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Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies

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Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies are one of my all time favorite Christmas cookies to make. They are soft, chewy, festive and of course, delicious.

Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies stacked

Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies

Have you ever made crinkle cookies before? If you haven’t, let me explain. In summary, they are cookies that you roll into dough balls and then coat in powdered sugar. When they bake, they spread out and left looking cracked.

This type of cookie generally has a very soft and chewy texture. It’s certainly a fan favorite for a lot of people. If you’re here looking for new Christmas cookies recipes you have certainly found yourself in the right place because we have SO many. Some of our favorites are listed below for you.

If you adore red velvet as much as we do, you’ll also want to try our Red Velvet Sandwich Cookies, Red Velvet Kiss Cookies, Red Velvet Cinnamon Rolls, Red Velvet Cheesecake and Red Velvet Peanut Butter Blossoms.

Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies on a baking rack

Ingredients You Will Need

  • Flour – you will need all-purpose flour.
  • Unsweetened Cocoa Powder We will add in the sweetness with sugar.
  • Baking Powder and Baking Soda
  • Salt
  • Butter – make sure you are using unsalted butter since we are adding in salt.
  • Sugar – granulated sugar.
  • Eggs
  • Milk – any milk is fine including 2% or whole milk.
  • Vanilla – pure vanilla extract works best.
  • Powdered Sugar – you will roll the cookie dough balls in the powdered sugar before baking.
  • Food coloring – we used liquid red food coloring for this recipe, but gel food coloring can also be used.
Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies Stacked

How To Make Red Velvet Crinkles Cookies

  1. Dry ingredients. Whisk these together in a small bowl.
  2. Mix. Whip together the butter and sugar until it’s nice and fluffy.
  3. Add. Mix in one egg at a time to your butter mixture. Then, add in the milk, vanilla and food coloring.
  4. Combine. Slowly add in the dry ingredients to your wet mixture.
  5. Chill. Cover the dough and sit in the fridge to chill for about an hour.
  6. Roll. Shape the cookies into balls and dip in powdered sugar.
  7. Bake. Cook at 350 degrees for 13-15 minutes and then let sit for 5 minutes before removing from the pan.

Storing:

You can store these cookies at room temperature in an airtight container and they are best for 3-4 days.

Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies with a bite taken out

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Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies

Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies are one of my all time favorite Christmas cookies to make. They are soft, chewy, festive and of course, delicious.
Servings: 40
Prep: 15 minutes
Cook: 15 minutes
Chill Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Total: 2 hours

Ingredients
  

Ingredients

Instructions

Directions

  • In a small mixing bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder and salt, set aside.
  • In the bowl of a standing mixer (or hand mixer), whip the softened butter and granulated sugar until fluffy.
  • Mix in eggs 1 at a time, until combined after each addition. Mix in milk, vanilla and red food coloring.
  • Slowly add in dry ingredients on low speed and mix just until combined. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and chill 1 1/2 hours or until firm enough to shape into balls.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Pour powdered sugar into a small bowl. Remove dough from refrigerator, scoop dough out and with buttered hands, shape into balls (about 2 Tbsp each).
  • Roll the balls into the powdered sugar and evenly coat. Place the covered balls on a Silpat or parchment paper lined baking sheets and flatten slightly, then bake in preheated oven 13 – 14 minutes.
  • Once baked, let the cookies rest on the baking sheet for 5 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Store in an airtight container.

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Nutrition

Calories: 109kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 21mg | Sodium: 56mg | Potassium: 45mg | Fiber: 0.5g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 125IU | Calcium: 14mg | Iron: 1mg

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