chewy red velvet cookies

I don't know if your family is like mine, but I feel like we always have somewhere we need to be during the month of December. I also feel like we have a million places we need to take some treats. These cookies are my new holiday favorite. They are so easy and such a crowd pleaser!

                               

Red Velvet Christmas Cookies 

1 box red velvet cake mix 

1/3 cup oil 

2 eggs 

Cream cheese frosting (I just use the  stuff from the store)

Sprinkles (optional)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a bowl, mix together cake mix, oil and eggs until well combined. Scoop out onto a baking sheet. Bake cookies for 10-13 minutes. Allow to cool, then top with frosting and sprinkles.

                                             

My husband absolutely loved these! He also came up with the idea of topping the frosting with crushed candy canes instead of sprinkles. You know we'll be trying that next time!

pumpkin cookies with white chocolate, caramel, & cinnamon spice

Have I mentioned that we have a cat? Meet Atlas. She joined our family about a month ago when our brother-in-law went to school and couldn't take her with him. She is the sweetest little kitty that loves cuddling. I mention this cutie because she deserves the credit for these delicious cookies being made. We had to run to the store to get canned pumpkin to help her with a little.. ahem... constipation. Since I couldn't let the rest of the pumpkin go to waste, I got on Pinterest and made the first delicious pumpkin cookie recipe that came up. I've never made pumpkin cookies before, so I don't have the cook time down, but these cookies were delightful. I made a spin off of the recipe from Chelsea's Messy Apron. I'll share the ingredients I used, but follow the link to get the baking instructions.

White Chocolate, Caramel, Cinnamon Spice Pumpkin Cookies

Ingredients:

1 cup pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling)

1 cup white sugar

1/4 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup vegetable oil

1 large egg

1 Tbsp vanilla extract

1 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp pumpkin pie spice

2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

2 cups flour

1 cup white chocolate chips

3/4 cup cinnamon chips

3/4 cup caramel bits

Instructions:

Check out Chelsea's Messy Apron for baking instructions.