Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies
Snowy white on the outside and beautifully red on the inside, these Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies look like a million bucks! They taste like it, too, thanks to the light chocolatey flavor and classic crinkle cookie texture.
Servings: 26
Calories: 136kcal
Equipment
- Oven
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon red gel food coloring
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, use an electric mixer set to medium speed to cream together the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until fluffy, smooth, and creamy.
- Add the eggs, vanilla extract, and food coloring and continue to mix until incorporated.
- In a separate mixing bowl whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt. Add flour mixture to the butter mixture and continue to mix on medium speed until thoroughly combined.
- Cover the mixture with cling wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line a couple of baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Add the granulated sugar to a small bowl and the powdered sugar to another separate small bowl.
- Scoop 2 tablespoon-sized balls of the cookie dough mixture and roll into a ball.
- Roll the balls in the granulated sugar and then in the powdered sugar.
- Place the coated cookie dough balls onto the prepared baking sheet.Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until cookies have puffed and cracked, but are still a little bit gooey inside.
- Remove from oven and transfer to a cooling rack.
- Let cool completely. Serve.
Notes
Makes about 26 cookies.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 136kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 22mg | Sodium: 77mg | Potassium: 38mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 127IU | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 1mg