Thedevilinredvelvetcookies Recipes

THE DEVIL IN RED VELVET COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease or spray cookie sheets.
• Combine sugar and 1/4 jello powder. Set aside.
• Combine cake mix, oil, eggs, remaining 3/4 jello powder. Dough will be stiff.
• Form into balls and roll on all sides in sugar mixture.
• Bake 12- 15 minutes.

SINFUL RED VELVET COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl with an electric mixer, cream the cream cheese and butter until smooth.
• Beat in the egg.
• Beat in the vanilla extract.
• Beat in the cake mix.
• Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours to firm up so that you can roll the batter into balls.I've chilled batter overnight and it comes out fine.
• After batter has chilled and you're ready to make the cookies, preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Roll the chilled batter into tablespoon sized balls and then roll them in confectioner's sugar.
• Place on an ungreased cookie sheet, 2 inches apart.
• Bake 12 minutes. The cookies should remain soft and gooey.
• Cool completely and sprinkle with more confectioners' sugar, if desired.
• To make these devilishly rich, I also top the cookies with cream cheese frosting, which is simple to make. I use Bev's Cream Cheese Frosting (recipe #55530), but double the vanilla. Or, if I'm making them for people I know have more of a savory tooth than sweet, I'll triple it to a full tablespoon.