1	Package	Chocolate Cake Mix	Make sure cake mix includes pudding within the mix.
4	Cups	Powdered Sugar
3	Sticks	Butter	Unsalted
2		Eggs	Keep only the yolks.
10	Tablespoons	Milk
1/4	Teaspoon	Salt

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. For chocolate cookies, place half of the chocolate cake mix in a large bowl. Add 1/2 cup of butter. Beat with an electric mixer until well blended. Add 1 egg yolk and remaining cake mix. Beat until dough forms. Beat in 1 to 2 tablespoons of milk if dough is too crumbly.
Shape dough into balls using about 1 tablespoon of dough for each cookie. Place them 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten slightly. Bake 20 minutes or until cookies are firm. Let cookies sit on cookie sheet for 5 minutes and then transfer them to a wire rack to cool.
For vanilla cookies, place half of the vanilla cake mix in a large bowl. Add 1/2 cup of butter. Beat with an electric mixer until well blended. Add 1 egg yolk and remaining cake mix. Beat until dough forms. Beat in 1 to 2 tablespoons of milk if dough is too crumbly.
Shape dough into balls using about 1 tablespoon of dough for each cookie. Place them 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten slightly. Bake 20 minutes or until cookies are firm. Let cookies sit on cookie sheet for 5 minutes and then transfer them to a wire rack to cool.
Cut remaining 1/2 cup of butter into small pieces. Beat butter, powdered sugar, salt, and 6 tablespoons of milk in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add additional 2 tablespoons of milk if necessary for more spreadable frosting.
Spread frosting on flat sides of chocolate cookies, using about 1 tablespoon per cookie. Top with vanilla cookies.