These easy red velvet cookies are made from cake mix. Perfect treats for the holidays or anytime!
Course cookies, Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword easy Christmas cookies, red velvet cake mix cookies
Prep Time 11 minutesminutes
Cook Time 9 minutesminutes
Total Time 20 minutesminutes
Servings 24
Calories 144kcal
Ingredients
2large eggs
⅓cupbutter, vegetable oil or canola oil
1boxRed Velvet Cake Mix
½tubcream cheese frosting ***optionalor 1 cup white chocolate chips
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper or silicone mat liners.
Beat the eggs.
Melt the butter and add to eggs.
Add the cake mix.
Mix well to create red cookie dough. If you are opting to add white chocolate chips rather than the icing mix them into the cookie dough now.
Roll dough into 1 ½ tablespoon size balls and place on prepared baking sheet. Leave space between the dough balls (about 2 inches apart), as the cookies will spread during baking.
Bake for 8-10 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool on the baking sheet for about 2 minutes.
Then move to a wire cooling rack with spatula. Allow the cookies to cool completely if you want to ice or fill them.
Icing Drizzle
Microwave the frosting for 15 to 20 seconds. You want it easily stir-able yet thick enough to not run off .
Leave cookies on wire rack over paper or a baking sheet. Dunk your fork into icing to load it, than shake gently over each cookie in a side to side motion to make lines if cream cheese icing.
White Chocolate Drizzle
Melt a ½ cup white chocolate chips with a 2-3 tablespoons of heavy cream or coconut oil to create a ganache. to
Drizzle over the cookies. L3eave until the ganache sets,
Frosted
Simply slather the tub frosting on each cookie. You may want to microwave the frosting for a few seconds (think under 10 seconds) to soften it and avoid cookie breakage. Add sprinkle if you like.
Sandwich Cookies
Spread frosting straight from tub onto back of half the cookies, then press anther cookie on top. In warmer temperatures, you may want to add a little more powdered sugar to the frosting to stiffen it.
Notes
Nutrition data is an estimate based on cookies with the icing applied.Store cookies in an airtight container,