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Red Velvet Cookie bars
Looking for a wonderful dessert recipe to share with friends and family? These amazing Red Velvet Cookie Bars may just become a new favorite in your household and with your loved ones. This chewy and delectable dessert cookie bar recipe is so delicious and will have your loved ones coming around for seconds.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings: 16
Calories: 575 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 3 ¼ C flour
- ¼ C hershey cocoa powder
- ½ tsp kosher salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 C unsalted butter softened
- 1 ½ C sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp red gel food coloring
- 16 Oreos chopped into small pieces
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 1 - 8 oz cream cheese softened
- ½ C unsalted butter softened
- 3 ½ C powdered sugar
- 1 tbsp pure vanilla extract
- 5 tbsp heavy whipping cream
- 1 C valentines day sprinkles
- ½ C chopped Oreos
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a 9x13 baking dish with parchment paper
- Using a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa, salt, and baking powder
- Using a large bowl and hand mixer, cream together the butter and powdered sugar until light and fluffy
- Beat in the eggs and vanilla until combined
- Beat in the red food coloring
- Gradually beat in the dry ingredients until combined
- Fold in half of the Oreos into the dough
- Press dough into the pan and sprinkle the remaining Oreos on top
- Bake for about 20 - 25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean
- Allow cooling completely
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Cream cheese frosting
- Using a standing mixer, beat together until creamy the cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, vanilla, and heavy whipping cream until creamy and stiff peaks
- Spread the frosting evenly onto the bars
- Sprinkle the Valentines Days sprinkles and chopped Oreos onto the frosting
- Cut into bars and enjoy!
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Nutrition Information
Calories
575kcal
(29%)
Carbohydrates
87g
(29%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
24g
(37%)
Saturated Fat
14g
(70%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
7g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
72mg
(24%)
Sodium
158mg
(7%)
Potassium
137mg
(4%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
61g
(122%)
Vitamin A
641IU
(13%)
Vitamin C
0.03mg
(0%)
Calcium
34mg
(3%)
Iron
4mg
(22%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 16Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 575
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 575kcal | 29% |
| Carbohydrates | 87g | 29% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 24g | 37% |
| Saturated Fat | 14g | 70% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 72mg | 24% |
| Sodium | 158mg | 7% |
| Potassium | 137mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 61g | 122% |
| Vitamin A | 641IU | 13% |
| Vitamin C | 0.03mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 34mg | 3% |
| Iron | 4mg | 22% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.