Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies
Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies are are soft, chewy and fudgy on the inside with a slightly crispy white powdered cracked top on the outside.
Ingredients
- 125 g unsalted butter
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- 2 XL eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
- ½ tsp red food coloring
- 2 cups cake flour
- 2 tbsp cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar with a hand mixer until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs one at a time.
- Add vanilla essence and food coloring to the mixture.
- Sift in dry ingredients and mix, scraping the bottom of the bowl. Make sure not to overmix.
- Cover the bowl with cling wrap and place the dough in the refrigerator to chill for 1 hour.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and preheat the oven to 180°C.
- Add the powdered sugar to a large bowl.
- Scoop out 1 tsp dollops of dough out and roll into balls.
- Roll the dough balls in the powdered sugar making sure that it is completely covered. I usually double roll mine for extra measure.
- Place the dough balls on the baking sheet spacing it apart.
- Bake for 10 - 12 minutes.
- Note that the cookies will look soft but it will harden. Allow to cool on the baking sheet before transfering it to the cookie wire rack.