Sinful Red Velvet Cookies

I'm cookin', good lookin!'s Note:

This is based on a Paula Deen recipe, so it's quite rich ;) This is by far the most luxurious cookie I make. They never last long. They're painfully easy to make, which may be bad news for your waistline.

• Total Time: 17 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 5-7

Yield: 24.0 cookies

• 1 (8 ounce) brick cream cheese , room temperature
• ½ cup butter , room temperature (1 stick)
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 (18 ounce) box red velvet cake mix
• confectioners' sugar , for rolling and dusting

Directions:

1. In a large bowl with an electric mixer, cream the cream cheese and butter until smooth.
2. Beat in the egg.
3. Beat in the vanilla extract.
4. Beat in the cake mix.
5. 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.
6. After batter has chilled and you're ready to make the cookies, preheat the oven to 350°F.
7. Roll the chilled batter into tablespoon sized balls and then roll them in confectioner's sugar.
8. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet, 2 inches apart.
9. Bake 12 minutes. The cookies should remain soft and gooey.
10. Cool completely and sprinkle with more confectioners' sugar, if desired.
11. 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 (Cream Cheese Frosting), 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.

Reviews

[Monique in Sacramento]

It is amazing how easy and delicious these cookies are, really! They were moist & fluffy on the inside and lightly crisped on the outside. The top of the cookie cracks a little and the powdered sugar falls into the cracks and it reminded me of snow. They just scream Christmas! I plan on making these for my Christmas cookie platter.....forever. You have to try them sinfully delicious.

[bojocal]

These Cookies are awsome! This is the first time that I have made the red velvet but I have had and been making the same recipe for years with many other cake mixes and even added chocolate chips or other add on's try them with Chocolate Cake, Spice Cake, White, Yellow etc they are all amazing.

[jackncoke909]

I'm not a real baker by no means however this recipe is so easy and will not disappoint! I made them the first time last Christmas and every neighbor I gave them to LOVED them! I now make them for everyone. The cookies ship well also. I have made about 9 dozen and shipped them overseas to my adopt a soldiers with a can of cream cheese frosting in the metal can and it makes their day...maybe even month! If it is good enough for our US Armed Forces, it's good enough for anyone! Enjoy :)