Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies
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ingredients
Cookies:
- 195 grams all-purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 115 grams unsalted butter
- 150 grams granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 tablespoons buttermilk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons red gel food coloring
ingredients
Cream cheese filling:
- 4 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
- 210 grams confectioner's sugar
- 1 tablespoon all purpose flour
- 1/8 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Method
To make the cookies:
Step 1
Sift together AP flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
Step 2
In a large mixer, cream together the sugar and butter until light and combined.
Step 3
Add the egg, buttermilk, vanilla, and red food coloring. Make sure to scrape down the mixing bowl several times.
Step 4
Add the sifted dry ingredients into the mixer in two additions scraping the bowl after each one.
Step 5
Chill the dough for 1 hour. While chilling make the cream cheese filling.
Step 6
Bake at 350F for 15 mins.
Step 7
Once chilled scoop dough into even size portions. Fill center with cream cheese filling. Wrap dough around filling. Chill again for 1 hour. Roll cookies in 10x before baking.
To make the cream cheese filling:
Step 1
In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the cream cheese and 10x until smooth and no lumps remain.
Step 2
Add in the flour, salt and vanilla until thick smooth and creamy.
Step 3
Transfer to a piping bag. Pipe teaspoon side amounts onto a lined sheet tray. Freeze cream cheese pucks for 2 hours before filling cookies.