I’m not sure how I found this recipe, but it was randomly tucked into the comments of another recipe on the internet that I happened to be looking at. I used that base recipe to create these. This cookie dough begins with a red velvet cake mix, and the batter is super duper thick. It’s so thick that I’m just gonna warn you right now that you’d better use a strong wooden spoon to stir it all up.
I had the brilliant idea of scooping mine into a big plastic bag and squeezing it onto my baking sheet. This was just a bad idea. It created unwanted swirls. It would have been MUCH better to use a cookie scoop, or even a spoon for that matter. You’ll find out why very soon…
I stuck a Hershey’s Hug Kiss in the center of each red velvet cookie dough blob.
And then squeezed some more cookie dough on top to sandwich it all together.
Here’s the part where I pretty much fell on the floor sort of laughing and crying. What do those look like to you?? Little piles of red velvet cow poop, right? Yep, I made red velvet cow poop cookies. NICE. The funny thing is that they were really delicious! They were not super cakey- just kind of like a regular cookie but a little soft- and then had that wonderful bite of chocolate in the middle.
After sharing my red velvet cow poop cookie photo with my Instagram (find me there as RecipeGirl) friends, they suggested I rescue the cookies with a swirl of cream cheese frosting. So I did. All better. Unless some unsuspecting individual licked the frosting off of the cookie, no one would have a clue what they once looked like.
They actually turned out kind of pretty after all!
And there’s a peek at that wonderful surprise of melted chocolate on the inside. These were a little messy (as is all red velvet), and the cookie dough is a strange consistency (thick!), but they’re really pretty easy to make and they’re quite delicious too. I had to force myself to stay away from them after I sampled a couple too many. The kiddos in the neighborhood enjoyed them too- though my son had to tell them all the cow poop story and ruin my reputation. Giggles all around 🙂
