Recipe: Red Velvet Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting or Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting (using cake mix)

RED VELVET COOKIES

This red velvet cookie is so easy to make and is great to serve any time, but especially for holidays like Valentine's Day, Fourth of July, and Christmas. Serve them plain or with the cream cheese frosting.

1 box Duncan Hines Red Velvet Cake Mix
2 eggs
1/3 cup oil

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly grease a cookie sheet.

Mix all ingredients together. This will make a cookie dough. Roll into balls and place on prepared cookie sheet. Flatten down slightly (depending on the thickness you desire).

Bake at 375 degrees F until the tops crackle (about 8-10 minutes) or until desired doneness.

Cool and then frost with basic Cream Cheese Frosting:

CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup stick margarine or butter, softened
2 teaspoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
4 cups powdered sugar

Beat cream cheese, margarine, milk and vanilla in medium bowl with electric mixer on low speed until smooth. 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.

CHOCOLATE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING:
Add 2 ounces unsweetened baking chocolate, melted and cooled, with the margarine.