These gorgeous, soft, and delicious Red Velvet Cookies are the best light and easy treat you can make for Valentin's day or all year around.
These pretty, delicate, delicious Red Velvet Cookies have all you want to have as a Valentine's treat.
About This Red Velvet Cookie Recipe
- This recipe is easy to prepare and contains all simple ingredients.
- Add cocoa powder to any red velvet recipe, including cake, cupcakes, brownies, and cookies. Cocoa powder intensifies the red colour and makes it look more vibrant. Cocoa powder also adds a slight chocolatey flavour to the recipe.
- These cookies contain flour, baking powder, eggs, and butter; as for the recipe liquid, this recipe calls for a small amount of buttermilk. Buttermilk contains acid, which activates the baking soda and adds flavour to the cookies.
- These Red Velvet Cookies use both granulated and brown sugar. Brown sugar contributes to the deeper colour and makes the cookies moister.
- This recipe calls for red gel food colour; add more colour if you prefer a more vibrant red.
- One more critical step in making these cookies is to chill the dough for an hour. Chilling the dough prevents the cookies from spreading too much.
- I rolled the cookie balls in red sugar crystals; however, you can use granulated sugar.
How To Make These Cookies
- Sift all dry ingredients, including the cocoa powder, and set them aside.
- Cream the butter with two sugars; take your time with this step, as the mixture should become light and fluffy.
- Add in the egg and vanilla extract. Mix well.
- Next, add the buttermilk and beat the mixture well until the mixture is smooth.
- Now add the gel food colour; if you like bright red cookies, add a bit more. I like this brand.
- In the end, add the dry ingredients until no trace of flour remains. Do not overmix the dough.
- Cover the dough with cling wrap and refrigerate for at least one hour.
- Preheat the oven to 350 F, and make small balls out of the dough. I would recommend the size of a large walnut in its shell.
- Roll each cookie ball in the red sugar crystals and place the balls on the lined baking sheet. Bake the cookies for 10-11 minutes. The cookies will start to expand and crack on top. Do not overbake them; they will get too dry if overbaked.
- Let them cool off on the baking sheet, then transfer them to the cooling rack to cool completely.
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Storing: These cookies stay fresh in an air-tight container for one week. They freeze well, also.
Disclaimer: I highly recommend using the measurements in grams & ml (instead of cups & spoons) for more accuracy and better results.
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📖 Recipe
Red Velvet Cookies
These gorgeous, soft, and delicious Red Velvet Cookies are the best light and easy treat you can make for Valentin's day or all year around.
Ingredients
- ½ cup Butter, Room temperature
- ¾ cup Light brown sugar, Packed
- ¼ cup Granulated sugar
- 1 Egg
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon Buttermilk
- 1½ cups All-purpose flour, Spooned & leveled
- 1 teaspoon Baking soda
- 2 tablespoon Cocoa powder
- ½ teaspoon Espresso powder
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- 1 teaspoon Red gel food coloring
- 1 cup Red coarse sugar, For rolling
Instructions
- Sift all dry ingredients and set aside.1½ cups All-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon Baking soda, 2 tablespoon Cocoa powder, ½ teaspoon Espresso powder, ½ teaspoon Salt
- Use the paddle attachment and beat the butter until smooth, then add both sugars and beat until light and fluffy.½ cup Butter, ¾ cup Light brown sugar, ¼ cup Granulated sugar
- Add in the egg and vanilla extract and mix well. Scrape the sides as needed.1 Egg, 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
- Add in the buttermilk, and food coloring and mix thoroughly, You want to have a homogenous mixture not marbleing.1 teaspoon Red gel food coloring, 1 tablespoon Buttermilk
- Switch to a rubber spatula, and slowly add in the dry ingredients and mix until the dough is formed. Chill the dough for one hour.
- When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 350°F and line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Set them aside.
- Use the palms of your hands and Make small dough balls, then roll each ball in the coarse red sugar. Make sure each dough ball is covered with sugar.1 cup Red coarse sugar
- Place them on the baking sheet and bake for 10-12 minutes. The cookies are ready when their top is cracked and the edges are set. Do Not Overbake.
Nutrition
Calories: 121kcalCarbohydrates: 18gProtein: 1gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 20mgSodium: 156mgPotassium: 35mgFiber: 0.4gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 155IUCalcium: 12mgIron: 1mg
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Farnaz Marandi says
So good that I could finish it all. Delicious, delicious and delicious.
Arezou Bahador says
Thank you, Farnaz. I am happy that you liked these gorgeous cookies.