Baker’s Best Christmas Cookies
| December 20, 2015 | Desserts
Red Velvet Melting Snowman Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 box devil’s food cake mix
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 2 eggs, beaten
- Red Gel Food Coloring
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350°F.
- Prepare cookie sheets with parchment or silpat.
- In stand mixer, add cake mix, butter, and eggs. With mixer on slow, add in red gel food coloring until you reach your desired color. (batter will be very thick).
- Using 1-inch cookie scoop, drop dough about 2 inches apart onto cookie sheets.
- Bake 8 to 12 minutes or until set.
- Allow cookies to cool before frosting.
and now for THE BEST CREAM CHEESE FROSTING **
Ingredients
- 1 package cream cheese (8 oz)
- 1 stick butter (8 tablespoons)
- 4 cups confectioners sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Place room temperature butter, cream cheese, and vanilla into mixer and blend for 1-2 minutes on medium until fully incorporated. Add powder sugar, one cup at a time, until frosting is light and creamy.
**Note: For The Melting Snowman recipe Amanda adds 1/4 cup of heavy cream to her frosting to make it start to drip over the sides of the cookie a little. Please visit her site for some incredibly good recipes, including some Zucchini Cupcakes to (almost) die for.
