When my brother was five, he had his heart set on a Power Wheels Fire Truck. It had shiny red paint, a honking horn, and you could actually drive it. Little Sean added it to his Christmas Wish List, but my Grandma had to tell him it was a bit out of Santa’s price range. She said “If Grandma and Grandpa win the lottery this year, we will buy you that fire truck” And sure enough…my Grandparents won the lottery. And rather than spending their unexpected windfall on themselves, my Grandparents bought each of us an amazing Christmas present. Sean got his fire truck, Kristen got a Barbie Dream House, and I got my very own Fisher Price Kitchen
I spent hours “baking” cookies and “cooking” dinner in that plastic kitchen. I was only two, but I had already found my lifelong hobby. I never thought I could have a Christmas that would live up to that one. But sure enough, twenty-two years later, I’ve been blessed enough to have yet another, amazing and magical Christmas.
But before I share that story (and believe me, it’s a good one) I thought I would share one last recipe with the wonderful readers of Miss Petite Sweets. These Red Velvet Cheesecake Cookies are easy to make and require only a few ingredients. So I hope you all are having a very Merry Christmas!
For the cookies: Makes 2 dozen, from Two Peas and their Pod
- 1 box red velvet cake mix
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup canola oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
For the cheesecake filling:
- 4 oz cream cheese, at room temperature
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
For the white chocolate drizzle:
1 1/2 cups white chocolate chips, melted
Preparation:
- In a large bowl, combine cake mix and flour
- Add eggs, canola oil & vanilla and combine until well mixed, refrigerate for at least 2 hours
- To prepare the cheesecake filling, beat cream cheese until creamy and slowly add the powdered sugar, one cup at a time, until all sugar is well incorporated
- Stir in vanilla
- Place 1 tablespoon of cooled cookie batter onto a greased cookie sheet and spoon a teaspoon of cheesecake filling into the center
- Place 1 additional tablespoon of cookie batter on top and roll into a ball so no cheesecake filling is visible, flatten ball slightly
- Repeat with remaining batter to form 2 dozen dough balls
- Bake at 350 for 11-13 minutes
- After cookies have cooled completely, drizzle with melted white chocolate
