Every month, a few blogger friends and I get together to do the #CreativeHop. We all make a themed recipe or craft. This month’s theme is Christmas. At the end of this post, you will find the links to visit their posts and see what they have come up with. I came up with Red Velvet Cookies with Cream Cheese Drizzle. My mother-in-law hosts a cookie exchange every month for the holidays and she has a ton of cookie recipes. This is one of my favorites. I love cream cheese on anything, and red velvet is so soft and delicious. I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as I do. And it is super easy, too!
The first thing you need to do to make this recipe is get your ingredients together. You will need the ingredients for the cookies and the ingredients for the cream cheese drizzle. Here is what you need :
INGREDIENTS:
FOR THE COOKIES:
- 1 box of Red Velvet Cake Mix
- 1/2 a stick of butter
- 2 eggs
- 1/3 of a cup of vegetable oil
- 1/2 tsp of vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup of white chocolate chips (optional)
- 1/2 cup of chopped walnuts (optional)
FOR THE CREAM CHEESE GLAZE
- 4 ounces of cream cheese (softened)
- 1/2 cup of powdered sugar
- 1 tsp of vanilla extract
- 3 TBS of milk
INSTRUCTIONS:
FOR THE COOKIES:
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
- Melt the butter in the microwave and set aside to cool.
- Once the butter is cool, mix all ingredients by with a wooden spoon until well blended and forms a dough.
- Make 1 inched sized balls of dough and place them on a lightly greased cookie sheet about 1 inch apart.
- Bake for about 10 minutes.
- Remove from oven.
- Let them cool for about 20 minutes before moving them.
FOR THE ICING:
- Beat the cream cheese until smooth.
- Add the sugar and vanilla and beat again until smooth.
- Add the milk, one tablespoon at a time until you reach your desired consistency.
- Drizzle over cooled cookies.
- Eat and enjoy!
- Yields : about 30 cookies
- Total time : about 30 minutes.
These cookies are just perfect for the holidays. They are soft and moist and delicious. I hope you enjoy them as much as my family does!
Ingredients
- FOR THE COOKIES
- 1 box of Red Velvet Cake Mix
- 1/3 cup of vegetable oil
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 stick of butter (melted)
- 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup oh white chocolate chips (optional)
- 1/2 cup of chopped walnuts (optional)
- FOR THE CREAM CHEESE DRIZZLE
- 4 ounces of cream cheese (softened)
- 1/2 cup of powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
- 4 TBS of milk
Instructions
- FOR THE COOKIES
- Preheat oven to 375.
- Melt the butter in the microwave and set aside until cool.
- Once the butter is cool, mix all ingredients by hand with a wooden spoon until blended well.
- Make one inch sized balls and place on lightly greased cookie sheet about an inch apart.
- Bake for about 10 minutes.
- Remove from oven and let cool for about 20-30 minutes before icing.
- FOR THE ICING
- Beat the cream cheese until smooth.
- Add the sugar and vanilla and beat until smooth.
- Add the milk one tablespoon at a time until desired consistency is achieved.
- Drizzle over cooled cookies.
- Eat and enjoy.
For more Christmas and winter ideas, visit a few of my favorite bloggers:
- Cranberry Stove Top Potpourri Recipe by Confessions of an Overworked Mom
- Christmas Practice Writing Sheets by A Mom’s Take
- Christmas in a Jar by 2Boys+1Girl=OneCrazyMom
- Ornament Christmas Tree Picture by Simply Southern Mom
- Winter Wonderland Peppermint Playdough by Food Fun Family
- Easy Challah Bread Rolls from Your Bread Machine by Day By Day In Our World
- DIY Christmas Mouse Ornaments by Blessed Elements
- Homemade Cinnamon Snowflake Ornament by MommaDJane
- Graham Cracker Reindeer by This Mama Loves
- DIY Glittered Christmas Ornaments by How Was Your Day?
- Peppermint Lip Scrub by Style on Main
- DIY Advent Calendar by Upstate Ramblings
- Cream Cheese Biscuit Puffs by Jennifer Sikora
- Make a Snowman Cake by Kids Fun Reviewed
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What a great dessert! My husband would love these!
Thanks Ellen! I hope he enjoys them!
This looks Devine! I have made similar cookies once and they didn’t make it past the first day.
I know what ya mean, Jeanette! These did not last the day, either!
I could so go for some of those right now. They look amazing!
Thank you Sicorra!
Those look so good! I think a red velvet cookie would be just about the most delicious thing ever.
Yum! These are right up my alley! I love cookies, but that cream cheese drizzle sounds ah-mazing.
Thank you so much Robin!
Yum! These are perfect for the holidays. They sound delicious with that cream cheese drizzle!
Thank you Liz!
you had me at cream cheese - i will eat anything drizzled in cream cheese
Haha! Me too!
Oh my gosh these look AMAZING. I’ll have to pick up the ingredients so I can make these soon.
Thank you Emily!
Yum.. this recipe looks so good and i love red velvet cake! Can’t wait to try this cookie recipe
Thank you so much Rika!
Would love to make these, but don’t get red velvet cake mix here. Will see if I can find a red velvet cake recipe and make them like that.
You could always order cake mix online!
These cookies look good enough to be given as a gift! I will try making a batch and see what my sons think. They are the critics of food in the family.
Awesome! I hope they like them, Annemarie!
These cookies sound so amazing. I would love to try these soon! Cream cheese over red velvet is delicious.
Thanks Lisa! I hope you enjoy these!
Oh my these look divine! I love red velvet cake so a cookie makes things even better! These would be great for a cookie exchange before the holidays!
Thanks Crystal! That is where I got the recipe, from my MIL’s cookie exchange!
my husband’s favorite cake! I’ll have to make these cookies for him and get his opinion. they look amazing
My hubby’s favorite, too!
THose are beautiful and look super tasty. I might try to make this so thanks for the recipe.
Thanks! I hope you like them!
Oh my! These cookies look amazing! My sister is the biggest red velvet anything fan. I’m going to have to make these for her.
Thanks Brandi! I hope she likes them!
OH YUM! I was just telling my husband I wanted to make some Red Velvet type cookies for Thanksgiving this year and now I have a recipe to try! Thank you!
You are so welcome, Chelsie! I hope you enjoy them!
That looks so yummy. I make red velvet chocolate chip cookies all the time. Next time I’ll try it with the drizzle. Thanks for the recipe.
You are so welcome!
Oh man. Do these ever look incredible. I would love to make these but eating in moderation would probably be impossible. These look amazing.
It is definitely possible, because everyone wants one! lol
Seriously oh my gosh! Anyone who didn’t have a sweet tooth, will have one now, yum!
Thank you Rosey!
I JUST resisted a red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting at the grocery store, and now I see these today. This must be a sign that I need Red Velvet-something in my life. These cookies look really good!
Did you say cream cheese? These look amazing! I can’t wait to make these.
I have never tried red velvet cookies before, but they look delicious in every sense of the word. Thanks for sharing the recipe!
I bet that cream cheese is like the cherry on top. They look so good!
You are so welcome, HilLesha! And thank you!
I LOVE red velvet. It’s actually the flavor of our wedding cake, but I’ve never tried baking red velvet cookies though. One of these days, I will. Yum!
That is awesome, Lynndee!
I love anything red velvet and this recipe looks amazing!! I need to make these for Christmas!!
Thanks Ricci! I hope you enjoy them!
This looks so good. I need to try to make these right away. My daughter and husband both would love these!
Thanks Melissa! I hope you all enjoy them!
Oh man I haven’t had a red velvet cake even in a while. These look soooo good I could just taste them!
How amazing! I love red velvet cake and the idea of cream cheese drizzle makes me want some of these cookies now.
Ummm, Hello, I think I’ve just died and went to red velvet heaven! YES, YES, YES!!! Please get in my belly. I absolutely LOVED everything about this post. I certainly will be bookmarking this for future reference!
Thank you so much!
What an amazing recipe! I will definitely use it to prepare at some of my holiday parties! Thanks for sharing!
Saving this recipe! Looks AMAZING!! Thanks so much for sharing!
You are so welcome! And thank you!
I love red velvet cake so I have a feeling I will fall in love with these!
My husband loves red velvet cake! I’ll need to try these for him!
I hope he enjoys them, Clarissa!