So I was doing some grocery shopping at Walmart yesterday and I saw these red velvet cookies. Of course I thought to myself..."I can totally make those...better than Walmart". And while I did not buy them to compare, I did make up this recipe tonight...on a Friday night...just me and my oven. Well I lied--I did go to Starbucks first, which is why I am still awake baking at 11:30pm. For those of you who love my red velvet cake, I will never share that recipe. That is for the bakery some day. BUT, I will share this recipe with you. Its delicious, like yummy yummy yummy. Enjoy.
Ingredients:
1 C unsalted softened butter (2 sticks)
1/2 C sugar
1 1/2 Cups packed brown sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp red food coloring
2 1/2 tsps. vanilla extract
2 1/2 C flour
3/4 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
2 Tbsp cocoa powder
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. In a large mixing bowl, cream together butter and sugars until well combined. Add eggs, vanilla, and red food coloring.
In a separate bowl mix together flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and cocoa powder. Gently and slowly add this mixture to your butter mixture and stir until well combined.
Side note: Let your kids help in the kitchen. They love to put on an apron, put in ingredients, and just help you bake. My favorite part was always licking the beaters as a kid! I ALWAYS let my daughter taste the batter. Just don't let them have more than a few tastes, nobody should eat raw eggs.
Drop about a tablespoon sized scoop around 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
My cookie sheet is getting dingy, huh? Hey mom-take note...Christmas is coming up! Anyways bake for 10-12 minutes. Gently remove from cookie sheet and let cool. Let's prepare the glaze!
Cream Cheese Glaze:
4oz softened cream cheese
1 1/2 C powdered sugar
1-2 Tbsp milk
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 Tbsp light corn syrup
Combine all ingredients in a small bowl. Frost your cooled cookies and let the frosting harden.
These are good. Sinfully good. Not healthy. But perfectly soul warming.
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