No holiday celebration is complete without an assortment of delectable holiday cookies. This is the one time of the year when I indulge and let myself go crazy with cookies! I am so lucky to have a house full of boys. I can keep on baking and never have to worry about making (or eating) too many . I like to keep it simple and these Red Velvet Crinkle cookies take just a little more time than a simple drop cookie. Enjoy!
Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 package Sugar Cookie mix 17.5 ounces
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 large egg
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil you could also use vegetable oil here, but you lose some serious flavor
- 1 1/2 tablespoons red food coloring add more or less depending on how "red" you want them
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, stir together cookie mix, cocoa, baking soda and salt; set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together egg, coconut oil, food coloring and sour cream.
- Stir flour mixture into the wet mixture with a wooden spoon to combine. Cover and refrigerate until firm, 2 hours to overnight.
- Preheat the oven to 300 degrees. You will be using two racks, one on the top third shelf and the other on the bottom third shelf of the oven.
- Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Place confectioners' sugar in a medium bowl.
- Roll the dough into tablespoon sized balls and toss in confectioners' sugar to coat. While in the bowl, with a spoon, press ball to slightly flatten. (I prefer to do this in the bowl, to avoid making a huge mess everywhere with the powdered sugar)
- Make sure cookie is well coated with sugar.
- Place the cookies 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets.
- Bake. Switch the pans from top to bottom shelf half way through, until the cookies are puffy and firm to the touch, approximately 17 minutes.
- Let the cookies cool completely on the sheet before removing.
TIP: Start with this cookie recipe, and take care of another recipe while waiting for them to set up in the refrigerator.