Description
These Red Velvet Cake Mix Cookies are a delightful twist on classic cookies, made quickly with a box of red velvet cake mix, eggs, and whipped cream cheese spread. Rolled in powdered sugar for a beautiful crinkle effect, they are soft, sweet, and perfect for any occasion.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients
- 1 box (15.25 ounces) red velvet cake mix
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup whipped cream cheese spread
- ½ cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and line 2 half-sheet baking pans with parchment paper to prevent sticking and allow even baking.
- Mix Dough: In a large mixing bowl, use a stand or hand mixer to beat together the red velvet cake mix, eggs, and whipped cream cheese spread for 1-2 minutes until a soft, sticky dough forms.
- Prepare Sugar Coating: Pour the powdered sugar into a shallow bowl, ready for coating the cookie dough balls.
- Scoop and Coat: Using a 1 ½ tablespoon cookie scoop, drop balls of dough into the powdered sugar. Coat them thoroughly and then roll each ball into an even shape.
- Arrange Cookies: Place the coated cookie dough balls about 1-2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets to allow space for spreading during baking.
- Bake Cookies: Bake the cookies in the preheated oven for 11 minutes or until the edges are set but the centers remain soft for a chewy texture.
- Cool and Serve: Let the cookies cool on the baking sheets for 3-5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool further or serve them warm.
Notes
- Use room temperature cream cheese spread to ensure smooth blending into the dough.
- Roll cookies generously in powdered sugar for those classic bold crinkles.
- A cookie scoop helps maintain uniform cookie sizes and even baking.
- Do not overbake; soft centers are the key to perfect texture.
- Store cookies covered at room temperature up to 5 days; refrigerate up to 1 week.
- Freeze baked cookies in an airtight container up to 3 months, thaw before eating.
- Dough can be prepared and refrigerated up to 24 hours in advance; roll in powdered sugar just before baking.
- Warm cookies briefly in the microwave to refresh and soften before serving.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150 kcal
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 180 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 3.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 20 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 35 mg
