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Easy Red Velvet Cake Mix Cookies start with simple ingredients, a box of cake mix and a few other easy ingredients, and soon you will have tempting chocolate flavored cookies.
These Red Velvet Cake Mix Cookies are a great way to make something special for Christmas, Valentine’s Day, any other special occasion, or whenever you want to make an easy special treat.
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What We Love About This Easy Red Velvet Cookies Recipe
Making cookies with cake mix is super easy and quick. It takes a lot of the messy work out of homemade cookies. The best part is you still get the fun (and satisfaction) of rolling up dough balls and baking tasty cookies at home, but without dragging out all the ingredients needed to make them from scratch.
Cake mix cookies are also really wonderful if you have kids who like to help in the kitchen. These red velvet cake mix cookies can be made with little hands helping out! They will become your family’s new favorite cookie!
- 5 Minute Prep: This is such an easy way to create warm, fresh baked cookies.
- Easy Ingredients: All found in pantry or fridge. No need to go to the grocery store.
- Family Friendly: This recipe is wonderful to make with your kids because it is so easy.
- Adaptable: Can make it with different cake mixes, sprinkles, frostings, etc.
Ingredient Notes for Easy Red Velvet Cookies
- Box of Red Velvet Cake Mix: any brand is fine
- Vegetable Oil: You can use vegetable oil or canola oil, etc.
- Eggs: 2 Large eggs, room temperature
- Granulated Sugar: for rolling the cookie dough in
- Chips: One cup of white chocolate chips
Equipment Needed
- KitchenAid Classic Mixing Bowls
- OCTAVO 5 Speed Hand Mixer Electric
- Nordic Ware Natural Aluminum Commercial Baker’s Half Sheet
- Silicone Baking Mat – Set of 2
- DI ORO Designer Series Flexible 3-Piece Silicone Turner Spatula Set
- Measuring Cups and Spoons
- Small Cookie Scoop
How to Make Easy Red Velvet Cake Mix Cookies
These are the basic steps for making this easy cookie recipe. Please refer to the recipe card below for more detailed instructions.
STEP 1: PREP
First, preheat the oven and then line the cookie sheets with silicone baking mats or parchment paper.
STEP 2: MIX
In a small bowl, mix the eggs and oil together. Then, in a large mixing bowl, mix the egg mixture and cake mix together. Next, add white chocolate chips and stir together.
STEP 3: ROLL AND BAKE
Roll the cookie dough into 24 balls and then roll them in sugar. Place on a baking sheet and bake for 12 minutes. Let cool on the cookie sheet for a minute or two, and then cool on a wire rack.
Prep and Storage Tips for Easy Cookies
HOW TO MAKE THIS RECIPE AHEAD OF TIME
Truly, these cake mix cookies are quick and easy enough to make when you need them. However, you can make them up to two or three weeks ahead and store them at room temperature.
HOW TO STORE THIS RECIPE
Store the cookies in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to two months or at room temperature for up to three weeks.
HOW TO FREEZE THIS RECIPE
Freeze the cookies in an airtight container or plastic freezer bag for up to a year.
Frequently Asked Questions for the Perfect Treat
Try using a gluten-free cake mix or a low calorie cake mix. Also, you can use a sugar free chocolate chip.
Of course, you can use any box of cake mix that you like, such as, vanilla cake mix, chocolate cake mix or even a red velvet cake mix for the red velvet cake cookies.
Indeed, make the amount that you need by adjusting the recipe below to fit your needs.
For chewy cookies place the cookie dough balls in the refrigerator for an hour before you bake them. Also, try putting them in for a minute or two less when baking this easy recipe.
Expert Tips for Making This Recipe
- Add Different Chips: Dark chocolate chips, yogurt chocolate chips or even sugar free chocolate chips.
- Frost: Cream cheese frosting is a great topper to ice these cookies with.
- Variation tip: Sprinkles are a great option to make this red velvet cookie recipe special.
- Alternate ingredient: Try adding candies, chocolate coated candies or other candy treats.
- Alternate cooking method tip: Bake the cookies in the air fryer.
What to Serve with Easy Red Velvet Cake Mix Cookies
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Easy Red Velvet Cake Mix Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup oil
- 1 Duncan Hines Red Velvet Cake Mix, any cake mix will work
- 1 cup white chocolate chips
- ⅓ cup sugar, for rolling cookies
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350˚ F.
- Line two baking sheets with silicone baking mats, parchment paper, or foil, set aside.
- Mix the eggs and oil together.
- Pour the cake mix into a mixing bowl and stir in the eggs and oil.
- Mix until smooth and no lumps remain.
- Add white chocolate chips and stir to combine.
- Make 24 balls and roll them in the sugar.
- Place on prepared baking sheets.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 12-13 minutes or until the cookies have puffed and flattened.
- Let cool on the baking sheets 2-3 minutes and then remove to a cooling rack.
Expert Tips
- Add Different Chips: Dark chocolate chips, yogurt chocolate chips or even sugar free chocolate chips.
- Frost: Cream cheese frosting is a great topper to ice these cookies with.
- Variation tip: Sprinkles are a great option to make this red velvet cookie recipe special.
- Alternate ingredient: Try adding candies, chocolate coated candies or other candy treats.
- Alternate cooking method tip: Bake the cookies in the air fryer.
These are so easy and delicious!
These were amazing. I’ll make them again and again.
I am pinning these to make again. These red velvet cookies were delish.
Thanks a lot for this super helpful and delicious red velvet cake mix cookies recipe. Highly recommended!
We loved these cookies! Thanks for the deliciously easy recipe!
Really loved this very helpful recipe! Highly recommended! Thanks a lot for this amazing and super easy to make cookie recipe! It’s really tasty and very flavorful! Will surely have this again!
OMG, these were delicious! Thank you for a keeper.