Sharing one of our favorite red velvet cake mix cookies today! My Red Velvet Milky Way Cake Cookies are so simple to prepare and great for parties!
Red Velvet Cake Mix Cookies
What is it about red velvet cookies that make me so happy!? The deep fantastic red color? Who knows, but what I do know is that these simple, no fuss, make in about 15 minute cookies are to die for! Try them for yourself, you’ll see what I’m talking about. As if they are not good enough, I’ve added giant chunks of Dark Milky Way bars to the dough with some cute little mini chocolate chips. Enjoy friends!
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How To Make Red Velvet Cake Mix Cookies
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. and line a large baking sheet with a silpat liner or parchment paper.
- Place cake mix, butter, egg and oil into a large mixing bowl. Stir to combine. Cut up Milky Way bars into chunks and stir into dough along with the chocolate chips. Scoop dough onto prepared baking sheet placing about 1 inch apart. Press each cookie down almost flat about 1/2 inch thick.
- Bake for 11-13 minutes, until baked through. Let cool on baking sheet for 10 minutes before transferring to cooling rack.
Add a semi-melted stick of butter to the bowl.
You can start to see the cake mix turning red behind the butter 🙂
Add one nice egg and a couple tablespoons of oil.
How Fabulous is this dough?
Ok, time for these midnight dark Milky Way bars. If you haven’t tried these before, they really don’t taste like dark chocolate and they are soooo much better than the original Milky Ways. Trust me on this one.
Ummmm. Yes please.
They were so photogenic I couldn’t stop taking their picture, lol!
Ok, into the bowl they go.
Add some mini chocolate chips right on top and give a good mix.
Scoop nice scoops of dough onto your silpat liner. Parchment paper works great too.
Press each cookie flat before baking. I like how they bake much better this way.
Ahhhh, piping hot ready to come out of the oven. Look at that nougat!
This just makes me happy.
….and this too 🙂 Enjoy!
Red Velvet Milky Way Cake Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 Box Red Velvet Cake Mix
- 1 stick/1/2 cup unsalted butter softened
- 1 large egg
- 2 tablespoons canola or vegetable oil
- 4 full size Dark Milky Way Bars
- 1 1/2 cups mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a large baking sheet with a silpat liner or parchment paper.
- Place cake mix, butter, egg and oil into a large mixing bowl. Stir to combine. Cut up Milky Way bars into chunks and stir into dough along with the chocolate chips. Scoop dough onto prepared baking sheet placing about 1 inch apart. Press each cookie down almost flat about 1/2 inch thick. Bake for 11-13 minutes, until baked through. Let cool on baking sheet for 10 minutes before transferring to cooling rack.
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These look so amazing!! I could go for one (or ten!!)
Hi! So my question today is can you make cookie dough out of any cake mix? I thought about making vanilla coconut cookies with vanilla cake mix and coconut flakes.
Yes!
I just made lemon cookies with a lemon cake mix, 1 stick of butter, 1 egg, 2 tbsp oil… came out PERFECT! 🙂
I always make cookies from cake mixes because they always come out soft and chewy instead of crunchy 🙂 SO amazing.
Vanilla Coconut sounds heavenly!
Those Dark Milky Way bars are my favorite, these cookies are calling my name!
I can’t get over how amazing these are!!!! Now… I need a batch ASAP.
I’m kind of having 13 heart attacks right now. I’ve never been so happy.
Those Milky Way Darks are gorgeous! I’ve always preferred them to regular Milky ways 🙂
*Drools all over my keyboard* I LOVE Milky Way Midnight (the regular kind is too sweet) and who doesn’t love red velvet treats? So trying this!
I am just pulling this out of the oven! Just a couple of thoughts…. I used an 18.25 red velvet mix and the dough was very crumbly. I’m thinking next time use a smaller cake mix or melt the butter instead of just softening it. Other than that, these are amazing!
I agree!! I melted the butter but used the 18.25 mix and it was def more crumbly thank I liked. Otherwise, amazing cookie!!
I LOVE that you used the Milky Way Dark Chocolate Bars in this recipe. You are right they are so much better than the regular Milky Way bars. They are by far one of my favorite candy bars ever. And they look divine in these cookies
Amazing! Red Velvet is definitely one of my favorites. I’ve made similar cookies from a red velvet cake mix before, but the dark chocolate and caramel from the Milky Way is genius, and probably sends these over the top!
Thanks Blair!!
It’s nice to have a quick recipe that looks as good as this. And I could use one after watching that Budweiser commercial. I’m still sniffling. Thanks!
I’ve got to catch that commercial, I keep hearing how sad it was!!
Your recipes are always the best! These look like another winner 🙂
You are so sweet Carla! Thank you 🙂
looks like my kinda cookie!! and love the dark chocolate milky way addition – good call!
Lovely cookies Jenny!!!
yum– these look amazing!!
Seriously loving these!! You are a rock star!
These sound so tasty! Love the colour 🙂
So ready for valentines 😉 delicious!
Amazing! I bet these go down so smooth with a glass of milk!
Haha! Yes, for sure 🙂
Absolutely fantastic looking, Jenny!
I want a dozen!
Looks so yummy!!! Want to try a make this but I dont know where to get red velvet cake mix here in the Philippines 🙁 any suggestions? Love your recipes 🙂
Hmmm, can you order from Amazon?
these are so festive and perfect for that lovey day!
I love the milky ways in there! So perfect!
Hi Jenny
looks awesome, but a 15 or 18 ounce cake mix?
Yes, please answer. Size does matter – 15 or 18? lol.
I used the Betty Crocker Super Moist 15.25oz red velvet cake mix and they worked out fine.
Definitely making these for Galentine’s Day!!
Those look so good! Perfect for V day!
Ooo, love the gooey-melty milk way centers. Perfecto!
These cookies look absolutely perfect Jenny! I love the gooey caramel and nougat bits!
These look amazing Jenny!
Jenny, these look and sound scrumlicious!! 😉 I’ll be trying these soon!
What a cute idea for Valentines Day. I love the color and those Milky Way bits.
That color is truly amazing. I have yet to make anything red velvet, but cookies seem like a good way to introduce it into my life!
Oh my word. I cannot believe how incredible these look! (OK, I can believe it. But still)!
Oh Jenny! These look amazing. Whoa, these are a definite must-make for Valentine’s Day here! (Or at least 2 times before!) 🙂
Jenny the cookies look great and the Milky Way Darks ARE indeed so photogenic 🙂 I love those candy bars and I bet in the cookies they are so good!