Welcome back to The Cookie Elf File … and to easy cookie recipes! About once a week, The Elf sends you cookie recipes, cookie trivia and simple baking tips to give you easy ways to bake homemade cookies.

Jump in to our 12 Days of Simple Christmas Cookie Recipes with Day 8 and a gorgeous but easy sugar cookie recipe.

For The Young Cooks and Chefs You Know

The Cookie Elf is on Pinterest!

Join us on Pinterest! Browse our 80+ boards (and growing) for cookie inspiration and simple baking tips, like chocolate chip cookies, no bake cookies, cookie gift baskets -- even special treats like gluten-free cookies! Happy pinning!

12 Days of Christmas Cookies

Feature, Day 8: Red Velvet Sugar Cookies: Easy and Gorgeous

Image: The Cookie Elf

This is a gorgeous cookie to make and serve for holidays, Valentine’s Day, and parties.

And here’s a little secret: it’s is incredibly easy and quick to make! Just 4 ingredients (one of them is a cake mix) allow you to mix the cookie dough fast. And you can swish together the glaze while the cookies cool.

Prep time: 10 minutes
Bake time: 8-10 minutes
Makes about 4 dozen cookies

Get the full recipe for Red Velvet Sugar Cookies … and check out more Red Velvet Cookies on our Pinterest board.

Cookie Baking Tip: How To Get Sprinkles To Stick

Image: The Cookie Elf

See more helpful cookie baking tips on The Elf’s Baking Tips Pinterest Board .

Great Stocking Stuffer Ideas

Good Cook Mixing Spoons and other spoon sets	Susoki Kitchen Multi-Tool and other best-selling kitchen gadgets	Perfecto spatulas and other baking gadgets

More Easy Red Velvet Cookies

Happy baking,

Kathy, The Cookie Elf
www.cookie-elf.com