Easy Red Velvet Cookies
These red velvet cookies couldn’t be simpler to make—you only need 4 ingredients! They’re great for a last-minute Valentine’s Day treat or any time you’re in the mood for a red velvet treat.
Servings: 36
Ingredients
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly
- 1 box (15.25 ounce) red velvet cake mix (we like Duncan HInes, see notes)
- 2 large eggs, beaten
- 1 cup white chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper for easy clean-up.
- In a mixing bowl, combine butter, cake mix, and eggs. When combined, fold in white chocolate chips. Dough will be very thick.6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly, 1 box (15.25 ounce) red velvet cake mix , 2 large eggs, beaten, 1 cup white chocolate chips
- Using a cookie scoop (1 tablespoon), scoop cookie dough onto prepared cookie sheet, about 2 to 3 inches apart.
- Bake for 10 minutes. Cool the cookies on the cookie sheet for a couple of minutes to let them firm up before moving to a cooking rack to cool completely.
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Notes
- Cake mix variations: We tested this recipe with a 15.25 oz box of Duncan Hines cake mix, and with a 13.25 oz box of Betty Crocker cake mix. They both turned out great in spite of the weight difference but we did slightly prefer the cookies made with the 15.25 Duncan Hines box, so the recipe reflects that. If you can only find a 13.25 oz box, it will still work. Keep all other measurements the same.
- Baking: You can bake two sheets of these at once, but depending on your oven’s heat disbursement and rack positions, the two trays may not turn out exactly the same. For the most consistent results, I prefer to do one cookie sheet at a time, on the middle rack of my oven. I do use two cookie sheets, so that I can put unbaked cookies in the oven as soon as I take out a batch of baked cookies.
- Chocolate chips: We also tested these with dark chocolate chips instead of white chocolate chips. I generally prefer the taste of dark chocolate to white chocolate, but white chocolate pairs well with red velvet, and gives the cookies a prettier appearance. Feel free to use what you like or happen to have.
- Storage: Cool cookies completely before storing in an airtight container.
- Recipe retested and revised December 2024.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 99kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 107mg | Potassium: 58mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 73IU | Vitamin C: 0.03mg | Calcium: 30mg | Iron: 1mg
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