Step 1

In a bowl whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside.

Step 2

In a large bowl or in the bowl of your stand mixer, beat the butter for about 30 seconds.

Step 3

Beat in the brown sugar until it is light and fluffy.

Step 4

Mix in the egg and vanilla.

Step 5

Alternately add the flour mix, and buttermilk. I did the flour in thirds, and the buttermilk in half. Mix until just combined.

Step 6

Stir in the food coloring. I have gel food coloring so I used little tiny dabs of that until I reached my desired red. If you are using the food coloring liquid, it takes about a whole full bottle to get the red dark enough.

Step 7

Preheat the oven to 375º F. Line your cookie sheets.

Step 8

I then scooped my batter into a decorating bag and squeezed small circles on to my baking sheet. I made the circles an inch or less in diameter. They don’t spread very much so you can fit a decent amount on one cookie sheet.

Step 9

I baked the mini cookies for 5-7 minutes, then allowed to cool while I made the frosting.

Step 10

To Make the Frosting:

Step 11

Simply beat together the cream cheese, butter, and marshmallow cream until smooth.

Step 12

I filled a decorating bag with one of my favorite tips, and piped the filling onto the cookies and sandwiched them together.