Frosted Red Velvet Cake Mix Cookies
These Frosted Red Velvet Cake Mix Cookies are soft, chewy red velvet cookies made from a boxed cake mix, then topped with homemade cream cheese frosting. You just mix, bake, frost an enjoy.
Ingredients
Red Velvet Cake Mix Cookies
- 1 box red velvet cake mix
- 2 eggs
- 1/3 cup neutral oil vegetable or canola work well
- 1 tsp vanilla
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 4 oz cream cheese softened
- 4 Tbsp unsalted butter softened
- 1 1/2 - 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
Instructions
Make Red Velvet Cake Mix Cookies
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, mix cake mix, eggs, oil, and vanilla (if using) just until combined. Dough will be thick and sticky.
- Scoop dough into 1.5 Tbsp portions.
- Place dough balls on baking sheets a couple inches apart. If too sticky, lightly oil your hands or chill dough 10–15 minutes.
- Bake one sheet at a time for 8–10 minutes, until edges are set and centers look slightly soft (they’ll firm up as they cool).
- Cool cookies on the baking sheet. If using a silicone mat and they stick, gently lift off with a rubber spatula once cooled.
Make Cream Cheese Frosting
- Beat cream cheese and butter until smooth. Slowly beat in powdered sugar, then add vanilla and mix until creamy.
- Once cookies are completely cool, spread or pipe frosting on top. I like to use a piping bag with just the tip snipped off and pipe a plain swirl around the cookies.
- Optional: crumble a cookie and sprinkle crumbs over the frosting.
- Store frosted cookies in an airtight container in the fridge. Let sit at room temp 10–15 minutes before serving.