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Published: January 22, 2012Updated: March 13, 2023Author: Jenn Laughlin
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These red velvet cake cookies are loaded with white chocolate and perfect for holiday gifts and cookie exchanges! These cake-mix cookies are so easy to make!
Red Velvet Cake Cookies
One of my Florida State besties (Hi Amanda!!!) sent me a little Christmas cookie lovin’ this year and introduced me to the wonderful world of red velvet cookies.
HOLY COOKIES BATMAN!
I didn’t know these were a thing but I’m oh so glad I now know just how awesome these bad boys are!
Her recipe seemed entirely too easy to be true, so I grabbed a box of cake mix and dragged my baking-challenged butt into the kitchen to whip up a batch. Here’s my version of the recipe!
Red Velvet Cake Cookies
These red velvet cake cookies are loaded with white chocolate and perfect for holiday gifts and cookie exchanges! These cake-mix cookies are so easy to make!
5 from 25 votes
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Red Velvet Cake Cookies
Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes minutes
Servings: 24 cookies
Author: Jenn Laughlin – Peas and Crayons
Ingredients
- 1 box red velvet cake mix
- 1 cup all-purpose flour (use only 1/2 cup if you want them a little sweeter!)
- ½ cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1.5-2 cups white chocolate chips
- 1.5 sticks of butter, softened
- 1 large egg
Instructions
Leave butter out to soften and preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Once softened, beat with a hand-mixer until fluffy.
Next, slowly add flour and cake mix until incorporated.
Add your egg and mix completely.
Fold in white chocolate and roll dough into 1 inch balls.
Place on a bare cookie sheet and bake for approx 10 minutes.
Allow to cool for 2 minutes on the baking sheet and then transfer to a wire rack to finish cooling completely.
Fluffing these up with applesauce has the potential to make cakey, whoopie pie-like cookies that would taste awesome sandwiched with some frosting in the middle. YUM!
Notes
alternate butter-to-applesauce ratio: 1 sick of butter and 1 cup of applesauce for fluffiercake-like cookies.
Feeling fancy? Make them into red velvet cookie whoopee pies by sandwiching the cookies with vanilla cream cheese frosting in the center center for a festive holiday cookie sandwich.
Recipe yields 2-3 dozen cookies, depending on size rolled.
Nutrition Facts below are estimated using an online recipe nutrition calculator. Adjust as needed and enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 162kcal, Carbohydrates: 24g, Protein: 3g, Fat: 7g, Saturated Fat: 3g, Cholesterol: 9mg, Sodium: 161mg, Potassium: 103mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 14g, Vitamin A: 13IU, Vitamin C: 1mg, Calcium: 51mg, Iron: 1mg
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So… how were they!?
True story: I didn’t expect these to be edible based on my train wreck baking skills. So when every time I turned around P had a cookie in his mouth, hand, and/or pocket… I took it as a sign that I indeed actually baked a cookie. A darn good cookie at that! Though it was a total shortcut cookie, I’m still counting this as a win! My goal is to eventually be baking savvy enough to make natural, from-scratch breads, cookies, and such for gifting and parties and so forth.
Though I don’t mind being the veggie girl at parties and pot-lucks. If there’s one thing everyone needs more of , it’s veggies!
Though Paul insists that he needs more cookies.
All. The. Cookies.
more great for gifting holiday treats:
- White Chocolate Cranberry Pistachio Biscotti
- Peppermint Bark Granola
- Chocolate Cranberry Phyllo Cups
- Snowflake Peppermint Bark
- NEW! Oreo Balls
- Chocolate Brownie Crinkle Cookes – LOVE THESE SO!
If you get a chance to try these red velvet cake cookies, let me know!
Leave some love in the comment form below or tag your photos with @peasandcrayons on Instagram so I can happy dance over your creation.
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About The Author:
Jenn Laughlin
Hi! I’m Jenn and I’m here to help you eat your veggies! It'll be fun, painless, and pretty darn delicious as I teach you to plan your meals around fresh, seasonal produce with a little help from healthy freezer and pantry staples.
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