Revive Flat Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies

If your red velvet crinkle cookies are flat, don't worry; transform them into red velvet whoopie pies instead!

Red Velvet Crinkle Whoopie Pie cookies stacked up.

For a recipe featuring red velvet cookies made with cake mix and cool whip, consider this link for Red Velvet Cake Mix Cookies.

Should you genuinely wish to craft red velvet whoopie pies, this cake mix hack recipe should meet your needs.

If you baked your first batch of popular cake mix cool whip crinkle cookies and they ended up as sad, flat puddles, you've arrived at the right spot!

Settle in, Girlfriend; we will learn how to salvage those flat cookies and make them perfect for any gathering!

Fixing Flat Red Velvet Cookies into Whoopie Pies

The initial step involves baking a batch of flat red velvet crinkle cookies, following my method. (chuckle)

How to Fix Flat Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies

Components for Cake Mix Red Velvet Cookies

Only 5 Ingredients Required

1 box red Betty Crocker Red Velvet Cupcake Mix
8 oz. cool whip, thawed to room temperature
1 large egg
½ cup white sugar
1/2 cup powdered sugar

Red Velvet Cookie dough in bowl of mixer. — The batter for these red velvet cookies possesses a very soft and sticky texture.

In a stand mixer bowl, blend the cake mix, cool whip, and egg until smooth and airy
Wrap the sticky dough and chill in the refrigerator for a minimum of 30 minutes.
Set each of the sugars in distinct shallow bowls.
Using a tablespoon cookie scoop, portion the dough and shape it into balls.
Roll first in the white sugar, then completely coat in the powdered sugar.
Arrange on parchment-lined cookie sheets with 2 inches of space between them.
Bake at 350 degrees for 13-15 minutes.
Allow to cool on the sheet for 1 minute, then transfer to a cooling rack to finish cooling.

Why Are My Cookies Not Rising?

Figuring this out is tricky! I suspect the issue stems from how measurements work with products in Canada. I noticed I must pay close attention to packaging sizes because no 'cake mix' cookie recipe specified the exact measurement of the mix.

I picked up the only Red Velvet Cake Mix available at my Canadian store, which turned out to be Betty Crocker cupcake mix. Perhaps that was the root cause?

The amount of cool whip I used could also be a factor. It comes in a single 1 liter size in my Canadian town, and while I measured 8 ounces, maybe that conversion was incorrect?

I'm not certain; many sources suggest chilling the dough prevents flat cookies. However, I definitely chilled it and even tried freezing it—it was chilled for sure!

Ultimately, I was left with somewhat disappointing, flat cookies, so I decided to make them look much better.

Red Velvet Cookies on a cookie sheet with most of them cut with a 3 inch cookie cutter. — Observe the 2 somewhat flat red velvet crinkle cookies in the bottom left of the image; trimming them down makes them appear much more appealing!

Transforming Flat Cookies for a Better Look

Use a 3 inch cookie cutter to shape each cookie.
Apply some icing from the cupcake mix box, or any purchased icing, to the bottom surface of half the cookies.
Carefully place another cookie on top of the iced side, ensuring it is bottom-side down.
Transfer some icing to a small sandwich bag, puncture a corner, and then drizzle icing over the tops.
Ta-da! You've successfully changed those sad, flat red velvet crinkle cookies into red velvet whoopie pies—or as I prefer to call them, WHOOPSIE PIES!

Serve these with complete confidence; they are delicious, and your guests won't guess their original appearance!

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