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Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies

December 4, 2015 by bblondie 13 Comments

Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies - Classic crinkle cookies get a sweet update with red velvet! Chewy, crackly and festive, red velvet crinkles are perfect for the holidays! | ButtercreamBlondie.com

Who’s ready for cookies?  You guys, I’m so excited about holiday baking I could burst!  I don’t know if it’s because I’ve had some down time and I’m majorly itching to get that butter and sugar mixing, or maybe it’s the adorable penguin mugs sitting on my counter, but I’m even more excited than usual about eggnog everything, twinkling holiday layer cakes and cookies, like these chewy, crackly, heavenly Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies!


I love a good crinkle cookie so they are always on my list, but it was time to take the classic up a notch and hook it up with another favorite: Red velvet.  I don’t know why I waited so long to make this union happen because it’s everything!

All the flavors you expect in red velvet wrapped up in a perfect little crinkle cookie.  They poof up as they bake leading to all those beautiful cracks, while staying soft and chewy in the middle.

Sharing is so overrated…

Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies - Classic crinkle cookies get a sweet update with red velvet! Chewy, crackly and festive, red velvet crinkles are perfect for the holidays! | ButtercreamBlondie.com

I think the best part of crinkle cookies is getting powdered sugar everywhere when it’s finally time to dig in.  And please tell me I’m not the only one who impatiently watches the cookies baking and then insists on taking a bite right out of the oven, because I can’t possibly wait like two whole minutes for them to cool.

The struggle.

My biggest tip for these cookies is to under bake them for about a minute so they stay incredibly soft and chewy. I hope you guys enjoy them as much as we did and if you have any holiday cookie requests, leave me a comment!  Have a great weekend and I’ll see you next week with more cookies, and there might be chocolate involved!

Happy baking!

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Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies

Ingredients

  • 2 and 3/4 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup cocoa powder
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1/2 tsp. baking soda
  • 2 tsp. baking powder
  • 8 ounces unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 3/4 cup light brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 Tbsp. buttermilk
  • 1 and 1/2 tsp. white vinegar
  • 1 tsp. vanilla bean paste or extract
  • 1 and 1/2 tsp. red food coloring
  • 1 and 1/2 cups powdered sugar

Instructions

  1. In a bowl, whisk the flour cocoa powder, salt, baking soda and baking powder.
  2. In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy.
  3. Add eggs and mix until combined.
  4. Add buttermilk, vinegar, vanilla and food coloring.
  5. Add dries and mix until combined, scraping down the bowl as needed.
  6. Wrap cookie dough and refrigerate a few hours - overnight.
  7. Preheat oven to 325 degrees and line cookie sheets with parchment paper. Put powdered sugar in a bowl so you can roll the cookie dough.
  8. Scoop cookies using a cookie scoop that yields 1/2 ounce portions of dough. Roll in powdered sugar and place on prepared sheets. Please note you can just scoop them, no need to roll them.
  9. Bake for 12-13 minutes until cookies are puffed and set on top. I like to bake them closer to 12 minutes so they are a little underdone and chewy in the middle.
  10. Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature.

Notes

1/2 ounce cookies take 12-13 minutes at 325 degrees. 3/4 ounce cookies take 13-15 minutes at 325 degrees.

Cookies are best when the dough is cold going into the oven.

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Comments

  1. Liz says

    December 4, 2015 at 8:48 pm

    I was thinking about making chocolate crinkles for our cookie exchange this week, but your red velvet version is even more enticing! Perfect color for Christmas!!!

    Reply
    • bblondie says

      December 9, 2015 at 9:13 am

      Thanks, Liz!I know whatever cookies you bake up will be fantastic!

      Reply
  2. Julia Boyd says

    December 8, 2015 at 4:09 pm

    Brilliant ! I will be making these at the restaurant for Holiday party dessert platters !! Crinkle cookies are so easy, beloved by all…and Red Velvet will be a sure show stopper !! Thank you !!

    Reply
    • bblondie says

      December 9, 2015 at 9:14 am

      Thanks, Julia! They’ll make a great addition to party platters! Hope you enjoy them!

      Reply
  3. Amy @ Fearless Homemaker says

    December 10, 2015 at 7:11 pm

    Ooh, I love a crinkle cookie but I don’t think I’ve ever seen a red velvet version before. Brilliant! So pretty for the holidays, and I bet they are delicious!

    Reply
  4. glenda says

    October 17, 2016 at 4:00 pm

    How many does this recipe make?

    Reply
  5. Inna says

    November 28, 2016 at 7:26 am

    What can I substitute buttermilk with? I can’t find it in our supermarket. Thanks!

    Reply
  6. Kate says

    February 14, 2017 at 2:10 pm

    Is all of the powdered sugar for rolling the cookies? Or does some go into the cookies? I ask because you say to add the “sugars”. Wasn’t sure if there was more than one sugar?

    Reply
    • bblondie says

      February 14, 2017 at 6:05 pm

      Hi Kate – Yes, all the powdered sugar is for rolling the cookies. The sugars I’m referring to are the granulated sugar and light brown sugar. Happy baking!

      Reply
  7. Mary Ann says

    December 3, 2017 at 12:00 pm

    Would really like to know how many cookies this recipe makes.

    Reply
  8. Lisa says

    December 16, 2017 at 10:11 am

    Has anyone made this recipe?

    Reply
  9. Jennifer says

    December 7, 2018 at 11:33 pm

    I am making these for a cookie exchange. Hire many cookies can you make with this recipe?

    Reply

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