These Red Velvet Cookies are a soft and chewy chocolate cookie topped with a light and fluffy cream cheese buttercream frosting.
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 25 minutesminutes
Total Time 40 minutesminutes
Servings 24cookies
Calories 258kcal
Author Sandra
Ingredients
Cookie
1 1/2cups 1+ 1 tablespoonflour
1/4cupunsweetened cocoa powder
1teaspoonbaking soda
1/4teaspoonsalt
1/2cupunsalted buttersoftened to room temperature.
3/4cuplight brown sugar
1/4cupsugar
1egg
1tablespoonmilk
2teaspoonsvanilla extract
2 1/2teaspoonsred food coloring
Frosting
4cupsconfectioner's sugar
4ouncescream cheese
1/4cupbutterroom temp
5tablespoonsmilk
1/2 - 1teaspoonalmond extract or clear vanilla extract
Instructions
Cookie
Combine flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl and set aside.
Beat the butter on high speed in an electric mixer until creamy. Scrape down sides of the bowl as needed. Switch to medium speed and beat in the sugars until combined.
Add in the egg, milk, and vanilla extract, and continue to mix scraping down the sides and bottom of the bowl as needed. Add food coloring and beat until well combined. With the mixer on low add the dry and slowly beat until a very soft dough is formed. Beat in more food coloring if you'd like the dough to be redder.
Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats. Set aside.
Using a cookie dough scooper, scoop the dough and then roll each ball with your hand to get a smooth texture on the outside. Place dough on the cookie sheet and bake each batch for 10-11 minutes. This makes a batch of 18, so make two pans of 9.
Allow the cookies to cool on the cookie sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Frosting
Cream together butter and cream cheese until smooth. Gradually mix in powdered sugar and milk 1 tablespoons at a time until you get a smooth creamy mixture that is a little stiff but easy to spread. You do not want this runny. Add more milk or sugar to get the consistency desired.
Frost cookies with a tablespoon or two of frosting and top with sprinkles if desired. Enjoy!