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Easy Green Velvet Cookies with a Cake Mix

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Looking for the perfect St. Patrick’s Day Cookie? These Green Velvet Cookies are perfect! Not only are they a gorgeous green color that is perfect for the holiday but they also taste amazing because they have cream cheese in the easy to make dough.

Green Velvet Cream Cheese Cookies with a Cake Mix recipe, perfect for St Patrick's Day, featured by top US cookies blog, Practically Homemade
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    The most fun thing about the holidays is that you can go all out with desserts.  You know what that means?  That green cookies for St. Patrick’s Day are absolutely acceptable.

    My kids always loved when I made food around a holiday.  In fact, these Rainbow Pancakes on March 17th were a celebration requirement.

    It is a good thing that I have Practically Homemade now that my children are grown.  It gives me a great excuse to continue to make all of the fun desserts without any children at home.

    I think that these Cream Cheese Green Velvet Cookies would also be perfect for my students because they are quick and can be finished in under an hour.

    Green Velvet Cream Cheese Cookies with a Cake Mix recipe, perfect for St Patrick's Day, featured by top US cookies blog, Practically Homemade

    How to make a Green Velvet Cookies with a Chocolate Cake Mix

    Green velvet is such a fun way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day!  With a vibrant green color and chocolate flavor, they really are awesome cookies.

    To make them, begin by combining the cream cheese and butter with a hand held mixer.  Once they are creamed together, add the egg and green food coloring, mix to combine.

    Green Velvet Cream Cheese Cookies with a Cake Mix recipe, perfect for St Patrick's Day, featured by top US cookies blog, Practically Homemade

    Finally, add the chocolate cake mix and incorporate until you have a super thick {and beautiful green} dough.

    Green Velvet Cream Cheese Cookies with a Cake Mix recipe, perfect for St Patrick's Day, featured by top US cookies blog, Practically Homemade

    Use a medium cookie scoop, to scoop mounds of the green velvet dough onto a silicone mat {or parchment} lined baking sheet.

    Green Velvet Cream Cheese Cookies with a Cake Mix recipe, perfect for St Patrick's Day, featured by top US cookies blog, Practically Homemade

    Bake in a 350 degree oven for 9-11 minutes.  The cookies are done when the edges are set and the middle is still a little soft.  Remove them from the oven and let them cool completely on the cookie sheet.

    It is always so important to not over bake cake mix cookies because it only take a minute to go from soft to super hard.  The great thing is that adding the cream cheese makes the dough a little more forgiving.

    Green Velvet Cream Cheese Cookies with a Cake Mix recipe, perfect for St Patrick's Day, featured by top US cookies blog, Practically Homemade

    Once the cookies are totally cool, sprinkle them with powdered sugar.  I love the contrast of colors…so beautiful.

    What happens if I add Powdered Sugar to my Cookies too Soon?

    If you add the powdered sugar before the cookies are completely cooled then they will absorb the sugar.  You can always add a little more but if you wait one coat is all you will need.

    Green Velvet Cream Cheese Cookies with a Cake Mix recipe, perfect for St Patrick's Day, featured by top US cookies blog, Practically Homemade

    The best part of Green Velvet Cream Cheese Cookies is that the middle is super soft and chocolatey.  The texture truly is velvety and amazing.

    Green Velvet Cream Cheese Cookies with a Cake Mix recipe, perfect for St Patrick's Day, featured by top US cookies blog, Practically Homemade

    Whether your favorite color is green or you want the perfect cookie to hang with your Leprechauns… these Green Velvet Cream Cheese cookies are it!

    Make them today, make them tomorrow and make them again next week.  You won’t be sorry!!

    Green Velvet Cream Cheese Cookies with a Cake Mix recipe, perfect for St Patrick's Day, featured by top US cookies blog, Practically Homemade

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    Green Velvet Cream Cheese Cookies with a Cake Mix recipe, perfect for St Patrick's Day, featured by top US cookies blog, Practically Homemade

    Green Velvet Cream Cheese Cake Mix Cookies

    Green Velvet Cookies are made even more special with the addition of cream cheese but it is the simplicity of the cake mix cookie that takes this cookie to a new level.
    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Cook Time: 1 hour
    Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
    Servings: cookies
    Calories: 165kcal
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    Ingredients

    • 1 box milk chocolate cake mix {15.25 ounces}
    • 8 ounces cream cheese {softened}
    • ½ cup butter {softened}
    • 1 egg
    • 1 ounce green food coloring {small bottle}
    • ¼ cup powdered sugar

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 350°.  Combine the cream cheese and butter with a hand held mixer {or by hand} until you have a cream consistency. Add egg and food coloring. Mix until incorporated. Finally, add the cake mix and mix until it is well combined and thick. 
    • Scoop heaping tablespoons of dough {using a medium scoop or 1 1/2 tablespoons} onto a parchment {or silicone} lined baking sheet. 
    • Bake for 9-11 minutes or until the edges are set, they will appear to be a little under cooked but that is alright.
    • Remove your cream cheese cake mix cookies from the oven and let them cool completely on the cookie sheet. Once cooled sprinkle tops with powdered sugar. Store cookies in an air tight container at room temperature for 4-5 days or freeze for up to 3 months.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 165kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 29mg | Sodium: 230mg | Potassium: 82mg | Fiber: 0.5g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 279IU | Calcium: 42mg | Iron: 1mg
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