Easy Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies
Easy to make and a huge hit for the holidays! (Makes 3 dozen)
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Ingredients:
1 box Red Velvet Cake Mix (I use this mix),
6 tbsp Butter,
1 cup Powdered Sugar,
1 tsp Cornstarch,
2 Eggs
6 tbsp Butter,
1 cup Powdered Sugar,
1 tsp Cornstarch,
2 Eggs
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Instructions:
1. Preheat oven to 375°.
2. Combine cornstarch and powdered sugar in small bowl.
3. In a large bowl, combine cake mix, melted butter and eggs. Mix with a spoon until all dry ingredients are incorporated.
4. Drop by spoonful into powdered sugar. Coat completely and then roll them into balls 1-inch balls covered with powdered sugar.
5. Place on cool, ungreased baking sheets about 2 inches apart.
6. Bake 9-11 minutes or until set.
7. Cool several minutes on baking sheet then transfer to wire rack to cool completely.
Tips: Can add white chocolate chips or cream cheese icing drizzle for added flavor.Enjoy!
2. Combine cornstarch and powdered sugar in small bowl.
3. In a large bowl, combine cake mix, melted butter and eggs. Mix with a spoon until all dry ingredients are incorporated.
4. Drop by spoonful into powdered sugar. Coat completely and then roll them into balls 1-inch balls covered with powdered sugar.
5. Place on cool, ungreased baking sheets about 2 inches apart.
6. Bake 9-11 minutes or until set.
7. Cool several minutes on baking sheet then transfer to wire rack to cool completely.
Tips: Can add white chocolate chips or cream cheese icing drizzle for added flavor.Enjoy!
If you love this recipe, be sure to try some of our other favorites:
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Bacon and Cheese Quiche Recipe
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Strawberry Margarita Cupcakes Recipe
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Strawberry Filled Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
Hi, I can’t wait to make these! I wonder have you ever added chocolate chips to the recipe?
Oooh, I haven’t. I bet that would be good! 🙂
Love how simple the ingredients are, very easy to follow and make, and i am a huge fan of red velvet.
I would love to try those, how many do the recipe make??
Sorry – about 3 dozen. 🙂 Added to the recipe above.
Thank you!
I’ve made these. They’re super easy, taste great and look fantastic. Can also use a yellow or white cake mix, tint it green and make a batch of green cookies for a red and green Christmas cookie platter.
I’ll have to make some of these for my Mom for Christmas! She loves red velvet cake so these should make her day! Thanks 🙂
Ive been looking for a recipe for our Christmas Cookie Exchange & this is it ! Havent decided whether im adding mini choc chips, dark chips, or white choc chips ! It will be great in any case ! Yummo !
Does this recipe make a dozen, two dozen ? Im so doing this for Christmas
Sorry – about 3 dozen. 🙂 Added to the recipe above.
Thank you!
These look like the perfect treat for my 13 yo’s school party next week! He’s a huge fan of anything red velvet. TFS!
Love these, easy and simple. Just made these, love them. Making them for my cookie swap : )
Do you know if you can prep these in advance, and freeze the dough balls prior to baking? Thanks!
I haven’t tried that, but don’t see why not. I’ve frozen cakes before (wrapped very well in several layers of plastic wrap and aluminum foil), so the cookies should be fine frozen too.
May I ask an alternative for Red Velvet Cake Mix? Thanks.
From what I’ve read, you can turn almost any cake mix into cookies. I haven’t tried it, yet, but definitely should, huh? 🙂
HI there girls,
we are making these red velvet cookies this weekend!! Thanks for the tips too Mickey!
And yes, we have made cookies with cakes mixes—-all kinds. We made strawberry, lemon, chocolate(with Christmas M&Ms- a favorite), and butter pecan—-we added chips, white chocolate, butterscotch etc. You can pick whatever flavor you like. Some even do TWO flavors and roll the ball together half and half. The possibilities are endless. I am looking forward to seeing these pretty red velvet ones! Thanks for sharing! <3
Hugs,Patti
Thank you, Patti!! I can’t wait to try a lot more versions too. 🙂
my batter is pretty sticky. I can’t get it off my fingers to roll balls. Any thoughts ?
I’m wondering if it’s a different brand of mix from what I used? I would probably add some powdered sugar or added cake mix? :/ I’ll have to make sure I note the brand from now on.
I’m sorry!
Try refrigerating the dough for 10 mins. This worked for me and made the dough less stickey.
Thanks, Kelly! 🙂
Do you remember what brand of cake mix you used Mickey?? I just bought Duncan Hynes I’m trying the cookies this weekend for a party. Thanks for the recipe 🙂
I don’t and I wish I’d paid attention since there are apparently differences in the mixes. :/
I’ll have to make them again and see how the different brands come out. Hopefully yours turn out OK. If not, try adding confectioners sugar and chilling the dough for a while. 🙂
These cookies look delicious, this is a nice shortcut recipe, using cake mix to make cookies. I can’t wait to give this a try. Thank you for sharing this recipe.
Just wondering what size box cake mix you used, single layer or one that makes round cakes??
Thanks Denise
Hi Denise,
I always use the standard cake mix box that you would use for a stacked 2-layer round cake. 🙂
Suspose to say…2 round cakes..lol
Made these today and they are very good and easy. Also want to say you probably only need a 1/2 cup of powdered sugar for rolling.
Thank you, Shelly. 🙂 I read that more sugar means better crackles, but there shouldn’t be a lot wasted.
FYI
made these with 2 different cake manufacturers and wow did the cookies come out so different. Non Duncan Hines, small round balls, but with Duncan Hines they spread out a lot.
Both taste good so …..
THANK YOU, Daryl!! I’ve been meaning to do an experiment, but have been too busy. This is very good to know. 🙂
Made these yesterday and my family really like them. I added white chocolate chips to the recipe. They turned out so pretty too!
These MUST be dropped by spoonful into the powdered sugar and covered before you roll them into balls. If not they stick to your hands because it’s like a brownie batter. Once done they are absolutely delicious!
Thank you, Kim! I’ll change the directions and hopefully that will help everyone. 🙂