Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies
Welcome to Christmas cookies in July! These red velvet crinkle cookies are fudgy, perfectly red, with a crackle you’ll crave year-round.
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Servings: 24 cookies
Calories: 70kcal
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup butter, softened
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar + extra for rolling
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 3 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/4 cup dutch processed cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- red gel food coloring, as needed
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar + 1 tbsp cornstarch, mixed
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375° F.
- Cream together the butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar.
- Add the egg and vanilla. Mix until light in color and creamy.
- Add in the dry ingredients (flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt), mix into the dough. Mix until completely combined. The dough will be soft.
- Mix in the red food coloring until you’ve achieved your desired color.
- Scoop the cookie dough out into 1 1/2 tbsp portions (#40 scoop).
- Roll first in granulated sugar and then in the powdered sugar/cornstarch mixture and then arrange on a parchment or silicone lined cookie sheet.
- Repeat with remaining dough.
- Bake at 375° F for 7-10 minutes, until the cookies flatten, spread and begin to crackle.
- Allow the cookies to cool on the pan for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire cooling rack.
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Nutrition
Calories: 70kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 0.4g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Trans Fat: 0.001g | Cholesterol: 7mg | Sodium: 99mg | Potassium: 37mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 10IU | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 1mg