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These red velvet cookies start with a cake mix, making them super quick and easy to prepare! The soft dough makes for a delicious cookie!
My husband, the cookie connoisseur, has been requesting things like plain old chocolate chip cookies and peanut butter oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. Now, it’s not that I have a problem with those cookies – they’re classics for a reason! It’s just…I like to experiment and have fun in the cookie department!
You know gooey butter cake? It’s a midwestern thing, so if you’ve never heard of it, that’s likely why.
It’s a cake that’s so full of sugary sweet gooey goodness and I knew it would work well in cookie form.
I was so right! These red velvet cake mix cookies are exactly the ooey gooey butter cookies I was dreaming of!
I’ve also made gooey butter chocolate chip cookies and those are just as insanely good! You can’t go wrong when you start with a cake mix.
How to make red velvet cookies with cake mix:
Grab your favorite brand of red velvet cake mix, some butter, cream cheese, an egg, and vanilla. We add white chocolate chips to make these extra yummy and pretty.
That’s all you’ll need for these cake mix cookies!
Mix everything but the chocolate chips together using a stand or hand mixer until the batter is smooth and creamy.
Stir in the chocolate chips by hand.
Grab a cookie scoop and drop these onto a parchment lined baking sheet.
We like to sprinkle a few extra chocolate chips on top of the balls of dough. It makes for extra pretty cookies!
Pop them in the oven and that’s it! So quick and easy!
More red velvet recipes to try:
Red Velvet Donuts: Who wouldn’t want to start their day with red velvet?
Red Velvet Muffins: With a crumb topping, naturally!
Red Velvet Gooey Butter Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 box Red Velvet cake mix
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 1/2 cup butter room temperature
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup white chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Beat together the cream cheese and butter until well combined. Beat in the egg and vanilla. Add the cake mix and beat until well combined. Stir in the chocolate chips.
- Roll tablespoonfuls of dough into balls and place on a parchment lined baking sheet.
- Bake for 10 - 12 minutes or until the top is set, but the center is still gooey.
- Cool on a wire rack.
Nutrition Information:
This post was originally published in 2013 and updated with new photos and a video in December 2018.
Dee says
These look so yummy, I’m going to make them for my fundraising this year. Can you tell me how cookies can be made with this recipe?
Tracey says
Can I use 1/3 less fat cream cheese in these cookies?
Tiff says
These were okay… just tasted too much like cream cheese. But easy to make nonetheless.
Hakim's says
Loved them
Hakim's says
Love them
Etiyqa says
Can you tell me the actual weight for 1 box cake mix? At my place they there are in 500gm and. 1 kg.
Karly says
The cake mix I use is 18.25 ounces. It’s enough for a 2 layer cake.
Sarah says
These cookies have become everyone’s favorite in my family! If you cook them in the summertime I would definitely suggest chilling the dough for a bit. The humidity of the South was not kind to my first batch, but the refrigerator solved my problems. 🙂 Thanks for a fantastic recipe!
Karly says
So glad to hear that!
Rachel says
Can someone tell me how many calories is this? How many calories is in each cookie?
Tiffany says
How many does the recipe make?
Lara ZP says
Hi, I have a similar question to the one above. Will they be alright stored in an airtight container? I’d like to send them to Afghanistan, but only if they’ll withstand the trip. Thank you!
Karly says
Hi Lara!
These were stored at room temperature for about a week for me and were still great! I had another reader ship the chocolate chip version of these cookies (very similar recipe) and they shipped and held up great!
Enjoy!
lilith says
hello im interested in baking these for my friends, i would like to know how long will this cookies lasts in room temperature, kept in airtight container? should i fridge them to make them last longer? i thought of sending this gorgeous by mail. thank you so much ?
Karly says
Hi Lilith!
These were stored at room temperature for about a week for me and were still great! I had another reader ship the chocolate chip version of these cookies (very similar recipe) and they shipped and held up great!
Enjoy!
Mandy says
So delish! I am just making my foray into the world of baking. These were simple to make and tasted delish! So moist and gooey! Thanks for sharing this recipe. Definitely a keeper! I will be following your blogposts as I continue to hone my baking skills (and make my boyfriend a happy camper)!
Perri says
Should cream cheese be at room temp, too?
Karly says
I don’t bring it to room temperature, but I use a stand mixer when making these. If you’re not, you might want to bring it down to room temp. 🙂
Phyllis Bowden says
How many cookies does this make? They look delish! 🙂
Lisa says
My daughter was allergic to chocolate as a child and even though she grew out of the allergy she doesn’t like the taste of chocolate????. Though she LOVES white chocolate and red velvet ????. So needless to say that this recipe is perfect ????. I can’ t wait to make it for her. Thanks for posting it.????