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Roll Out Red Velvet Cookies Recipe

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Throughout February make sure to make these heart-shaped Roll Out Red Velvet Cookies. Soft cookies made out of some cocoa powder, flour, sugar, and red food gel, cut into the shape of a heart. 

Roll Out Red Velvet Cookies

These Roll Out Red Velvet Cookies are perfect for snacks, Valentine’s Day, coffee breaks, and parties.

Everyone will love biting into these yummy red velvet cookies.

These fancy sounding sugar cookies are extremely easy to make.

You make a sugar cookie batter with a little cocoa powder and red food gel to get that classic red velvet look. 

In a little longer than an hour, you’ll have soft, red velvet sugar cookies ready to enjoy!

Roll Out Red Velvet Cookies

HOW TO MAKE ROLL OUT RED VELVET COOKIES

Soft red velvet cookies are made with a little cocoa, flour, and red food gel for a delicious snack the whole family will enjoy!

Are you ready to get started?

You’ll find the specific ingredient amounts and detailed instructions in the printable recipe at the bottom of this post.

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Roll Out Red Velvet Cookies

This fun and easy Roll Out Red Velvet Cookie recipe uses everyday kitchen staples to create a delicious snack your family will love.

All you need is:

  • unsalted butter
  • cream cheese
  • granulated sugar
  • an egg yolk
  • vanilla extract 
  • red food gel 
  • all-purpose flour
  • corn starch
  • some unsweetened cocoa powder
  • salt

Begin by preheating the oven to 375 degrees.

In a large bowl, whisk together all-purpose flour, corn starch, salt, and cocoa powder and set aside.

Roll Out Red Velvet Cookies

Using a stand mixer, cream the butter, sugar, and cream cheese together until smooth.

Roll Out Red Velvet Cookies

To this bowl, add in the egg yolk, vanilla, and red food coloring (add enough to create the color you want, gel colors will require a lot less than liquid).

Roll Out Red Velvet Cookies

Scrape down the sides of the bowl before adding in the dry ingredients.

Roll Out Red Velvet Cookies

At low speed, add half of the dry ingredients until incorporated.

Roll Out Red Velvet Cookies

Then add the remaining dry ingredients and mix until fully combined.

Roll Out Red Velvet Cookies

Place half of the dough between two sheets of parchment paper and roll out the dough to the desired thickness.

You may need to add a little flour to the top and bottom to keep it from sticking if the dough feels wet.

Roll Out Red Velvet Cookies

Using a 3-inch cookie cutter, cut out your desired shapes.

Roll Out Red Velvet Cookies

Place the cut out cookies on a cookie tray lined with parchment paper.

Roll Out Red Velvet Cookies

Bake the cookies until done. Cool for 5 mins on the baking sheet before transferring the cookies to a cooling rack to cool completely.

Roll Out Red Velvet Cookies

Frost cookies then cool cookies with royal icing, glaze, buttercream, or cream cheese frosting.

Roll Out Red Velvet Cookies

In less than an hour, you’ll have a yummy red velvet cookie that’s sure to become a new favorite!

I suggest using this cream cheese icing

Roll Out Red Velvet Cookies

If you’ve never made a Roll Out Red Velvet Cookies, don’t worry!

Below are some common questions and helpful tips.

Hopefully, this will answer any questions you may have.

If not, feel free to ask in the comments and I’ll answer the best I can.

Roll Out Red Velvet Cookies

HOW LONG DOES IT REALLY TAKE TO MAKE ROLL OUT RED VELVET COOKIES?

One of the many reasons I love using pre-made dough is because everything you make takes less time.

This Red Velvet Cookie recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 23 minutes. TOTAL.

This includes:

  • About 5 minutes of prep time
  • Close to 2 minutes to whisk together the dry ingredients
  • Around 7 minutes to cream the wet ingredients
  • 3 minutes create the cookie dough
  • 8 minutes to to roll out the cookies, cut them out, and place on a cookie sheet
  • 16 minutes to bake until done
  • 35 minutes to cool completely
  • 7 minutes to make the icing and ice them

HOW DO I STORE ROLL OUT RED VELVET COOKIES?

You can store Roll Out Red Velvet cookies in an airtight container in a cool place for up to 3 days or in your freezer for up to 3 months.

Simply take the cookies out of the freezer and leave them on a plate at room temperature to unthaw. 

CAN I MAKE ROLL OUT RED VELVET COOKIES AHEAD OF TIME?

Yes, you can easily make Red Velvet Cookies the day before serving.

Simply store in an airtight container.

Roll Out Red Velvet Cookies

HOW THICK SHOULD YOU ROLL OUT SUGAR COOKIES?

You should roll out sugar cookies to be ¼” thick.

At this thickness, they are not too thin which will result in a crunchy cookie, and they are able to handle being decorated with icing. 

SHOULD SUGAR COOKIES BE SOFT OR HARD?

Overbaked sugar cookies tend to be hard and crunchy whereas perfectly baked sugar cookies will be soft and chewy. 

Roll Out Red Velvet Cookies

WHAT GOES WELL WITH ROLL OUT RED VELVET COOKIES?

Red Velvet Cookies go well with a wide variety of snacks.

These recipes would be great to serve together.

Some of my personal favorites include:

WHAT ELSE CAN I ADD TO THIS ROLL OUT RED VELVET COOKIES RECIPE?

This simple Red Velvet Cookie recipe not only tastes great, but it’s also incredibly versatile.

Try turning these into sandwich cookies and using cream cheese icing between the two cookies.

YUM!

Roll Out Red Velvet Cookies
Yield: 24 Cookies

Roll Out Red Velvet Cookies

Roll Out Red Velvet Cookies

Throughout February make sure to make these heart-shaped Roll Out Red Velvet Cookies. Soft cookies made out of some cocoa powder, flour, sugar, and red food gel, cut into the shape of a heart.

Prep Time 32 minutes
Cook Time 16 minutes
Cooling 35 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 23 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 cup unsalted room temperature butter
  • 4 oz softened cream cheese
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • Red gel or liquid food color
  • 3 leveled cups All-Purpose Flour
  • ¼ cup corn starch
  • ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • ½ tsp salt

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees
  2. Whisk together all-purpose flour, corn starch, salt, and cocoa powder and set aside.
  3. Cream the butter, sugar, and cream cheese together in a mixing bowl until smooth.
  4. Add in the egg yolk, vanilla, and red food coloring (add enough to create the color you want, gel
  5. colors will require a lot less than liquid).
  6. Scrape down the sides of the bowl before adding in the dry ingredients.
  7. At low speed add half of the dry ingredients until incorporated.
  8. Then add the remaining dry ingredients and mix until fully combined.
  9. Place half of the dough between two sheets of parchment paper and roll out the dough to the
  10. desired thickness. (You may need to add a little flour to the top and bottom to keep it from
  11. sticking if the dough feels wet.
  12. Using a 3-inch cookie cutter, cut out your desired shapes
  13. Bake 12-16 minutes.
  14. Cool for 5 mins on the baking sheet before transferring to a cookie rack to cool completely 25-
  15. 30 mins.
  16. Frost cookies with royal icing, glaze, buttercream, or cream cheese frosting.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

24

Serving Size:

1

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 185Total Fat: 10gSaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 33mgSodium: 125mgCarbohydrates: 22gFiber: 1gSugar: 9gProtein: 2g

Nutritional information is automatically calculated with ingredients and serving size and may not be accurate. Please always double check with your own nutritional apps as well.

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WHAT’S NEXT

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