I did not use it in mine, but some brands may not have as vibrant a red color. You may also want to have some red food coloring on hand.
*Feel free to add one of these choices in lieu of the icing: 1 cup of white chocolate chips, semi-sweet chocolate chips or holiday M&Ms.
How to Make Red Velvet Cookies with Cake Mix She helps with these and likes to frost hers and top with sprinkles like the red velvet cookie above. My own daughter is 11 but struggles with motor coordination difficulties. They certainly take less time and effort. they are not nearly as messy to make as rolled and cut cookies. Kids can still work on skills, but not get overwhelmed. Red velvet cake mix makes to process simple, with few ingredients and easy to work dough. Although making cookies with children is a traditional holiday activity, not all kids have the coordination or patience to make decorated sugar cookies. We all know kids love to bake and eat cookies. You can even toss on some red, green or pink sprinkles to make the delicious chewy cookies more fancy if you like.
these iced red cake mix cookies are the solution you need. If your cookies and pastry decorating game is weak like mine. During the holidays, cake mix and tub frosting are often on sale, eggs are reasonable and while I used melted butter, you can use whatever oil you have on hand.Īll the coloring you will need is already in the dry cake mix, and when you drizzle on with cream cheese icing (or frost) you will have festive cookies perfect for celebrating Christmas, Valentine's Day or any day of the year! This easy red velvet cookie recipe made from cake mix is not only crazy easy to make, the cookies are less expensive to make than most cookie recipes too. Yes, you can bake a box of cake mix into any of these easy cookies! Crinkle cookie and white chocolate chips versions of the recipe are also included. If you want a cream cheese icing like on mine ( I think the flavors taste great together), it's simply warmed cream cheese frosting right from a tub.