Red Velvet Cookies With Cream Cheese Frosting Food

CREAM CHEESE FROSTING FOR RED VELVET CAKE

Steps:

• Combine the cream cheese and butter on medium speed, just until blended, in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Stop and scrape down the sides of the bowl. Add the vanilla and salt and beat until combined. With the speed on low, add the powdered sugar in 4 batches, beating until smooth between each addition. Refrigerate for 5 to 10 minutes before using.

RED VELVET COOKIES WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Mix all the cookie ingredients together. This will make a cookie dough.
• Roll into balls and place on a lightly greased cookie sheet. Flatten down slightly (depending on the thickness you desire).
• Bake at 375° until the tops crackle (about 8-10 minutes) or until desired doneness.
• Cool and then frost (they're also good without the frosting).
• For the frosting, beat cream cheese, margarine, milk and vanilla in medium bowl with electric mixer on low speed until smooth.
• Gradually beat in powdered sugar on low speed, 1 cup at a time, until smooth and spreadable. Frosts one 13 × 9-inch cake generously, or fills and frosts one 8- or 9-inch two-layer cake. Refrigerate any remaining frosting.
• Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting: Add 2 ounces unsweetened baking chocolate, melted and cooled, with the margarine.

RED VELVET COOKIES WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Combine the first 5 ingredients in a mixing bowl.
• Beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer 2 minutes, until creamy.
• Gradually add sugar, beating well.
• Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating until blended after each addition.
• Beat in food coloring and vanilla.
• Add flour mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
• Beat at low speed until blended after each addition, stopping to scrape the bowl as needed.
• Drop dough by 1/4 cupfuls 3 inches apart onto parchment paper-lined baking sheets.
• Spread dough to 3-inch rounds.
• Bake for 15 minutes, until tops are set; cool on baking sheets 5 minutes.
• Remove to wire racks, and cool completely.
• Crumble 1 cookie into fine crumbs to use as garnish.
• Make frosting--beat cream cheese, butter, vanilla, and salt at medium speed with an electric mixer 1 minute, until creamy.
• Gradually add powdered sugar, beating at low speed 2 minutes or until smooth.
• Spread about 2 1/2 tablespoons cream cheese frosting onto each cookie; sprinkle with crumbs.
• Store cookies in refrigerator up to 5 days.

CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• In large bowl, beat softened butter and cream cheese with electric mixer on medium speed 2 to 3 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally, until smooth and creamy.
• Stir in vanilla, then stir in powdered sugar. Add more powdered sugar as needed until frosting is a thick spreadable consistency.
• Spread or pipe frosting on cooled cake or cupcakes.

SINFUL RED VELVET COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl with an electric mixer, cream the cream cheese and butter until smooth.
• Beat in the egg.
• Beat in the vanilla extract.
• Beat in the cake mix.
• Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours to firm up so that you can roll the batter into balls.I've chilled batter overnight and it comes out fine.
• After batter has chilled and you're ready to make the cookies, preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Roll the chilled batter into tablespoon sized balls and then roll them in confectioner's sugar.
• Place on an ungreased cookie sheet, 2 inches apart.
• Bake 12 minutes. The cookies should remain soft and gooey.
• Cool completely and sprinkle with more confectioners' sugar, if desired.
• To make these devilishly rich, I also top the cookies with cream cheese frosting, which is simple to make. I use Bev's Cream Cheese Frosting (recipe #55530), but double the vanilla. Or, if I'm making them for people I know have more of a savory tooth than sweet, I'll triple it to a full tablespoon.

TENDER RED VELVET CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• FOR THE CAKE:.
• Place oven rack in the middle position and heat oven to 350°F.
• Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans.
• Whisk flour, baking soda, and salt in medium bowl.
• Whisk buttermilk, vinegar, vanilla, and eggs in large measuring cup.
• Mix cocoa with food coloring in small bowl until a smooth paste forms.
• Beat butter and sugar together on medium-high speed until fluffy, about 2 minutes, scraping down bowl as necessary.
• Add one-third of flour mixture and beat on medium-low speed until just incorporated, about 30 seconds.
• Add half of buttermilk mixture and beat on low speed until combined, about 30 seconds. Scrape down bowl as necessary and repeat with half of remaining flour mixture, remaining buttermilk mixture, and finally remaining flour mixture.
• Scrape down bowl, add cocoa mixture, and beat on medium speed until completly incorporated, about 30 seconds.
• Using rubber spatula, give batter final stir.
• Scrape into prepared pans and bake until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean, about 25 minutes.
• Cool cakes in pans 10 minmutes then turn out onto rack to cool completely, at least 30 minutes.
• FROSTING:.
• Using electric mixer, beat butter and sugar on medium-high speed until fluffy, about 2 minutes.
• Add cream cheese, one piece at a time, and beat until incorporated, about 30 seconds.
• Beat in vanilla and salt.
• Refrigerate until ready to use.
• When cakes are cooled, spread about 2 cups frosting on one cake layer. Top with second cake layer and spread top and sides of cake with remaining frosting.
• Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve, up to 3 days.