Red Velvet Cream Cheese Cookies

5 from 1 vote

You will love the soft, chewy texture and rich flavor of these red velvet cream cheese cookies as soon as you take a bite.

Prep Time10

Cook Time15

Total Time25

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Red Velvet Cream Cheese Cookies Recipe

Servings:

Calories: 496kcal

Preheat the oven to 325°F and prepare 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Set aside.
In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the cake mix and baking powder until combined. Set aside.
Whisk together the melted butter and eggs in a separate large mixing bowl. Add the dry mixture and mix with a spoon until completely combined.
Using an ice cream scoop, scoop 6 dough balls evenly spaced onto each baking sheet.
Bake at 325°F for 13-15 minutes. Remove the cookies and let them cool completely while making the frosting.

In a large mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese, butter, and vanilla extract until smooth and creamy. Add the powdered sugar a little bit at a time until completely combined.
Transfer the frosting into a piping bag and pipe a spiral onto each cookie. Top with crumbs from a crushed cookie, and enjoy!

You are only adding the cake mix, not the ingredients called for on the box. You will replace those additions with the baking powder, butter, and eggs listed above.
Oven temperatures vary and may need to be recalibrated periodically to ensure they are accurate. Make sure to keep a close eye on your red velvet cake cookies as the suggested baking time approaches.
Make sure the cream cheese is at room temperature so that you don’t have any lumps in your frosting.