Red Velvet Cookies With Cream Cheese Frosting

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (18 ounce) box red velvet cake mix (any brand will do)
• 2 eggs
• 1/3 cup oil
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese (softened)
• 1/4 cup stick margarine (softened) or 1/4 cup butter (softened)
• 2 teaspoons milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 4 cups powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 mix all the cookie ingredients together. this will make a cookie dough.
• 2 roll into balls and place on a lightly greased cookie sheet. flatten down slightly (depending on the thickness you desire).
• 3 bake at 375° until the tops crackle (about 8-10 minutes) or until desired doneness.
• 4 cool and then frost (they're also good without the frosting).
• 5 for the frosting, beat cream cheese, margarine, milk and vanilla in medium bowl with electric mixer on low speed until smooth.
• 6 gradually beat in powdered sugar on low speed, 1 cup at a time, until smooth and spreadable. frosts one 13 × 9-inch cake generously, or fills and frosts one 8- or 9-inch two-layer cake. refrigerate any remaining frosting.
• 7 chocolate cream cheese frosting: add 2 ounces unsweetened baking chocolate, melted and cooled, with the margarine.