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Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies

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These Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies are crispy on the outside but chewy on the inside, the perfect little treat for your holiday parties.

a pile of red velvet crinkle cookies with a class of milk in the background

Today I’m sharing with you one of my favorite easy recipes for red velvet crinkle cookies. This recipe is about as easy as they come and they turn out perfect every single time. Nice and crispy on the outside, but super chewy on the inside.

They’re delicious and never last long enough to share with others. I always have grand plans to freeze my cookies and then give them out as gifts to everyone, but truth be told, they disappear from my freezer before Christmas arrives.

This is why I usually bake non stop during the month of December, which I love! Just put on my Christmas music and bake on in my kitchen. Totally my favorite time of the year.

a pile of red velvet crinkle cookies with the top one split in half

How to Make Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies

My recipe for these cookies is as simple as it can get. I’m talking only 6 ingredients. The secret ingredient is the Red Velvet cake mix. Seriously, unless you have lots and lots of time, this is the easiest way to make these cookies. And trust me, they do turn out perfect.

All you have to do is add a couple eggs, melted butter, I add a bit of lemon zest for that extra zing, then mix it all together. That’s all there is to these little morsels.

a cookie tin full of red velvet crinkle cookies with christmas decorations in the background

You just shape them into 1 inch little balls and roll them through icing sugar. You can also use a little cookie scoop, if you have one, but I like to get in there with my hands.

How to Bake Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies

These bake fairly quickly, only 8 or 9 minutes required, so make sure you don’t over bake them. I like to turn on the light in the oven as they bake and watch them flatten and crinkle up.

a pile of red velvet crinkle cookies with christmas decorations in the background

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Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies

4.7 from 10 votes
Prep: 10 mins
Cook: 9 mins
Total: 19 mins
Author: Joanna Cismaru
Serves: 30
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These Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies are crispy on the outside but chewy on the inside, the perfect little treat for your holiday parties. 

Ingredients

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Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375 F degrees. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
  • In the bowl of your mixer add the cake mix, eggs, butter and lemon zest. Beat on low until blended. Alternatively, you can just mix everything with a wooden spoon.
  • In another smaller bowl whisk together the icing sugar and cornstarch.
  • Shape the cookie dough into small 1 inch balls, then roll through the icing sugar mixture. Place the cookies at least 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets.
  • Bake for 8 to 9 minutes or until the edges set. The cookies will spread in the oven. Let cool on the baking sheet for a couple minutes then transfer to wire rack to finish cooling completely.

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Recipe Notes

Double check the amount of boxed cake you have. In this recipe I used a 432 g/ 15.25 oz box. If the size of yours is different, adjust the butter and eggs to fit my recipe’s ratio.
To freeze, place cookies in an airtight container and place in the freezer for up to 3 months.
Please keep in mind that nutritional information is a rough estimate and can vary greatly based on products used.

Nutrition Information:

Serving: 1cookieCalories: 106kcal (5%)Carbohydrates: 15.4g (5%)Protein: 1.2g (2%)Fat: 4.4g (7%)Saturated Fat: 2.2g (14%)Cholesterol: 19mg (6%)Sodium: 125mg (5%)Potassium: 6mgSugar: 9.6g (11%)Vitamin A: 100IU (2%)Calcium: 30mg (3%)
Course:Cookies, Dessert
Cuisine:American
Keyword:christmas cookies, red velvet cookies, red velvet crinkle cookies
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30-Minute One-Pot Meals Cookbook by Joanna Cismaru

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  1. catherine says

    I thank you for telling us about the size box of cake mix since that will make the difference between sticky or not sticky dough.
    Do you think the cookie will be ok if I add white chocolate chips and don’t roll in icing?

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  2. Christine Carroll says

    Joanna…Can I use different flavors of cake mixes and have the cookies turn out the same as these red velvet crinkle cookies? These look wonderful and appear very easy to make. I’m a big fan of “easy to make!”

    Thank you

    Reply

  3. Wendy Maxwell says

    WOW, these are so good. You better make a double bath! I love the hint of lemon zest. Only problem I had, not all of the “cracked”. But it does not hinder the flavor at all. Where has these been all my life… Thank you!

    Reply

  4. Hannah says

    My husband and I tried to make these today for Valentine’s Day. Taste good (though I might cut some of the lemon flavor next time just to see how that tastes) but the dough would not roll. It was way too sticky. Any suggestions about what went wrong? We ended up just putting dollops on the sheets and then sprinkling the sugar mixture on top. Any advice?

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    • Fenne Kieken says

      HI Hannah, not sure what happened as the recipe uses cake mix and is then rolled onto the icing sugar mixture. Did you follow the recipe exactly as it was listed with the correct amounts of butter and eggs. You may have found a cake mix that was a different size from what we had and then would have needed to adjust the additional ingredients if it was a lesser amount which is what might have happened.

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  5. vEE says

    Hi my box is 580g of cake mix. Is that the usual size. I’m in South Africa so our measurements at different!
    Please advice

    Thanks

    Reply
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