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.