Red Velvet Cookies

4 from 1 vote

Celebrate Valentine's Day with these delightful Red Velvet Cookies, made easy with a red velvet cake mix and topped with luscious cream cheese frosting. Perfectly soft and tender, thanks to the addition of sour cream, these cookies can be customized with colored frosting and festive sprinkles. Enjoy a week of red velvet treats and share the love with these irresistible cookies!

Course Cookies, Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword Christmas, holiday, red velvet, Valentine's

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 10

Total Time 45

Servings servings

Calories 252kcal

Author Laura

Equipment

Ingredients

Cookies:

15.25 oz box Red Velvet Cake Mix
½ cup canola oil
2 eggs
1 tsp baking powder

Frosting:

8 oz pkg cream cheese at room temperature
¼ cup butter at room temperature
4 cups powdered sugar sifted
1 tsp vanilla

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In large bowl, combine the cookie ingredients until well blended. You can do it by hand or with a mixer.
Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and spoon or scoop dough onto sheet. (I used my cookie scoop) Bake at 350 degrees for 10- 12 minutes. Remove from cookie sheet and allow to cool.

Prepare frosting

In a bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until smooth and creamy. Mix in vanilla. Mix in powdered sugar, one cup at a time and blend until well combined and fluffy. Spread on top of the cooled cookies. Makes 2 dozen cookies.

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