Dessert for 24
Red Velvet Cheesecake Cookies
$1.03for 420 minServes 24
Red velvet cake mix cookies hold a sweet cream cheese center and bake quickly on a sheet pan.
Photo: thekitchenmagpie.com
What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Cake, pancake and baking mixes$0.18/oz typical | 15 oz | $2.75Typical price |
 | Butter$0.40/oz typical | 4 oz | $1.60Typical price |
 | Eggs$0.30 each typical | 2 | $0.60Typical price |
| Cream cheese$0.30/oz typical | 4 oz | $1.20Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $6.20 | ||
Pantry staples you likely have
Sugar and brown sugar
Not included in the cost.
Swaps
- Swap Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices
- 20 minstart to table
- Easydifficulty
- 24servings as written
- $typical cost tier
SouthernVegetarianKid-friendlyBudgetDesserts
Typical price
$0.26 per serving$1.03 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
Ingredients
- 15 1/4 oz box betty crocker® supermoist® red velvet cake mix
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 2 eggs beaten
- 1/2 cup cream cheese
- 2 1/2 tbsp sugar
Steps
- Heat the oven to 350 F and grease a large baking sheet with cooking oil.
- Stir the cake mix, softened butter, and beaten eggs in a bowl until a soft dough forms.
- Beat the cream cheese and sugar in a second bowl until smooth.
- Shape the dough into 24 balls, place them on the sheet, and press a thumbprint into each one.
- Fill each thumbprint with the cream cheese mixture and bake for 10 to 12 minutes, until the cookies are set.
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