Ingredients
- 1 (8 ounce) brick cream cheese, room temperature
- 1/2 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
Preparation
Step 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.