Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies (from a box!)

I have always loved red velvet. Not only because it's oh-so-chocolatey but because it's such a deep color of red. Recently, I think that there has been a resurgence of the red velvet craze. Everybody has a new red velvet recipe, every bake shop in the country has at least on variation of the red velvet cupcake and it's their best seller. It's crazy! So, I jumped on the band-wagon myself after years of not making my own red velvet anything. Not to mention these are the cookies my dad requested for father's day :)

I looked all over pinterest for the perfect red velvet cookie. Mostly because I love cookies more than anything. Some were uber complicated (red velvet isn't supposed to be hard!) and others had tons of ingredients. Then I found several that used a cake mix instead of actual chocolate chips or cocoa powder. And from a combination of several websites and my own experimentation comes this delicious cookie. Be warned; the dough is really good!

Ingredients:
1 box of red velvet cake mix
2 Tbs all purpose flour
1/2  cup vegetable oil
2 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup (about) powder sugar (for rolling the cookies in)


Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a large baking sheet with parchment paper for an easier time getting the cookies off the sheet as well as an easier clean up.

In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the cake mix and the flour, breaking up all of the clumps. Once the clumps are broken apart, add vegetable oil, eggs, and vanilla extract and mix together until smooth. The batter should be fairly thick. Roll small balls (about 1 tbs or 1 inch) in your hand then roll them in the bowl of powder sugar until coated. Place cookie dough 1-2 inches apart on the baking sheet. Bake for 10 minutes or until the center begins to crack and the edges are set.

Once the cookies are done baking, let them rest on the baking sheet for 2 to 3 minutes or until firm enough to transfer to a wire cooling rack. If you are taking these cookies elsewhere, wait until the cookies are completely firm to stack them up in a container or on a plate.

Enjoy!

P.S. This red dough WILL stain anything white that it touches. I suggest wearing an apron just incase. I may or may not be speaking from experience ;)