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.

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 tsp red gel food coloring – This is what will give the cookies their beautiful colouring.
- 3 tbsp granulated sugar
- 6 tbsp 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!


Red Velvet Cake Mix Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 box chocolate cake mix
- 1/3 cup canola or vegetable oil
- 2 eggs
- ½ tsp red gel food coloring
- 3 tbsp granulated sugar
- 6 tbsp powdered sugar
Instructions
- Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a medium-sized bowl, combine cake mix, oil and eggs. Mix thoroughly.
- Once you achieve a dough-like consistency, add red gel food coloring. Mix until tinted completely.
- Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
- Remove from refrigerator. Pre-heat your oven to 350 degrees F.
- Roll dough into one-inch balls and coat with a thin layer of granulated sugar.
- Follow by coating the cookie dough ball in powdered sugar.
- Place on lined cookie sheet about 2 to 3 inches apart from each other.
- Bake for 9 to 12 minutes. Let cool completely.
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