Blue velvet cookies are a fun and festive way to celebrate for Hanukkah, or any occasion! These cookies are soft, chewy, and brightly colored. They are sure to be a hit with friends and family.
Why You Will Love This Recipe
These blue velvet cookies are sure to impress, and they are just so easy to make with ingredients you likely have on hand! Perfect for a baby shower gender reveal, or for your next Hanukkuh party.
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Ingredients
These cake mix blue velvet cookies are a snap to make! Sometimes you just want to get something made with a minimum of mess or fuss. Imagine the possibilities with flavors of cake mix and colors of chips!
- White Cake mix, any brand
- Whole eggs, or egg whites
- Vegetable oil
- Dark Blue gel food colorant (available at Walmart).
Full ingredient amounts and preparation instructions are in the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post.
How to Make Blue Velvet Cookies
For making cake mix blue velvet cookies, start with a white cake mix. Don't use a yellow mix, as the yellow tint will make the cookies a shade of teal or turquoise and not a true blue. You can also use 4 egg whites instead of the 2 eggs if your eggs have extremely bright orange yolks.
Mix the Cookie Dough
- Add the cake mix, vegetable oil, and eggs in a large bowl.
- Using a hand mixer, mix the cookie batter up. Add the Dark Blue gel colorant and mix in.
Add the White Chocolate Chips
- Add the white chocolate chips, reserving some to top the half baked cookies later.
- Mix the chips in with a spatula to that they are evenly distributed. The dough will be sticky.
Par Bake, Top, and Finish Baking
- Scoop out cookie dough in 2 tablespoon scoops directly onto the parchment paper covered cookie sheets.
- Bake the cookies for 6 minutes. Remove from oven and press on some white chocolate chips on the tops. Return to oven for 3 minutes.
Cool and Serve
- White chocolate browns VERY easily. By adding the chips on top at that last few minutes of baking, it helps to minimize the browning.
- Set the cookie tray to cool for 5 minutes, then transfer the cookies to the wire cooling rack.
Serving Suggestions
These beautiful cookies would be fabulous at this years annual Holiday Cookie Swap! Or just a delicious addition to your Holiday baking and gift giving.
For more festive recipes see our:
- Red White and Blue Popsicles
- Frosted Sugar Cookies
- Potato Latkes
- Cinnamon Rugelach
- Crinkle Brownie Cookies
- Cast Iron Potato Kugel
Full ingredient amounts and preparation instructions are in the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post.
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Substitutions and Variations
You can make a multitude of variations with all the cake mixes out on the market. Combine that variety with the huge selection of baking chips and you can make all kinds of cookies in a snap! Here are a few idea:
- Red Velvet Cake Mix Cookies - Add red gel colorant and use milk chocolate chips.
- Carrot Cake Mix Cookies - Use a carrot cake mix and mix in white chocolate or caramel chips.
- Pink Velvet Cake Mix Cookies - Use a strawberry cake mix and mix in white chocolate or semi sweet chocolate chips.
Equipment
Storage
Store the wet ingredients (lettuce, tomato, onion) separately from the dry ingredients (buns) in the fridge, and recombine when ready. Good for 2-3 days.
Tips for Success
- Be sure to use the white cookie mix. The others have tint of yellow in them, and the blue colorant will then give you shades of turquoise or teal, not a true blue.
- You can use 4 egg whites instead of the 2 eggs if the yolks of your eggs are extremely orange (due to being free range!).
- White chocolate browns easily, but it is also a clue the cookies are ready to come out of the oven. As soon as you see any browning on the white chocolate chips, remove the cookie tray.
Frequently Asked Questions
There actually is! If you can find it. Duncan Hines® Signature Blue Velvet Cake Mix. Deliciously moist cake mix. Buttery vanilla flavor. Artificially flavored.
Buttery vanilla flavor, not chocolate at all.
If you use a yellow cake mix the blue food color will turn the batter a shade of green. If you use a good quality food coloring gel, and add just a touch of violet to the mix, it should turn out truly blue. Alternatively, use a white cake mix and egg whites instead of whole eggs.
Food Safety
- Do not use the same utensils on cooked food, that previously touched raw meat
- Wash hands after touching raw meat
- Don't leave food sitting out at room temperature for extended periods
- Never leave cooking food unattended
- Use oils with high smoking point to avoid harmful compounds
- Always have good ventilation when using a gas stove
See more guidelines at USDA.gov.
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📖 Recipe
Blue Velvet Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 white cake mix must be white
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon Dark Blue Gel food colorant
- 2 cups white chocolate chip morsels Reserve ½ cup white chocolate chips for topping the cookies.
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 350° F. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the white cake mix, eggs, and oil until well blended. Add ½ - 1 teaspoon of Dark Blue Gel Food Color and mix into the batter.1 white cake mix, 2 large eggs, ½ cup vegetable oil, 1 teaspoon Dark Blue Gel food colorant
- Stir in the white chocolate chip morsels. Scoop out 2 tablespoon scoops onto the parchment covered cookie sheet, about 2" apart. The dough will be sticky. You should have 18 to 20 cookies.2 cups white chocolate chip morsels
- Bake for 6 minutes and take the cookie sheet out of the oven. Press on some extra white chocolate chips on the tops and then put the cookie sheet back in the oven for 3 more minutes, or until you start to see golden brown on the cookie edges and morsels.
- Remove and set to cool for 5 minutes before transferring cookies to a wire rack. Serve when cool.
Notes
- Be sure to use the white cookie mix. The others have tint of yellow in them, and the blue colorant will then give you shades of turquoise or teal, not a true blue.
- You can use 4 egg whites instead of the 2 eggs if the yolks of your eggs are extremely orange (due to being free range!).
- White chocolate browns easily, but it is also a clue the cookies are ready to come out of the oven. As soon as you see any browning on the white chocolate chips, remove the cookie tray.
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