Red Velvet Cookies

Since Christmas is here and cookie exchanges are upon us, I thought that this was a perfect time to share our favorite 4 ingredient recipe for Red Velvet Cookies with you!  As you might already know, I love baking simple and super cute desserts. These red velvet cookies are no exception. They are gorgeous and remind me of Santa and wintery snow. Want to know the secret? They’re a box of cake mix…yes…you read that right….. cake mix. With a little twist in the recipe on the back of the box, you can turn any cake mix into delicious, soft, perfectly chewy cookies.

Red Velvet Cookies

You see, I take a box of  Red Velvet Cupcake Mix, but I change the recipe on the box a little bit. With just a few tweaks to a cupcake or cake recipe, you can make beautiful cookies like these! How fun, right? If you’ve never made cake mix cookies, you’ve been missing out. These are the easiest Christmas cookies ever.

This Red Velvet Cookies recipe is wonderful because we cheat and use a red velvet cake mix to achieve a moist and delicious cookie. They are my son’s favorite Christmas cookies. We love to serve them around the holidays, on Valentine’s Day, and the 4th of July!

Not only are Red Velvet Cake Mix Cookies delicious and perfectly soft and chewy, these cookies have only 4 ingredients! So, if you’re in a hurry or don’t have a lot of extra time to bake, this Christmas cookie recipe is for you! These cookies would also be fun if you add white chocolate chip cookies instead of the frosting!

Red Velvet Cookies

Some may save red velvet for a special occasion, I say any day is a great day for red velvet! No special occasion needed. You might also like my recipe for Red Velvet Poke Cake too!

The cookie dough isn’t super sticky so you can easily roll it into perfect round cookie dough balls. But, I like to take it a step further to make the cookies look EXTRA perfect. Using the bottom of a cup, gently press down on the round dough balls. Then, tap and press the cookies with the tips of your fingers into perfect round shapes.

Bake for ten short minutes and that’s it! Let the cookies cool (they cool quickly) then frost them with either vanilla or cheesecake frosting. Pour white sugar sprinkles onto a plate. Then, dip the frosting into the white sugar sprinkles.

More Christmas Recipes to Try Next:

• Million Dollar Red Velvet Poke Cake

• Christmas Tree Brownies

• Polar Bear Paw Marshmallows

• Snowball Cookies

• Christmas Trees Made with Pretzels

• Grinch Skewers

• Candy Train

• Candy Cane Reindeer

• Santa’s Snack Mix

• Strawberry Santas

• Meringue Christmas Trees

• Candy Sleigh

• Graham Cracker Crunch

Red Velvet Cookies:

Red Velvet Cookies

4 Ingredient Red Velvet Cookies! Easy to make, super soft, chewy, and perfectly delicious.

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You Will Need

• 1 box of Red Velvet cake mix
• 1/2 cup of butter, softened to room temperature
• 2 eggs
• 2 tbsp. flour
• White sugar sprinkles

Other Supplies Needed:

• Mixing bowl
• Electric mixer
• Parchment paper
• Baking sheet

Directions

1. Add all of the cake ingredients to a bowl and mix well
2. Place small spoonfuls of dough onto a lightly greased cookie sheet
3. Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes
4. Spread either vanilla or cream cheese frosting on top of the cookies
5. Place the frosting on the cookies once they are completely cooled
6. Pour white sugar sprinkles onto a plate
7. Dip the frosted red velvet cookies into the sprinkles

(Makes about 2 dozen)