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Red Velvet Cheesecake Cookies

Published: Feb 1, 2012 · Modified: Nov 10, 2014 by Ashley Phipps · 337 words. · About 2 minutes to read this article. · 13 Comments · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads and sponsored posts · This blog uses cookies · See our privacy policy for more info Filed Under: Holiday, Recipes

Don't these look amazing!?!?  They look like cookies you would buy at a specialty bakery.

Amazingly, I made them.  Seriously.  And they were super easy.  And super yummy!  (my only disclaimer is that you have to allow time for the cookie dough cool before you bake them, so plan ahead!)

Red Velvet Cheesecake Cookies

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I have slowly grown to enjoy Red Velvet.  But Red Velvet Cookies stuffed with a Cheesecake like filling?!?!

Yumm-o!!

Red Velvet Cheesecake Cookies

(I found the original recipe at Two Peas and Their Pod, but modified it slightly.)

Ingredients for the cookies:

  • Red Velvet cake mix box
  • 2 Tbs flour
  • 2 eggs
  • ½ cup veggie or canola oil
  • 1.5 teaspoon vanilla extract
Ingredients for the filling:
  • 4 oz cream cheese, softened
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1.5 teaspoon vanilla extract
Ingredients for topping:
  • white chocolate chips
Directions:
  1. For the cookies, combine cake mix and flour in a bowl and whisk until clumps disappear.
  2. In a stand mixer, combine cake mix/flour mixture, eggs, oil and vanilla and mix until smooth.
  3. Dough will be oily.
  4. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
  5. For the cheesecake filling, mix the cream cheese, powdered sugar and vanilla in a stand mixer until smooth.
  6. Using ½ teaspoon, scoop out cheesecake filling and roll into balls until you have about 20-22.  Place on a plate and put in the freezer for at least 2 hours.
  7. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
  8. Take ⅛ cup cookie dough and flatten in your hands.
  9. Place a filling ball on the dough and gently wrap dough around the filling.  Roll into a ball carefully.
  10. Place 4 cookies on a cookie sheet (these make large cookies) and bake for 11-13 minutes.  Cookie will begin to crackle when they are done.
  11. Let cookies cool on baking sheet for a while then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.
  12. Melt white chocolate chips and drizzle on cookies.
  13. Let chocolate set and enjoy!
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This recipe makes about 20 cookies.

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Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. NanaDiana

    February 01, 2012 at 4:34 pm

    I have never seen a recipe like this one, Ashley! It looks decadent. And, just as word of advice, I would go into my comments and send the one above into the spam file so that particular UNKNOWN does not become a permanent visitor. xo Diana

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  2. joen

    February 02, 2012 at 1:05 pm

    They sound yummy! May make this weekend to take to a superbowl party for dessert! Or keep for myself. LOL

    Reply
  3. Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust

    February 02, 2012 at 5:50 pm

    Awesome! I've been eyeing these lately... 🙂

    Reply
  4. Lisa

    February 03, 2012 at 10:16 am

    Mmm! These look really good! YUMMY

    Reply
  5. Deana

    February 04, 2012 at 10:10 pm

    Thanks so much for linking up to <a href="http://www.countrymommacooks.com&quot; rel="nofollow">CountryMommaCooks</a> Link &amp; Greet Party!<br />Hope to see you next Saturday……Have a blessed week:)

    Reply
  6. [email protected]

    February 07, 2012 at 7:11 pm

    Cookies?? Amazing! I need to eat these!

    Reply
  7. Brian, Michelle, Teagan and Isla

    February 07, 2012 at 11:26 pm

    Oh.wow. I so love red velvet and cream cheese. So not on the plan...and yet, it IS Valentines... Thanks for linking them up on my Tuesday linky party! I love your blog!<br /><br />http://teaganstravels.blogspot.com

    Reply
  8. The Southern Girl's Guide

    February 08, 2012 at 3:01 pm

    These look SO amazing! I am going to have to try them!

    Reply
  9. Six Sisters

    February 10, 2012 at 10:44 am

    Mmmm, this looks so good. Thanks so much for joining us on &quot;Strut Your Stuff Saturday&quot;. We loved having you and hope to see you back next week with more great ideas! - The Sisters

    Reply
  10. James and Meenakshi

    May 23, 2013 at 10:46 am

    I plan on baking these for a red and white baby shower I am hosting next weekend. I will do a practice run this weekend and I am keeping my fingers crossed and hoping they turn out well. Should these stored in the fridge once they are ready or room temperature will be fine, can you please advice. Thank you

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    • Ashley Phipps

      May 23, 2013 at 11:00 am

      Sounds like a delicious plan James and Meenakshi! <br /><br />Mine didn&#39;t last long enough to worry about storing...but I would say it is a personal preference thing and how long they will be out for. The center does have cream cheese in it so it will be ok out for a little while, but not for too long 🙂 It&#39;s similar to a cream cheese icing. It will be ok for a couple days in my

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  11. James and Meenakshi

    May 30, 2013 at 11:30 am

    Thank you Ashley for your response. I tried these last weekend. I don&#39;t have a stand mixer so I used my electric mixer and my hand. The cookies turned out great :).<br />I messed up the icing part. The drizzling was most d difficult part for me. The icing was not clumpy, it was very thick though. can you please give me tips to improve my icing. <br /><br />Thanks for your help. <br />You are

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    • Ashley Phipps

      May 31, 2013 at 2:35 pm

      My pleasure Meena!<br /><br />I am so glad the hand mixer worked well for you! <br /><br />Chocolate can be tricky. I would first start by checking out my blog post on how to melt chocolate for dipping. The same principles apply to melting chocolate for drizzling 🙂 Here is a link to the blog post: http://www.simplydesigning.net/2011/02/how-to-melt-chocolate-for-dipping.html<br /><br />The

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