This post may contain affiliate links. Read disclosure policy
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.
Nicole says
Unsalted or salted butter?
Karly says
@Nicole,
I use salted, but either is fine.
Hawa wague says
I am so excited to make this recipe the cookies look so moist and decadent . The recipe says to add in the cake mix , does that mean to add it straight out the bag or make it into a batter and then add ?
Ayesha says
I made these for a superbowl party last night and they were a hit. I have to admit the first bite wasn’t all that great but the second made me not want to stop eating it!! I will definitely pass this one on.
Karly says
@Ayesha,
Glad you liked them!
Emma says
Red velvet cookies are so TASTY. I think the butter cookies were yummy, but it
was a year ago so I don’t remember.
Lindsay says
Really wasn’t impressed with this recipe. It seemed they were having an identity crisis, cookie or cake? They were dry and spongey. The batter was rather difficult to work with too.
juliet says
Just made these and mine are spongey like a cake? Not like a cookie in the slightest? What did I do wrong?
Karly says
Hi @juliet,
Sorry you had troubles with this one. It’s hard to say what went wrong. Did you follow the recipe exactly? These should be somewhat dense and slightly gooey, so I’m not sure why they would be spongy.
Beth says
DELICIOUS!!! I made a cookie tray for work with about 5 or 6 different cookies on them and this was everyone’s FAVORITE! SO EASY and scrumptious! Thank you for the recipe! 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 5/5 smiley faces!
Amanda says
Thank you for the recipe! Made these tonight and they came out great. They are to die for!
??? says
Is there any way I can make the red velvet mix from scratch?
??? says
Yes there are recipes for red velvet cakes
Rita says
Do you have a REd Velvet Cake recipe here?
Karly says
No, I’m afraid not. 🙂
Paige says
How many cookies does this recipe make?
Karly says
@Paige,
24.
Kim says
I made these tonight and I did not like them. 🙁 I was really hoping I would but they just aren’t sweet enough for me!
Karly says
@Kim,
Sorry to hear that!
melanie says
Maybe this is posted but i have missed it. Can you tell me how many this makes?
Karly says
@melanie,
This should make about 2 dozen. 🙂
Melissa Tag says
About how many cookies will this recipe make? Looking to make large quantities for a cookie exchange!
Kelsey says
These were very good!! I added red sugar sprinkles on top when they first came out of the oven – added some extra sweetness AND made them look pretty. Very good recipe 🙂
Karly says
Thank you!
Jannet says
I made these cookies last night for my roommates and they loved them!! The cream cheese adds such a nice flavor to it. Can’t wait to try the chocolate chip version!
Karly says
Glad you enjoyed them! 🙂