Frosted Red Velvet Cookies

These Frosted Red Velvet Cookies are soft, chewy, and topped wtih a sweet frosting. They are a delicious sweet treat.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 10

Total Time 20

Servings Cookies

Calories 165kcal

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
In a large bowl, beat the butter, sugar, and brown sugar together until creamy, about 1-2 minutes.
Add in the egg and vanilla and beat some more until light and fluffy.
In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt.
Add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture and mix until it forms a crumb mixture.
Stop and add in the red food coloring (about 1 tsp red food gel was used in photos). Less coloring may be used.
Mix in the red food coloring until the dough is a consistent color.
Use a cookie scoop to make uniform sized cookies (1 ½ Tbsp was used).
Place the cookies on a baking tray about 2” apart from each other and place in the oven to bake for 10-11 minutes.
Remove and let the cookies come to room temperature.
To make the frosting, place the cream cheese and butter in a large bowl and beat with an electric mixer until smooth. Add in the powdered sugar and vanilla and continue to beat until the frosting is creamy.
Place the frosting into a piping bag and use desired tip to pipe frosting on the top of each cookie (tip #2D was used).
Sprinkle the tops with mini chocolate chips.