Red Velvet Cookies for V-Day
6:48 AM
This year for Valentine's day the hubby stepped up and said that he wanted to make dinner for me. Being the good wife that I am I said I would do dessert so as not to make him do all the work. He loves red velvet cake and it - being red and all - is so fitting for Valentine's day. However, I just wasn't up for a big baking project and the thought of frosting an entire cake was daunting. I also find that an entire cake for two people is a lot of sweet stuff in the house.
So I found this recipe on Bakerella.com for Red Velvet Cookies that actually uses red velvet cake mix. I was totally up for using a boxed cake mix so making this was a no brainer. It was really easy and these turned out so delicious. My only complaint is that they aren't very elegant for a Valentine's day dinner - I tend to think of souffle's on V-day. But, that's what I get for not wanting a big baking project.
These would also do well, I am sure, with any cake mix and any kind of frosting you like.
RED VELVET COOKIE RECIPE
(bakerella.com)
Cookies
1 Box red velvet cake mix* (add 1/4c. extra flour for high altitude)
1/2 c. butter, softened to room temperature
2 Eggs
1/2 c. butter, softened to room temperature
2 Eggs
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Mix ingredients until combined
Drop spoonfuls of cookie batter onto baking sheet about two inches apart
Mix ingredients until combined
Drop spoonfuls of cookie batter onto baking sheet about two inches apart
Bake for 10-12 minutes
Cool
Cream Cheese Filling
1/2 c. butter, softened to room temperature
1 8 oz. Package cream cheese, softened to room temperature
1 1lb. Box of confectioner’s sugar
1 tsp Vanilla
1/2 c. butter, softened to room temperature
1 8 oz. Package cream cheese, softened to room temperature
1 1lb. Box of confectioner’s sugar
1 tsp Vanilla
Makes about 24 cookies or 12 cookie sandwiches
1 comments
Krista! I am loving your blog :)
ReplyDeleteI have made red velvet cookies, too, from a cake mix! They are so good!
If you can't find the red velvet make mix, you can also use regular yellow cake mix, and add the cocoa powder, buttermilk, and food coloring that makes it pretty much red velvet.