Dessert

Red Velvet Butter Cookies is for Dessert.

Red Velvet Butter Cookies takes several minutes to prepare.

Red Velvet Butter Cookies takes several minutes to cook.

Red Velvet Butter Cookies makes 45 servings.

The ingredients for Red Velvet Butter Cookies are:

8 oz Philadelphia Cream Cheese
2.25 cup Flour - Gold medal all purpose flour
2 cup Granulated Sugar
2 tbsp Cocoa Powder, Hershey's Natural Unsweetened (unlisted nutrients estimated from USDA website)
2 tsp Baking Powder
4 tbsp Butter, salted
1 large Egg, fresh, whole, raw
.25 tsp Salt
.5 oz Red Food Coloring (by MARVINJE)

Here is how you make Red Velvet Butter Cookies:

In a medium bowl, combine flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder and salt and set aside.In a large bowl, cream the butter and cream cheese together until smooth. Beat in the egg and the food coloring.Add the dry ingredients to the cream cheese/butter mixture and mix until dough forms.Cover bowl with saran wrap and let chill for about 2 hours.When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.Place powdered sugar in a small bowl.Roll dough into 1-inch balls and then roll each ball in powdered sugar. Place on a greased cookie sheet or one lined with parchment paper.Bake at 350 degrees F for 10-12 minutes and let cookies cool completely on cooling wrack.Store cookies in air-tight container for up to 3 days.Serving Size: 45 Number of Servings: 45Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ADOTBROOKS93.

The nutritional information for Red Velvet Butter Cookies is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 45
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 82.9

• Total Fat: 2.8 g
• Cholesterol: 13.1 mg
• Sodium: 62.1 mg
• Total Carbs: 13.7 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.2 g
• Protein: 1.1 g