Christmas Red Velvet Sugar Cookies

Prep Time : 10 min

Prep Time : 10 min

Total Time : 20 min,

Ingredients

For Red Velvet Cookies:

• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup granulated sugar + ½ cup for rolling
• 2 eggs
• Pinch of salt
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon white vinegar
• 1 tablespoon red food coloring
• 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour

For cream cheese frosting:

• 4 oz cream cheese, room temperature
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 ½ cups powdered sugar

For Garnish:

• Red, green and white sprinkles, optional

INSTRUCTIONS

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees prepare a baking pan with parchment paper

To make Red Velvet cookie:

• In a large bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, unsweetened cocoa powder and salt, set aside

• In a medium bowl, beat together butter and sugar until light and fluffy

• Add eggs one at the time, vanilla extract, white vinegar and red food coloring, mix until combined

• Slowly add dry ingredients into wet ingredients and mix until the dough is fully combined

• Scoop cookie dough by the tablespoon full and roll into a ball, about 1-inch balls

• Add granulated sugar to a small bowl for rolling

• Roll each ball of cookie dough into sugar and place onto baking sheet, spacing about 2 inches apart

• Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until the edges of the cookies being to crisp

• Remove from oven and let cool for 5 minutes then remove to cooling rack and let cool completely

To make cream cheese frosting:

• In a medium bowl, mix together butter and cream cheese until fully combined, add vanilla extract and powdered sugar until combined
• Spread cream cheese frosting on each cooled cookie and sprinkle with red, white and green sprinkles

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