Red Velvet Cookie Cups

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Ingredients

  • Cream Cheese Frosting:
  • 2 (16 oz) packages Pillsbury® Ready to Bake refrigerated sugar cookies (24 cookies)
  • 1 box Devil’s Food Cake Mix (suggested: Betty Crocker SuperMoist Devils Food)
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 (1 oz) bottle red food color
  • 2 (12-oz) containers Whipped Cream Cheese Frosting or prepare recipe below
  • 1 (8 oz) package cream cheese, softened
  • 1 stick butter, softened
  • 4 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 48 mini muffin cups with No-Stick Cooking Spray. Place 1 cookie dough round in each muffin cup. Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until lightly golden brown.
Using the end of a wooden spoon, carefully press into center of each cookie to make 1-inch-wide indentation. Cool completely.
In large bowl, beat cake mix, water, oil, eggs and red food color with electric mixer on low speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally (do not overbeat).
Fill each cooled cookie cup 3/4 full with cake batter. Bake in 350°F oven for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick can be inserted into the cake and comes out clean. Remove from oven; cool completely.
Frost tops of cookie cups with cream cheese frosting and decorate with cake crumbs.

Cream Cheese Frosting:
Beat the cream cheese and butter until smooth. Gradually, add powdered sugar and vanilla; beating until well blended.