Red Velvet Cookies
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
20 mins
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Cook Time
15 mins
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Total Time
35 mins
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Servings
20 - 24
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Calories
206 kcal
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Course
Baked Goods
Red Velvet Cookies
Description
These Red Velvet Cookies start with creaming butter, vanilla, and sugar before adding eggs, sour cream, cocoa powder, and red food coloring to create a well-mixed dough. Flour and baking powder are incorporated last to provide structure without toughness. Dropped onto lined trays and baked for 8-10 minutes, the cookies maintain a tender, slightly springy top while holding their shape.
After cooling briefly, the cookies can be topped with a cream cheese frosting made by beating butter, cream cheese, vanilla, and powdered sugar until light and fluffy. Red sprinkles can be added for decoration. The frosting adds a smooth texture and tangy sweetness that complements the mild chocolate notes and buttery cookie base.
Storing these cookies in the fridge is recommended due to the cream cheese frosting; bringing them back to room temperature before serving helps the flavors and texture shine. The recipe allows for a sweet and visually striking treat for dessert or special occasions.
Ingredients
Cookies
- 1/2 cup butter softened (110g / 3 3/4 oz, unsalted
- 1 tsp vanilla bean paste (or extract/essence)
- 1 cup caster sugar (220g / 7 3/4 oz)
- 2 egg at room temperature
- 1/4 cup sour cream full fat, or plain yogurt
- 2 tbsp cocoa powder
- 3/4 tbsp red food colouring
- 2 cups plain flour 250g / 9 oz, white
- 1 tsp baking powder
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 6 tbsp butter softened (75g / 2 1/2 oz, unsalted
- 5 oz / 150g cream cheese , softened
- 1 tsp vanilla bean paste (or extract/essence)
- 2 1/4 cups powdered (icing) sugar (225g / 7 1/2 oz)
Decoration
- red sprinkles (optional)
Instructions
Cookies
- Preheat oven to 180C/350F.
- Line two cookie sheets with baking (parchment) paper. I streak the tray with a bit of butter to make the paper stay in place.
- Use a mixer or handheld beater to cream the butter, vanilla extract and sugar until light and fluffy - around 3 minutes on high.
- Add the eggs, sour cream, cocoa powder and red food colour and mix until combined.
- Add the flour and baking powder and mix until just combined.
- Drop heaped tablespoons of batter onto the baking tray, spacing them out around 1 inch / 2.5cm from each other and the edge of the tray.
- Bake for 8 to 10 minutes until the top springs back when touched.
- Allow to cool for 5 minutes on the tray before transferring to a wire rack.
- Top with cream cheese frosting and red sprinkles, if using.
Cream Cheese Frosting
- Beat the ingredients together until fluffy and smooth - around 5 minutes on high.
Notes
- Store cookies with cream cheese frosting in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
- Bring chilled cookies to room temperature before serving to enhance texture and flavor.
- The recipe is adapted slightly from Frosted Red Velvet Cakes by My Name Is Yeh.
- Nutrition information is calculated per cookie.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 20- 24
Amount Per Serving
Calories 206 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 51g | |
| Calories | 206cal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 28.2g | 9% |
| Protein | 2.2g | 4% |
| Fat | 9.8g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Cholesterol | 39mg | 13% |
| Sodium | 72mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 62mg | 1% |
| Sugar | 19.5g | 39% |
| Vitamin A | 300IU | 6% |
| Calcium | 20mg | 2% |
| Iron | 0.7mg | 4% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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