Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies
These Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies couldn't be any more festive for the holiday season! They're soft and chewy and coated with a generous amount of confectioners' sugar!
Servings: 30 cookies
Calories: 166kcal
Ingredients
- 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 cup (two sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar,
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 tablespoons red liquid food coloring, I use McCormick's
Sugar coating
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 1/4 cups confectioners' sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together your flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and baking soda and salt until well combined. Set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment (or by hand) cream together your butter and 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. On low speed, add the eggs one at a time, followed by the vanilla and red food coloring and mix until well combined.
- Slowly add the dry mixture to the wet mixture until combined. Place your confectioners' sugar and 1/3 cup granulated sugar in two separate bowls. Using a 2-inch cookie scoop, roll cookies into a ball and first dip in granulated sugar to lightly coat and then generously coat in the confectioners' sugar. You should not be about to see any red sough through the sugar. Place balls on prepared sheet 2-3 inches apart. Bake for 14-15 minutes until the cookies have the crinkle effect and the edges are set. The centers will still be soft. Cool on baking sheet and then remove to wire racks.
Notes
I use McCormick's liquid red food coloring for this recipe. You can find it at most local markets.
As I mentioned above, if you want the cookies to have that beautiful crinkle effect do not skimp on the confectioners' sugar.
These cookies will keep at room temperature in a covered container for one week.
Nutrition
Calories: 166kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 29mg | Sodium: 61mg | Potassium: 60mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 215IU | Calcium: 21mg | Iron: 1mg