Red Velvet Cookies w/Cream Cheese Frosting adapted from (kitchenmeetsgirl)
Ingredients
2 ¾ cup AP flour
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 ½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
¼ tsp salt
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 ¼ cup sugar
2 large eggs
2 Tbsp red food coloring
1 Tbsp vanilla extract
¾ cup buttermilk
Icing Ingredients
1 8oz pkg cream cheese
½ cup butter or margarine, softened
½ tsp vanilla extract
dash of salt
1 1pd box powdered sugar (approx 3.5 – 4 cups)
In large mixing bowl cream butter and sugar. Add eggs separately. Add food coloring, vanilla extract, and buttermilk.
In separate bowl mix flour, unsweetened cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
Combine flour mix to wet ingredients, stirring until just blended.
Preheat oven to 350.
Prepare pans. (I normally use parchment paper)
Using a tsp or scoop, place walnut-sized dough onto pan, spacing about 2 inches apart.
Bake 11-14 mins, let cool on rack.
Once cookies have cooled, mix icing ingredients together and liberally spread on cookies.
Icing -
Mix butter, cream cheese, vanilla extract, and salt together until creamy. Add powdered sugar, mixing continually until desired consistency.
2 ¾ cup AP flour
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 ½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
¼ tsp salt
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 ¼ cup sugar
2 large eggs
2 Tbsp red food coloring
1 Tbsp vanilla extract
¾ cup buttermilk
Icing Ingredients
1 8oz pkg cream cheese
½ cup butter or margarine, softened
½ tsp vanilla extract
dash of salt
1 1pd box powdered sugar (approx 3.5 – 4 cups)
In large mixing bowl cream butter and sugar. Add eggs separately. Add food coloring, vanilla extract, and buttermilk.
In separate bowl mix flour, unsweetened cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
Combine flour mix to wet ingredients, stirring until just blended.
Preheat oven to 350.
Prepare pans. (I normally use parchment paper)
Using a tsp or scoop, place walnut-sized dough onto pan, spacing about 2 inches apart.
Bake 11-14 mins, let cool on rack.
Once cookies have cooled, mix icing ingredients together and liberally spread on cookies.
Icing -
Mix butter, cream cheese, vanilla extract, and salt together until creamy. Add powdered sugar, mixing continually until desired consistency.