Soft, Chewy, Red Velvet Cookies

My Red Velvet Cookies are a nod to the classic cake with soft and chewy (and bright red!) interiors, flavored with a subtle tang and crackly surfaces with powdered sugar coating.
RECIPE: sugarspunrun.com/red-velvet-c...
Ingredients
3/4 cup unsalted butter softened 170g
8 oz cream cheese softened (227g)
1 cup light brown sugar firmly packed 200g
1 cup granulated sugar 200g
1 large egg
1 tsp white vinegar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour¹ 312g
1 ½ Tablespoons natural cocoa powder
½ teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
Red food coloring I prefer gel food coloring
Powdered sugar for rolling
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Instructions
00:00 Introduction
00:22 In a large bowl using an electric mixer (or in a stand mixer), cream together butter, cream cheese, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until light, fluffy, and well-combined.
01:10 Add egg and stir to combine, then stir in vinegar and vanilla.
01:35 In a separate, medium-sized bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt.
01:59 With mixer on low-speed, gradually add flour mixture to butter/cream cheese mixture until completely combined. Scrape down sides and bottom of bowl as needed to ensure ingredients are well-combined.
02:20 Stir in red food coloring until you have a red dough.
02:40 Cover bowl with plastic wrap and transfer to the refrigerator to chill for at least 2 hours and up to 5 days.
02:55 Once dough has chilled and you are about ready to bake your cookies, preheat oven to 350F (175C).
03:00 Scoop cookie dough by 1 ½ Tablespoon-sized scoop and roll between your palms to form a smooth ball (dough will still be sticky, to make it easier to roll you can dust your hands with powdered sugar).
03:18 Roll through powdered sugar and place cookies 2” apart on parchment paper lined baking sheets.
03:44 Transfer to 350F (175C) preheated oven and bake for 13-14 minutes. Allow to cool completely on baking sheet before enjoying.
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[@carolcarter865]

Just made these cookies. Absolutely delicious. My son said he thinks this is his new favorite cookie. Thank you

[@SugarSpunRun]

I'm so glad everyone enjoyed them so much! :)

[@eldridgesmart5516]

Thank you very much for the video & recipe. Thanks for all the details that's in your video. Thanks for all of the research that you do. Your recipes are always delicious.

[@SugarSpunRun]

You're welcome! I appreciate all of your support. :)

[@francesgallardocastro5185]

Great easy recipe. Enjoy all your recipes. Thank you. Enjoy your day.

[@SugarSpunRun]

Thank you so much! :)

[@stanleywest2808]

Made them today.. turned out great thankyou

[@SugarSpunRun]

I'm so glad you enjoyed them! :)

[@aishaamin2603]

All of your recipes are amazing and i am learning a lot from you❤

[@SugarSpunRun]

Thank you so much! I'm glad you are enjoying everything. :)

[@nonnasuestitches9194]

These are so moist n delicious I’ve added chocolate chips to the batter n also when they were done I added a Hershey’s Kiss on top. They were a hit. Thank you for sharing 🤗

[@SugarSpunRun]

You're welcome! I'm so glad you enjoyed them so much! :)

[@SuperYoshi29]

These remind me of chocolate crinkle cookies! I absolutely love the addition of cream cheese to the batter, that is so creative!! I’m so excited to try this recipe!

[@SugarSpunRun]

I hope you love them! I totally see what you mean with that crackly powder sugar coating. :)

[@mmakomanyatja5213]

You r very talent I lv yr recipe thank you

[@SugarSpunRun]

Thank you! :)

[@SuperYoshi29]

I mixed these up today and will bake them up tomorrow, so excited! I let my son who loves Super Mario bros. pick out the food color so we will be enjoying some “Luigi green” velvet cookies tomorrow haha! 🤣

[@SugarSpunRun]

🤣 Did he help with your username too? It's really cute. I hope he loves the cookies. :)

[@SuperYoshi29]

@@SugarSpunRun HAHA!! My hubby and I may have had a hand in introducing him to Mario 😇 We absolutely loved the cookies!! They came out perfect ❤️I’m making your red velvet cake with your ermine frosting next (in Mario red of course)

[@SugarSpunRun]

🤣 Luigi green may be an interesting looking cake though. 🤣

[@SuperYoshi29]

@@SugarSpunRun 🤣🤣🤣

[@tanvav]

TY! I'll try to make his soon. I love the cream cheese flavor the best, Stay safe

[@SugarSpunRun]

I hope you love them! :)

[@tanvav]

@@SugarSpunRun I know this is a silly question. Are you planning to write an ecookbook to sell?

[@SugarSpunRun]

I hope to have an ebook ready to go by the fall. 😊

[@doms572]

this is my favorite red velvet cookies recipe🫶🏻

[@SugarSpunRun]

Thank you!

[@djkhalidxs5237]

Sugar spun run you're real sugar i adore you sweetie your beauty 😍❤❤❤

[@glendaharding4884]

Yum 😋

[@osmanpilav730]

Can you make. The brownie cake

[@pclem4686]

Mm nice

[@jaxonharbour1916]

Geez. I made these for my mom, and she lost her mind. This is an in readable recipe!

[@SugarSpunRun]

I’m so glad everyone enjoyed them so much! 😊

[@hiwet1996]

Whats an alternative to white vinegar? Can I use white wine vinegar?

[@michellebaker2592]

Hi Sam, I have a bottle of liquid red food coloring. Is that okay to use in this recipe? If so, how many teaspoons do I use?

[@SugarSpunRun]

The liquid food coloring isn't quite as potent but it could still work. I'm not sure how much to add.

[@afbdjin9663]

Can you send me all the titles If you recipes and can you make lemon curd

[@SugarSpunRun]

You can find all of my videos on my youtube homepage. I do have a lemon curd video. :)

[@berniscecilia1127]

Hi, wondering if i want to make only half your recipe, how about the eggs? Do i still use 1 large eggs?

[@SugarSpunRun]

Hi Bernis! To half the egg, simply crack it into a bowl or glass measuring cup. Lightly beat it until it is homogenous, then add half to your recipe. It should end up being about two tablespoons of egg. 🙂 Hope that helps!

[@xiaoxiao..]

I am going to make this for Valentine’s Day, do you know how many cookies this recipes makes? Thanks!

[@SugarSpunRun]

It should make about 36 cookies. 😊

[@xiaoxiao..]

Thank you!

[@wildmike8012]

Can you make a cook book please

[@SugarSpunRun]

It is definitely one of my goals. :)

[@uilliamunknown4844]

So instead of dipping the cookies into powder sugar could I make a white chocolate drizzle?

[@SugarSpunRun]

Of course, enjoy!

[@gineejohnson2193]

Can you add white chocolate chips to this recipes?

[@SugarSpunRun]

Sure thing. :)

[@mariaschaaf5532]

can I print this recipe, where do I go to do that

[@SugarSpunRun]

The link is in the description 😊

[@isigarrido]

Love it! But I cant get that the cookie get the crinckle right. 😅

[@Kendasaur]

Thanks for the recipe! Btw… has anyone told you that you look like Melissa Joan Hart? 😊

[@sagarajoey]

Can you buy this type of cream cheese in the UK?

[@SugarSpunRun]

I honestly do not know, maybe someone else can chime in. I’m not familiar with products in the u.k. 😔

[@sagarajoey]

Only saw the ones in tubs hope that one will be ok too

[@zahraaalaam1469]

Can we use this dough for heart shape?

[@SugarSpunRun]

Unfortunately they won’t hold their heart shape too well.

[@mariaschaaf5532]

can I use dark brown sugar

[@SugarSpunRun]

The cookies will be darker and have a stronger molasses flavor if you do 😊

[@jenniferbahng7172]

can i use 4oz of cream cheese instead?

[@SugarSpunRun]

You would want to cut all of the ingredients in half if you cut the cream cheese in half.

[@Luvhhellaxx]

How many does the recipe make?

[@SugarSpunRun]

Approximately 36. 😊

[@AliMasud2010]

Recipes from your website that could be good for videos if you haven't made them already - Funfetti oreo bars - Cookie dough brownies -Cheesecake brownies -Cookies and cream rice Krispie treats -Pumpkin spice rice Krispie treats -Cake batter rice Krispie treats -Cookies and cream bars -Cookie dough pops -Cookie dough dip -Nutella cookies -Nutella stuffed cookies - Caramelised rice Krispie treats - Oreo cheesecake -Cookies and cream bars I know I've said some of these before but I have some new suggestions

[@SugarSpunRun]

I actually do have a lot of these videos. You can find them by searching my youtube page. :)

[@AliMasud2010]

@@SugarSpunRun Thank you for the reply and I have tried searching your youtube page but a lot of them were not there Also, these red velvet cookies look AMAZING

[@shirlinrodrigues1059]

Hey Sam! Could you please make a pound cake recipe?(Using a hand mixer 😬) So happy I found your channel. Keep doing what you do. Your awesome!!! 😆🥰❤

[@JuanGarcia-ln9lt]

She has one on her website and it can be made with a stand or hand mixer, its so good

[@shirlinrodrigues1059]

@@JuanGarcia-ln9lt Thank you!!

[@SugarSpunRun]

Here's the link to the pound cake on youtube. :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/oGnYqaOgg9qMa68

[@mariaschaaf5532]

can I use wheat flour

[@SugarSpunRun]

Hi Maria! Do you mean whole wheat flour?

[@alial-lawati6470]

If I make the cookies little bit bigger in size (2 tablespoons in size or 40 g) do i still bake them for 14 minutes?

[@SugarSpunRun]

They may take an additional minute or two if they are larger.

[@jennybean8358]

Can chocolate chips be added??

[@SugarSpunRun]

Yes! Enjoy 😊

[@youdonthavetoknowmyname343]

First viewer!

[@yumdaras7231]

Looks velvet crinkles not Cookie 🍪