Easy Red Velvet Kiss Cookies Recipe (2024)

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These Red Velvet Kiss Cookies are a delicious cookie recipe with the perfect blend of soft and chewy textures. Starting with a red velvet cake mix, they are easy to make and the sugar coating gives them a spectacular texture. The Hershey’s Kiss in the center is the perfect touch for finishing off the rich red velvet blossoms.

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I love these delicious red velvet cookies because they start with a cake mix, which means you don’t need to worry about all the usual ingredients like cocoa powder, red gel food coloring, or all purpose flour.

These red velvet blossom cookies are also perfect for any occasion! The red color makes them the perfect Valentine’s Day cookies and they’re all ready for a Christmas party, too! This red velvet cake would also be great.

The coarse sugar coating gives them just a bit of crunch for the perfect treat. I also love that you can adjust the flavor of the Hersey’s kiss for an easy way to change up the flavors and the colors. Dark chocolate kisses, white chocolate, or even peppermint bark kisses would be perfect in this red velvet cookie recipe.

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What goes into this recipe

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  • Red Velvet Cake Mix- Using a cake mix for the base of this cookie is the perfect place to start and allows you to make these cookies with only a handful of ingredients. It also means you don’t have to worry about messing with messy red food coloring!
  • Vegetable Oil- Added to both bind the cookie dough and give the red velvet cookies a nice soft texture.
  • Eggs- Another binding ingredient, eggs also give you a light soft cookie.
  • Granulated Sugar- In this recipe the cookies are rolled in the granulated sugar for an excellent texture on the outside.
  • Hershey’s Kisses- A kiss cookie would not be complete without a silky smooth milk chocolate Kiss in the middle.

See recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.

Recipe Variations

There are a few easy things you can do to change the recipe and flavors slightly.

  • Use other kinds of chocolate kisses. There are so many varieties of Hershey Kisses. Choose your favorite and don’t feel like you have to stick to the milk chocolate.
  • Shape the cookies into a heart for Valentine’s Day. You could even replace the Hersey’s kisses with Dove chocolate hearts!
  • Roll the cookies in a colored sanding sugar. There are a variety of colored sanding sugars in the baking aisle of the grocery store. Roll the cookies in that for a different color and slightly different texture.
  • You could always try this awesomeClassic Peanut Butter Blossom Cookie recipe. It is an easy version of the traditional peanut butter blossoms.

How to make Easy Red Velvet Kiss Cookies

  1. Combine the cake mix, oil and eggs in a large bowl and mix together using an electricmixer {or by hand}. You want a nice and thick beautiful deep red cookie dough.
  2. Use a medium cookie scoop to scoop mounds of red velvet cookie dough and then roll the cookie dough ball in granulated sugar. Place the sugar coated cookie mounds onto a parchment paper {or wax paper} lined baking sheet and refrigerate for an hour.
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  1. After an hour, preheat the oven and place the cookie dough mounds onto a silicone mat {or parchment paper} lined baking sheet. Bake for 9-11 minutes or until they are set.
  2. Remove the cookies from the oven and allow them to cool on thebaking sheetfor 5 minutes. After 5 minutes move the cookies to acooling rackand place an unwrapped Hershey’s Kiss into the center of each cookie. Allow the cookies to cool completely and the Hershey’s Kisses to set up {they will melt slightly as the cookies cool} before serving or storing.
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Expert Tips

  • Use a cookie scoop to scoop the cookie dough. This helps keep all of the cookies the same size and allows them to bake evenly.
  • Add the unwrapped Hershey’s Kiss after the cookies have baked and cooled for 5 minutes and once they are on the cooling rack. If you add the Hershey’s Kisses before baking they will totally melt into the cookie.
  • Whether using a hand-held mixer or stirring by hand, avoid over mixing the dough. Mix until fully combined and no lumps remain, but don’t overwork the dough to maintain a soft and light cookie texture.

Storage and Freezing

Store: Red Velvet Kiss Cookies can easily be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 4 days.

Freeze: These easy cookies can also be frozen for up to 3 months.

Recipe FAQs

Why do we coat blossom cookies in sugar?

There are a couple of reasons that we roll Red Velvet Blossom Cookies in sugar before baking. First of all, the sugar will melt slightly into the cookie dough and create this wonderful crust around the outside of the cookie. It adds such great texture!

The sugar on the outside also helps the cake mix cookies from spreading out while they bake which is nice because you want thick Blossom Cookies.

Can I use a different type of cake mix for these cookies?

You can experiment with other cake mixes for a different flavor. Any flavor would be delicious, but they won’t have the iconic flavor unless you use red velvet cake mix. Here is a chocolate cake mix blossom cookie you can try.

What flavor of Hershey’s Kisses would be good on these cookies?

While milk chocolate is the classic flavor, using seasonal varieties of Hersheys Kisses is the perfect way to change up the look of these cookies to make them perfect for a variety of holidays. I love them made with Hershey’s Hugs, too!

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Do you love Red Velvet? Try these easy recipes…

  • Easy Red Velvet Bundt Cake Recipe
  • Black Bottom Cakes: Red Velvet Bundt Cake Recipe with Cake Mix
  • Red Velvet Sheet Cake Cookies Recipe with a Cake Mix
  • Easy Red Velvet Sandwich Cookies

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Easy Red Velvet Kiss Cookies

Festive Red Velvet Cake Mix Cookies are rolled in sugar and finished with a chocolate kiss.

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Author: June Albertson-Dick

Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes minutes

Total Time: 1 hour hour 30 minutes minutes

Servings: 20 cookies

Calories: 160kcal

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Ingredients

  • 1 box Red Velvet Cake Mix {13.25 ounces}
  • 2 large eggs
  • ¼ cup oil
  • cup granulated sugar
  • 20 Hershey Kisses {unwrapped}

Instructions

  • In a medium sized bowl, combine the red velvet cake mix, eggs and vegetable oil. Mix using an electric mixer {or by hand} until you have a thick dough.

  • Use a medium cookie scoop to scoop dough and roll each cookie dough ball in sugar. Place the sugar coated cookie dough onto a baking sheet that is lined with parchment paper {or wax paper}. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate the dough for 1 hour.

  • After an hour, preheat the oven to 350° and place 8 cookie dough balls onto a silicone mat {or parchment paper} lined baking sheet. Bake the cookies for 9-11 minutes or until set.

  • Remove the cookies from the oven and let them cool for 5 minutes on the baking sheet. After 5 minutes, move the cookies to a cooling rack and place an unwrapped candy into the middle of each cookie. Allow the cookies to cool until the Hershey's Kisses have set back up and then serve. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for 4 days or freeze for up to 3 months.

Notes

  • Refrigerating the cookie dough is optional but will help to give you thicker cookies.
  • Add the unwrapped Hershey’s Kiss after the cookies have baked and cooled for 5 minutes. If you add the Hershey’s Kisses too soon the cookies will melt the chocolate.
  • Wait to move the cookies until the candy kiss has set back up, otherwise the shape of the candy may change.
  • Change up the kind of Hershey’s kiss you add to the middle of the cookies. Dark chocolate, milk chocolate and even peppermint would all be great choices.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 160kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 189mg | Potassium: 78mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 28IU | Calcium: 44mg | Iron: 1mg

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FAQs

What is red velvet cookie dough made of? ›

Combining brown sugar, cocoa powder, vanilla, and buttermilk, these aren't just cookies tinted red—they truly capture the flavor and appearance of both iconic desserts. I originally published this carefully tested recipe in 2013. Is red velvet a mystery flavor to you?

How did Red Velvet Cookie get his arm? ›

As a young Cookie, he grew to see Cake Monsters as more than mere creatures, but lost his right arm. He eventually met Dark Enchantress Cookie, who gave him the arm of a Cake Monster to be one with his true brethren, then recruited him as one of her servants, promising a world where Cookies and Cakes can be equal.

What are the ingredients in made good red velvet cookies? ›

Sugars* (invert Cane Syrup*), Gluten Free Flour Blend* (oat Flour*, Tapioca Starch*, Ground Chia Seeds*), Palm Fruit Oil*†, Vanilla Chips* (cocoa Butter*, Cane Sugar*, Tapioca Starch*, Rice Syrup Solids*, Rice Maltodextrin*, Vanilla Extract*), Sunflower Oil*, Vegetable Glycerin*, Natural Flavours*, Baking Powder, Beet ...

Is red velvet made with chocolate or vanilla? ›

What flavor is red velvet? While there are cocoa undertones, red velvet is not chocolate cake because it balances both chocolate and vanilla flavors. It contains cocoa but not the same quantity as traditional chocolate cake, resulting in a more subtle cocoa flavor and tanginess due to the buttermilk and vinegar.

Who is Red Velvet Cookie sister? ›

Red Vanilla Cake Cookie (Korean: 레드바닐라케이크 쿠키, redu banilla keikeu kuki) is one of the antagonist's sister, Red Velvet Cookie, She is a Protagonist In Cookie Run: Kingdom and an Epic Cookie released in The Red Velvet Castle Gates update, She is of class and her position is prioritized to the front.

Who is red velvet cookies pet? ›

In fact, Red Velvet Cookie openly loves Cake Monsters, calling them "the cutest" and treating them more like cherished pets and family members rather than underlings, as seen with individuals like Chiffon and Cakeberus.

Is caramel arrow Cookie a girl? ›

Personality. Caramel Arrow Cookie is a determined, supremely loyal individual with a strong mental fortitude. As the First Watcher of the Dark Cacao Kingdom and the head of its most elite troops, she is as ardent towards her nation as one can be and refuses to back down when it and her comrades are threatened.

What is the red velvet flavor made of? ›

Red velvet's distinctive flavor is not merely a trick of the senses that comes from dying chocolate red. No, in fact, red velvet batter contains a mixture of vanilla and a dash of cocoa, plus more vinegary tartness than you might find in a typical cake.

What is red velvet sponge made of? ›

Red Velvet cake originates from the United States and is a red vanilla sponge made with buttermilk and cocoa to give its unique flavour and a light taste of chocolate. Red Velvet cake presence goes back around 200 years to the 19thcentury, and has been a constant favourite across America.

What is the red ingredient in red velvet cake? ›

The “red” in red velvet cake is multifaceted — historically, the red tint in the cake came from either the chemical reaction between unprocessed cocoa and vinegar (according to Southern Living) or the use of beet sugar.

Is red velvet just chocolate? ›

While Chocolate Cake is made primarily with cocoa powder and sometimes melted chocolate, Red Velvet Cake is made with a small amount of cocoa powder, but is also known for its signature bright red color, which is usually achieved by adding red food coloring to the batter.

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