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Home » Recipes » Cookies » Red Velvet Cake Mix Cookies for Christmas Cookie Sandwiches!

Red Velvet Cake Mix Cookies for Christmas Cookie Sandwiches!

By Krissy of B-Inspired Mama 2 Comments

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Is it terrible if I admit that my favorite part of the holiday season is the Christmas cookies?!

Those festive sweets take me right back to the big family Christmas parties we had at my Grandmother’s house when I was a kid.  A sparkling Christmas tree in the corner of my Grandparents’ log cabin, my cousins playing pretend farm on the floor, and me sneaking fresh baked goods from the counter.

It’s been a couple years since I’ve gone all-out baking Christmas cookies for gifts.  But I think this year is the year to get to baking and gifting cookies again.  Especially since B-Inspired Mama partner, Kenwood, sent me an awesome Kenwood Chef Kitchen Machine to make my holiday baking easier – and more fun, too!

Red Velvet Cake Mix Cookies Easy Enough for Kids!

Here’s the first Christmas cookie recipe we’ve tried with it…

Easy Red Velvet Cake Mix Cookies for making festive Christmas Cookie Sandwiches - Perfect Cookies for Santa - at B-Inspired Mama

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Kenwood. It also contains affiliate links. However, all opinions are authentic and my own. Please see my disclosure policy. 

Easy Red Velvet Cake Mix Cookies Recipe

I love me some semi-homemade baking.  I rarely have time for “from scratch” with three kids circling me in the kitchen.  Even if they’re helping in the kitchen, they just don’t have the attention span (and I don’t have the patience) for a long, complicated recipe.

So this easy Christmas cookie recipe starts with a cake mix.  A delicious Red Velvet Cake Mix!

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Easy Red Velvet Cake Mix Cookies for making festive Christmas Cookie Sandwiches - Ingredients - at B-Inspired Mama

Aside from the boxed cake mix, all you need are a couple eggs and some butter to make delicious Red Velvet Cake Mix Cookies!

Easy Red Velvet Cake Mix Cookies for making festive Christmas Cookie Sandwiches - Mixing with my New Kenwood Kitchen Chef - at B-Inspired Mama

Even when “cheating” with the boxed cake mix, mixing up our red velvet cookie dough with our new Kenwood Chef Kitchen Machine – with its 750 watts of turbocharged power and Electronic Variable Speed Control – made the kids and I feel like chefs!

Easy Red Velvet Cake Mix Cookies for making festive Christmas Cookie Sandwiches - Mixing the Dough with my New Kenwood Kitchen Chef - at B-Inspired Mama

And that Variable Speed Control lets the ingredients gradually incorporate before mixing at high speeds, so they stay in the bowl and don’t make a mess.  Of course, the handy plastic splash guard helps with that, too.

Easy Red Velvet Cake Mix Cookies for making festive Christmas Cookie Sandwiches - Spooning Cookie Dough - at B-Inspired Mama

While the cookies were baking we used the Kenwood Chef Kitchen Machine to turn our store-bought cream cheese frosting a fun festive green.

Easy Red Velvet Cake Mix Cookies for making festive Christmas Cookie Sandwiches - Adding Green Food Coloring to the Frosting - at B-Inspired Mama

The little, hinged lid on the side of the kitchen machine guard was perfect for adding the drops of green food coloring while the frosting was whipping.

Easy Red Velvet Cake Mix Cookies for making festive Christmas Cookie Sandwiches - Mixing Green Frosting - at B-Inspired Mama

Doesn’t that green fluffy frosting look so festive between the bright Red Velvet Cake Mix Cookies?! So FUN!

We even rolled the edges in green sugar crystals for extra sparkle and crunch.

Easy Red Velvet Cake Mix Cookies for making festive Christmas Cookie Sandwiches - Adding Green Sugar - at B-Inspired Mama

Don’t the finished Red Velvet Christmas Cookie Sandwiches look fancy? The perfect special treat for Santa. Or for gifting to friends or neighbors.

Easy Red Velvet Cake Mix Cookies for making festive Christmas Cookie Sandwiches - Perfect Holiday Cookies for Santa - at B-Inspired Mama

Make sure to visit the Kenwood website for more information on the Kenwood Chef Kitchen Machine and other Kenwood kitchen appliances.

Print this Red Velvet Cake Mix Cookies Recipe:

Easy Red Velvet Christmas Cookie Sandwiches - B-Inspired Mama

Red Velvet Cake Mix Cookies Recipe

These Red Velvet Cake Mix Cookies are easy enough for the kids to make! And perfect for making Christmas cookie sandwiches for Santa!
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Prep: 20 minutes mins
Cook: 10 minutes mins
Total Time: 30 minutes mins
Servings: 12 cookies
Cost: $7.50

Equipment

  • stand mixer (or hand mixer and mixing bowl)
  • measuring cups
  • cookie scoop (or tablespoon)
  • sheet pan
  • parchment paper
  • icing spatula (or butter knife or spreader)

Ingredients

For Cookies:

  • 1 (15.25 ounce) box red velvet cake mix
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 cup salted butter

For Frosting:

  • 1 (16 ounce) can cream cheese frosting
  • 6 drops food coloring (green)
  • 1/2 cup sanding sugar

Instructions

To Make Cookies:

  • Add 1 (15.25 ounce) box red velvet cake mix, 2 eggs, and 1/2 cup salted butter to stand mixer bowl, and mix at medium speed until combined.
    Easy Red Velvet Christmas Cookie Sandwiches - Mixing with my New Kenwood Kitchen Chef - at B-Inspired Mama
  • Use cookie scoop to scoop cookie batter onto parchment paper-lined sheet pan, making sure they are evenly spaces and at least 2 inches apart.
    Easy Red Velvet Christmas Cookie Sandwiches - Spooning Cookie Dough - at B-Inspired Mama
  • Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 8-10 minutes, or until cookies are slightly firm. Move cookies from pan to cooling rack and allow to cool completely.

To Make Frosting:

  • Add 1 (16 ounce) can cream cheese frosting and around 6 drops food coloring to stand mixer bowl, and mix at medium speed until thoroughly combined. Add more food coloring, if needed, for desired color saturation.
    Easy Red Velvet Christmas Cookie Sandwiches - Mixing Green Frosting - at B-Inspired Mama

To Make Christmas Cookie Sandwiches:

  • Spread a fully-cooled cookie with around 1-2 tablespoons of frosting, then place another cookie flat-side down onto the frosting to make a cookie sandwich.
  • Pour around 1/2 cup sanding sugar into a shallow bowl. Roll the edges of the cookie sandwich in the sanding sugar to cover the frosting with sugar.
    Easy Red Velvet Christmas Cookie Sandwiches - Adding Green Sugar - at B-Inspired Mama
  • Set aside and repeat with remaining cookies.
    Easy Red Velvet Christmas Cookie Sandwiches - Perfect Holiday Cookies for Santa - at B-Inspired Mama
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Holiday · Kid-Friendly · Semi-Homemade

More Kid-Approved Baking Inspiration:

  • Kids in the Kitchen: White Chocolate Banana Muffins
  • DIY Edible Cupcake Toppers for Christmas Cupcakes
  • Kid-Approved Apple Spice Cake Recipe
  • How to Make Christmas Cookies Healthier
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Kenwood. It also contains affiliate links. However, all opinions are authentic and my own. Please see my disclosure policy. 

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About Krissy of B-Inspired Mama

Former M.Ed Art Teacher. Current Blogger & Social Media Influencer. Always Crazy & Creative Mama of 3.

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  1. Bev Mahoney says

    December 6, 2021 at 11:24 AM

    Krissy,
    KUdos to you for the great recipe. I do need help, however. When I prepared the cookie dough, I let the butter reach room temperature, and also took the eggs out of the frig about half an hour before I mixed it up. I couldn’t get all the mix to get wet, no matter how I tried. I think I over beat it in the process, but it was so thick that it climbed up the beaters of my hand mixer & I had to keep stopping to release beaters and scrape the dough back into the bowl. In desperation, I finally added one egg white to the dough so that the rest of the mix could be blended in. Do you have any suggestions? would extra water work? I loved the final product, even though I think the cookies were a bit worse for wear. Everyone who tried them also loved the flavors & look, but I want to make them again and would love anyone’s advice who has made them.
    Thank you so much

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    • Krissy of B-Inspired Mama says

      December 15, 2021 at 7:26 AM

      Thanks for the feedback, Bev. It’s been a bit since I made this recipe, but I do remember the batter being quite thick. It sounds like you found a good solution, but as think you could have added a bit of water, too. Happy Holidays!

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