Red Velvet Cut Out Cookies

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No spread Red Velvet Cut Out Cookies are soft with deep red color and a hint of cocoa flavor and hold their shape perfectly when baked. No chilling! Easy, delicious red velvet cookie recipe for Valentine's Day or Christmas.

Prep Time10

Cook Time6

Total Time16

Course: Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 95kcal

Author: Cara Lanz

Ingredients

1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
1 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg, room temperature
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1 teaspoon red gel food coloring
2 ¾ cup all-purpose flour
¼ cup natural unsweetened cocoa powder
¾ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
Cream Cheese Frosting for Cookies

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, 3-4 minutes. Mix in the egg. Add the vanilla and red food coloring and mix until well combined.
Sift in the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt (or whisk dry ingredients in a separate bowl). Mix until just combined, scraping down the sides of the bowl as you go -- it will look clumpy. Gather the dough together with your hands and form it into two balls.
With a rolling pin, roll the dough between sheets of parchment paper to ¼" to ½" thickness. Cut with cookie cutters. Place cookie cut outs on prepared baking sheets.
Bake for about 6 minutes, or until the edges are set, and the center doesn't look wet. Internal temperature should be 190 degrees. Cool cookies on the pan for 5 minutes, then carefully transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Frost with cream cheese frosting or drizzle with melted white chocolate.

Notes

Recipe yields about 40 2-inch cookies rolled to ¼" thickness.
The internal temperature of baked cookies should be about 190 degrees.
Use dowels or rolling pin guides to roll the dough to an even thickness.
If the dough is too soft to easily work with, chill it for 15 minutes.

Nutrition calculation does not include frosting.

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