Cake Mix Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies are a fun cookie recipe that is perfect for Valentine’s Day or Christmas with its bright color and crinkly top!
These Cake Mix Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies are perfect when you need a cute Christmas cookie fast – you only need 4 ingredients and a few minutes!
Cake Mix Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies
These cookies couldn’t be easier. Get out your favorite mixing bowl and spoon (no need to break out the mixer).
Dump in the cake mix, 2 eggs, and ⅓ cup of oil or melted butter. Stir it up until a stiff dough forms.
Then chill it for 15-30 minutes until just firm enough to handle. Roll into balls. Roll them in powdered sugar and bake.
If the cookies spread too much, chill them a bit more. If they aren’t spreading enough, let the dough warm up a bit.
Can you freeze these cookies?
Crinkle Cookies do freeze well. After they have cooled, store them in an airtight container and freeze for several weeks.
However, they are best enjoyed within a couple of days of baking if you don’t plan on freezing them.
These cookies are an excellent make-ahead cookie recipe for Christmas when you know you’ll need something quick. But they don’t take that long to bake in a pinch either.
Andes Mint Cookies, White Chocolate Snickerdoodle Cookies, and these Chocolate Turtle Cookies also freeze nicely for Christmas baking that can be completely early in the season.
Cake Mix Crinkle Cookies
You can use cake mixes to make any flavor of crinkle cookies you want. I have a cake mix funfetti crinkle cookie recipe that is fun too. I used a valentines cake mix for those. Let me know what flavor you might like to try!
Did you know you can also make these cookies with Cool Whip instead of oil or butter? Rachel Cook’s has a great recipe for Cool Whip Cookies made with a cake mix.
If you’d like to try these cookies with Cool Whip, just omit the oil and eggs, and stir together an 8 ounce container of cool whip with the cake mix. That’s all there is to it!
Extra cake mix makes for rich, moist, chocolate cupcakes, the perfect indulgence for any chocolate lover. Though they are made from a mix, they don’t taste like one at all.
Cake Mix Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 Red Velvet Cake Mix
- 1/3 cup oil or melted butter
- 2 eggs
- powdered sugar for rolling the cookies in
Instructions
- In a medium mixing bowl, stir together the cake mix, oil and eggs until a stiff dough forms.
- Chill the dough for 15-20 minutes until the dough is easy to handle. Preheat oven to 350 F. Roll the dough into 1 inch balls and roll in powdered sugar.
- Bake for 9-11 minutes. Cool 2 minutes on cookie sheet before removing to wire rack to cool completely.
- They freeze well.
Notes
Nutrition
{originally published 11/13/18 – recipe notes and photos updated 1/12/21}
Jamielyn says
So soft and fluffy! Love this easy cookie recipe!
Katerina @ diethood .com says
I LOVE how easy and delicious these are!! My kids will LOVE them!!
Rachael Yerkes says
Well these are fantastic!
Erin | Dinners,Dishes and Dessert says
These would disappear in our house!
Angie says
Question: does it matter if the eggs are room temperature or not?
Mallory says
It will be fine if the eggs are cold, but room temperature is always better for baking.
Amanda says
I tried this recipe and for some reason the batter came out super sticky. I followed everything exactly so I don’t know what happened.
Mallory says
The batter is a bit sticky, I used a cookie scoop to place mine on the cookie sheets.
abigail says
does this call for a 15.25oz or 18.25oz box of cake mix?
Mallory says
I used a Betty Crocker Red Velvet Cake Mix that was 15.25 oz
Kala Lavin says
Hi there! I made an eggless version.
Turned out extremely well.
I used 80gm of melted butter and used 2 tsp of egg replacer powder… a tablespoon of yogurt and sprinkled plain water to get the dough to the smooth consistency.
Thank you for this wonderful share.
Stephanie says
Is it better using the cool whip or butter? Does it make it taste any better either way?
Suzanne says
These are so good! It is so nice to have a simple recipe with easy ingredients to have on hand just in case!
Vanessa says
Thanks for sharing these! They’re great! How long will they keep if I keep them on the counter in a closed container?
Bettyann says
What happened if they don’t crack?
Pamela M says
the cake mix calls for water too (betty crocker) do you add that or no?
Mallory says
No. Don’t add the ingredients on the back of the box. Only what it calls for in the recipe.
Andrea says
How many approximate teaspoons is a one inch ball? I’m thinking about getting a cookie scooper and can’t figure out what size to use.
Mary says
1 inch will be approximately 1 tablespoon, Andrea.
Jan says
Does the cool whip change the fat content or anything
Mary says
Yes, the nutritional information would be different if you use cool whip.
Lisa says
I used bailys Irish cream and added more flour and 2oz soft cream cheese. They are the best cookies I have ever had!! Try and enjoy!!!
Mary says
That sounds amazing, Lisa!
Karen says
How much baileys did you use? Also how much flour and did you use the cream cheese in the mix or stuff them
Deb J. says
The dough was Very sticky. I made the mistake of using a hand mixer and it was very difficult
To get the dough off the beaters. After refrigerating, the dough was still sticky, so I coated my finger tips with the powdered sugar to get them out of the bowl and roll. They spread more than I expected and took a little longer to bake, but they turned out so pretty. I’m serving them at my HOA meeting tonight.
Mary says
I am happy to hear they are delicious.
Jean says
I made these cookies today and they came out delicious. My husband said to keep making them. Refrigerating the dough for 15 minutes helped alot. Great recipe. 👍
Mary says
Yes, it definitely helps to chill the dough, Jean. I’m so glad you and your husband loved the cookies. Enjoy!
Nicki says
Can you use chocolate cake mix instead of the red velvet
Mary says
That will work fine, Nicki.
Meagan says
Great recipe with the boxed cake I make all my crinkle cookies this way now. They turned all thick and chewy with a semi crunch on the outside. Everyone loved these.
Mary says
I’m glad the cookies were a hit, Meagan! Happy baking.
Brianna Larsen says
One of my favs
Mary says
Glad to hear it, Brianna. Happy baking!
Jamie De Rosa says
I’m making these cookies today. I was wondering do you think pressing down a little bit would make them crinkle more…just curious!
Mary says
If you find that the first batch is a little puffier than you like, you can try smacking the tray on the stove as you take them out of the oven. It will cause them to fall and “crinkle” a bit more. I don’t know that pressing down on them will make a big difference, but you can try it.
Abbs says
Been making these cookies for the last few years and it’s always a hit with the family. Barely had any leftover after Christmas they were so good!
Mary says
I’m glad you’ve been loving the cookies, Abbs!