Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies
Red Velvet Cookies with a sugar crust and a chewy center
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter, softened to room temp
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs, room temp
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 tsp red gel food coloring ** you will need more if not professional grade - judge by color of dough
- 2 cups flour
- 1/3 cup cocoa powder
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar for coating
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar for coating
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees, and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a stand mixer, combine the butter, brown and granulated sugars, whipping until fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, and then the vanilla. Add the red food coloring, and keep going until you have a deeply red base. (see note)
- In a separate bowl, combine the dry ingredients, flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt. Fold the dry ingredients into the wet mixing until thoroughly combined.
- Fill one bowl with the granulated sugar and another with the powdered sugar. Using a cookie scoop or two spoons, form about 16 cookies into balls, rolling first in the granulated sugar, then in powdered sugar - coat them completely. Place evenly on the baking sheet - they won't spread a ton. Give them one inch between one another. Bake for 10-12 minutes, until soft but set. Cool on a wire rack, and enjoy for days in a tightly sealed container.
Notes
If you are using store-bought food coloring, be prepared to use a lot of it - the cookies will taste delicious without it, but they won't be red without a significant amount, as the cocoa powder tames it. I order gel food coloring on amazon or buy in a craft store, which is stronger if you want to make these often.
These cookies come from Sarah Crawford's Broma Bakery blog: https://bromabakery.com/red-velvet-crinkle-cookies/