Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies are easy to make and have a light & fluffy soft-baked texture with a sweet crinkle outside. Crinkle cookies get their unique look and texture from the powdered sugar + sugar that they're rolled in before baking!
Course Cookies, Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword crinkle cookies, red velvet cookies, red velvet crinkle cookies
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 8 minutesminutes
Total Time 23 minutesminutes
Servings 24cookies
Calories 150kcal
Author Jessica - Together as Family
Ingredients
1/2cup (1 stick)salted buttersoftened
3/4cupgranulated sugar
3/4cuplight brown sugar
2largeeggs
1teaspoonvanilla extract
1teaspoonred food coloringgel or liquid
2cupsall-purpose flour
1/4cupunsweetened cocoa powder
2teaspoonsbaking powder
¼teaspoontable salt
Topping
1/2cuppowdered sugar
1/4cupgranulated sugar
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350° F. Prepare two cookie sheets by lining with parchment paper (my preferred method), silpat liner, or cooking spray.
In a large mixing bowl with a hand mixer, or use a stand mixer, beat together the butter, sugar, and brown sugar until it is a crumbly looking mixture.
Add the eggs and beat until combined.
Add the vanilla, red food coloring, flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt. Beat on low speed just until combined.
Place the powdered sugar (for the topping) in a small bowl, and the granulated sugar in a separate small bowl.
Roll 2 tablespoons of cookie dough into a ball. Roll the ball completely in the granulated sugar. Roll it again in the powdered sugar. Put 12 cookies per cookie sheet.
Bake for 8-10 minutes. Cookies will look puffy and the tops will be slightly cracked. Let the cookies cool on the cookie sheet for about 15 minutes. Move them to a cooling rack to let them cool completely.
Notes
Butter : If using unsalted butter you may want to increase the salt to 1/2 teaspoon, if wanted. Red Food Coloring : Use liquid or gel food coloring. I use the gel food coloring that you can find in the cake decorating aisle at Walmart or craft stores. You can also use the liquid or gel food coloring that you find in the baking aisle as well.