Description
Deliciously soft and vibrant red velvet cookies, perfect for any occasion.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups (240 g) all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup (21 g) unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 ½ teaspoons cornstarch
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup (1 stick, 113 g) unsalted butter (softened)
- ¾ cup (160 g) packed light brown sugar
- ¼ cup (50 g) granulated white sugar (plus more for rolling in)
- 1 large egg (room temperature)
- 1 ½ tablespoons buttermilk (or regular milk)
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon red food coloring
- Powdered sugar for rolling in
Instructions
- Combine dry ingredients. Whisk flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, cornstarch and salt together in a bowl.
- Cream butter and sugar. Beat butter with an electric mixer until fluffy, about 2 minutes; beat in brown sugar and white sugar until smooth, about 2-3 minutes.
- Add remaining wet ingredients. Beat egg until incorporated, then add vanilla extract into butter mixture and beat to combine. Add milk and food coloring and beat until uniformly colored.
- Add dry ingredients. Stir the flour mixture into the butter mixture gradually with an electric mixer on low speed until combined. Chill the dough for at least one hour before assembling.
- Preheat and prepare pans. Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mat.
- Assemble the cookies. Scoop cookie dough using a small cookie scoop about 2 tablespoons of dough. Roll into a ball and roll into granulated sugar, then roll into powdered sugar. Place onto prepared cookie sheets about 2 inches apart.
- Bake and cool cookies. Bake in a preheated oven until edges are set and tops are puffy, about 12-14 minutes. Cool cookies on the cookie sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack to continue cooling.
Notes
- For best results, chill the dough before baking.
- These cookies can be rolled in powdered sugar right before serving for an extra sweet touch.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 14 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 20 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg