Description
Delicious NYC-style red velvet cookies with cream cheese frosting.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tablespoon red food coloring
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup cream cheese, softened
- 2 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
- In a bowl, mix flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt.
- In another bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add egg, food coloring, and vanilla to the butter mixture; mix well.
- Gradually add dry ingredients to the wet ingredients; mix until combined.
- Drop dough onto baking sheets.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes.
- Let cookies cool completely.
- For frosting, beat cream cheese and powdered sugar until smooth.
- Frost cooled cookies and serve.
Notes
- Store cookies in an airtight container.
- Chill dough for 30 minutes for thicker cookies.
- Add chocolate chips for extra flavor.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
Keywords: nyc red velvet cookies, red velvet cookies, dessert cookies