Red Velvet Snowflake Cookie Recipes

RED VELVET SNOWFLAKE COOKIES

Steps:

• Combine cake mix, cake flour, melted butter, eggs, evaporated milk, and food coloring in a large bowl. Mix with an electric mixer on slow speed until fully combined. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours, but best if overnight. The longer the dough sits, the easier it is to roll out and cut.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a cookie sheet.
• Roll dough on a lightly floured piece of parchment paper to a thickness of 1/8 or 1/16 inch. Cut cookies with a snowflake-shaped cookie cutter and place on the prepared cookie sheet. Dust off any flour from the top of the cookies with a brush or paper towel.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 6 to 7 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet for 1 minute before removing to a wire rack to cool completely, 25 to 30 minutes more.
• Decorate fully cooled cookies as desired with icing.

RED VELVET COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) with the rack in the middle position. Grease baking sheets or line with parchment paper. Sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt.
• Break the chocolate squares into chunks, place in a microwave-safe bowl and microwave on High until the chocolate melts, about 90 seconds. Stir the chocolate until smooth and set aside to cool.
• In a large bowl, beat 1/2 cup butter, brown sugar, and white sugar until light and fluffy; pour in the egg and beat until smooth. Mix in the red food coloring and chocolate, scraping the bowl down regularly, until evenly blended, about 30 seconds. Add half of the sifted dry ingredients, stirring until well incorporated. Beat in the sour cream and mix in the remaining dry ingredients. Fold in the chocolate chips. Drop spoonfuls of the dough 2 inches apart onto prepared baking sheets.
• Bake one sheet at a time in the preheated oven until they spring back when pressed, about 9 minutes. Cool in the pans for 5 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.
• For the cream cheese frosting, whip 1/4 cup butter, cream cheese, and vanilla until smooth. Blend in the powdered sugar in half cup portions until the frosting reaches the desired consistency.

RED VELVET SNOWFLAKES

Steps:

• PREHEAT oven to 350°F.
• Spray a 16 3/4 x 11 3/4 x1 inch rimmed baking sheet with no stick spray.
• IN A MEDIUM BOWL beat shortening, sugar, vanilla and salt until light and fluffy. Add egg, Mix again to incorporate.
• IN A SMALL BOWL combine cocoa and red food coloring. Add cocoa mixture to creamed mixture. Add buttermilk and flour alternatively, beginning and ending with buttermilk.
• IN A SMALL BOWL combine soda and vinegar. Add to batter, beating well. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• BAKE 12 min.or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from oven. Place on wire rack to cool.
• USING A 5-INCH SNOWFLAKE CUTTER cut 12 pieces from the cake.Cut 4 smaller pieces with a 2 inch cutter.
• TO MAKE THE FROSTING in a small saucepan combine brown sugar and 2 Tbs butter over medium heat. Stir until sugar dissolves. Bring to a boil remove from heat.Add to cream, whisking well. Transfer to a heat resistant bowl.Let cool 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
• IN A LARGE BOWL combine remaining 3 TBS butter and cream cheese. Beat on med. high until smooth.Add vanilla. With mixer running, slowly add cooled brown sugar mixture. beating until combined. Gradually add confectioners sugar mixing until completely smooth.Refrigerate at least 30 minute before using.
• TO ASSEMBLE CAKES, place 4 lg snowflakes on 4 individual plates. Pipe icing along the spokes of each snowflake, top with another snowflake, repeat icing. End with a mini snowflake and pipe a rosette on top Garnish with edible glitter.

RED VELVET CRINKLE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Melt butter; set aside to cool. Place powdered sugar and cornstarch in shallow dish. Mix with a fork to blend.
• Place cake mix, cooled butter, eggs and lemon zest in large mixing bowl. Mix by hand until well blended and a dough forms.
• Form dough into 1-inch balls and roll in powdered sugar. Place on cool, ungreased baking sheets about 2 inches apart.
• Bake, 1 sheet at a time, in center of oven for 9 to 11 minutes or until set. Cool 1 minute. Transfer to wire rack to cool completely.
• Store in airtight container with wax paper or parchment separating layers.

RED VELVET COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugars until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg yolks and food coloring. , Combine flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt. Add to the creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition., In another bowl with clean beaters, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form; fold into batter. Fold in chocolate chips. , Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake until set, 12-14 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely., In a large bowl, beat the butter, confectioners' sugar and salt until blended. Add enough milk to achieve desired consistency. Crumble 8 cookies and set aside. , Frost remaining cookies; sprinkle with cookie crumbs. Store in an airtight container.