Red Velvet Cake Mix Cookies

Last Updated on January 6, 2022 by Corinne Schmitt

These Red Velvet Cake Mix Cookies are the perfect, delicious handheld treat for Christmas or Valentine’s Day. In fact, they are pretty easy to throw together, even if you have unexpected guests.

Everyone loves a delicious dessert. Especially if it is handheld.

These cookies are an amazing treat for everyone. Red velvet has quickly become a favorite flavor when it comes to cupcakes, but these cookies take that to a whole other level.

They are good for class parties on Valentine’s day, get togethers or just because you want cookies, any day of the week.

To make these cookies, we actually use a chocolate boxed cake mix. That makes the process easy to complete and has these yummy crinkle cookies ready and cooling in what seems like no time. In fact, these are so easy to put together, they are great to make with the kids. If you like crinkle cookies you should also try these Strawberry Lemonade Crinkle Cookies.

Easy and delicious.

So, without further ado, lets get started making these yummy Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies.

What you Need to Make These Red Velvet Cake Mix Cookies

This cookie recipe is almost fail-proof. It is easy to put together and doesn’t require too much in the way of fancy or hard to understand ingredients.

Here is what you need:

• 1 box chocolate cake mix – You can choose any brand that you want as long as it is chocolate.
• 1/3 cup canola or vegetable oil – Make sure you choose to use canola or vegetable as it is what most boxed cake mixes require to bake.
• 2 eggs – Do not omit this step. The eggs are important to the recipe.
• ½ teaspoon red gel food coloring – This is what will give the cookies their beautiful colouring.
• 3 tablespoon granulated sugar
• 6 tablespoon powdered sugar

How to Make This Red Velvet Cake Mix Cookies Recipe  

Step 1

Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. This step is so important.

Step 2

Combine cake mix, oil and eggs in a medium sized bowl. Make sure to mix these ingredients thoroughly.

Step 3

Once the mixture has reached a dough-like consistency, add in your red gel food coloring and mix until it becomes fully tinted.

Step 4

Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and allow the mixture to chill in the fridge for half an hour.

Step 5

Remove the bowl from the fridge once cooled and preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

Step 6

Roll out the cookie dough into one-inch balls.

Step 7

Coat cookie dough balls with a thin layer of granulated sugar.

Step 8

Fully coat the dough balls by rolling them in powdered sugar.

Step 9

Place the cookie dough on the lined cookie sheet, making sure to place them at least 2 to 3 inches apart from one another.

Step 10

Bake cookies for 9 to 12 minutes, removing from the oven when finished. Allow them to cool completely.

Step 11

Eat them up!

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