I have been going Red Velvet crazy!
Ever since I made some red velvet sugar cookies my mind was working overtime coming up with different ways to use it.
There is of course my favorite, the Red Velvet Sugar Cookie Strawberry Shortcake.
But before I show you all the variations, let me share the recipe.
Ingredients
- 1-½ cup Butter (I Use Unsalted)
- 2 cups Sugar
- 3 eggs
- 4 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
- 2 teaspoons Almond Extract
- 1 teaspoon red gel food coloring
- 4 cups All-purpose Flour
- 2 tablespoons cocoa
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
Instructions
- In a mixer, beat butter and sugar until well combined, about 2 minutes.
- Add in 3 eggs and mix until combined.
- Add in vanilla extract, almond extract, and red gel food coloring, then mix thoroughly.
- In a separate bowl, sift together flour, cocoa, salt, and baking powder. Slowly (about a cup at a time) add flour to butter mixture and combine. You can use a mixer or not, just depends on how strong you are.
- I usually just mix ingredients until they are combined, as I have heard that if you over-mix this dough it will get tough.
- Put dough in some Saran wrap and refrigerate for at least one hour. When you are ready to bake, heat oven to 350 degrees. Roll dough out, cut out cookies, and bake for 6-8 minutes.
I tried a few versions… adding apple cider vinegar and buttermilk and red-velvety type ingredients, but ultimately, this was the best tasting for me. I did find that if I did want to add in the apple cider vinegar that the almond extract was a must!
I also found that the ACV variation tasted best with the Cream Cheese Buttercream, but that the cookie batter alone was not as delicious.
So therefore, I am not sharing that recipe. If you want to play around with it, I added 1 tsp vinagar and 1/4 cup cocoa and subtracked 1/4 cup flour.
So here is the full on Red Velvet Sugar Cookie Strawberry Shortcake.
This is a winner. I would make this for any and every one. Its messy and delicious.
Next I took my base red velvet cookie and added Cream Cheese frosting. (Dont click that. Seriously. That is the greatest cream cheese frosting I have ever had and you will be forever ruined once you have tried it. Just dont click.)
I thought these would be perfect for Mothers Day!
I could pipe out a bunch of different flowers on the cookies and give mom a red velvet cream cheese bouquet!
Then I made a cake. But not any old cake.
A red velvet cookie cake with cream cheese ICE CREAM.
I used this recipe from Taste of Home.
And then I cut into it and the whole cake nearly slipped off the plate and I was licking my fingers like crazy and holding a giant butcher knife and I decided there had to be a better way.
So I made these.
Red Velvet Cream Cheese Ice Cream Sandwich’s. These are my favorite. I may have even drizzled melted chocolate over the top and added sprinkles to this already decadent treat.
And why does this picture look all funny? I took it with my phone. Using Instagram to be more specific!
Needless to say, I am more than smitten with the Red Velvet Sugar Cookie.
But I think I will now try to go 24 hours without eating one. It will be hard, but I feel its necessary for the sake my my poor, unsophisticated palate.
If someone invents decaf red velvet mocha coffee I am so screwed.
*I got the red and white twine here.
Very pretty!!!!
Thank you Anne! Hope your day is blessed!
I’ve seen your pic on instagram. That looks so good. It’s on my to do /bake list asap. Even thought I would have to posponed it until I fit in my uniform (or not) … Anyway thank you ! The though of you licking the icecream on your fingers is hilarious and well really familiar I have to say. How many times I found myself eating frosting by the spoon and thinking that I should do something with it before the jar was empty …
Thank you sweety!
wow I thought the cookie looked amazing then you showed the ice cream sandwiches and my mouth started watering. I actually thought of doing something like this but with red velvet emulsion instead of the red food coloring and cocoa powder…maybe it will work
I think Callye from Sugarbelle has a great cookie recipe using the emulsion!
Mmm…yes, please!!!
Love seeing your pretty mug girl. Havent you had that beautiful baby yet?!?
Aww….you’re too kind.
Haven’t had he/she yet! I can’t believe we’re almost there! Ahh! I start going to the doctor every week starting next week. Crazy…but so exciting. 
Yay!
I used to think, what’s the big deal with Red Velvet… and, well, now I know. It’s just fabulous in every way. Love these cookies!
Thanks Brian! I had to chuckle, because I totally have said the same thing!!
You are just full of red velvet cookie recipes! I love it!
Well, I am full of somethin.
This is so yummy looking and your images are just darling!
Thank you so much Kim!!
Oh WOW — just W-O-W. (That is all.) haha Love ya! (Did I mention…. W-O-W?)
You are too cute Sally. Thank you!!
I’ve loved red velvet since I was a kid. I really love the idea of making it into a sugar cookie! SO lovely and delicious! I cannot wait to try this recipe!
Such pretty ways to use the cookies!
I love the flowers made out of cream cheese frosting, yum! It all looks so good.
Thank you Renee!
So very pretty!
Thank you!
This looks so cool! I envy your ambition! I have never tried red velvet because I don’t like the idea of so much food coloring but I think I am going to give these a try…perfect for Valentine’s Day next year. I love your ideas!
I’m so excited that you posted this today because I’ve been waiting for it ever since you first posted about this last week!! I featured this on my blog today for my friends link up! Thanks for sharing your great recipes with us!!!
ohhhhhh my word!
my favorite ice cream is down in New Orleans at Creole Creamery, Red Velvet Ice Cream with cream cheese ice cream, bits of icing and cake! This looks like it’s in the competition with that! thanks so much for sharing, and beautiful pictures as always
I am dying over those ice cream sandwiches!!!!!! They are all totally gorgeous- my mom just peeked over my shoulder at the ice cream cake and oohed and ahhed! beautiful, beautiful!
This just made my Wednesday! i can’t wait to make the ice cream sandwiches this summer for Fourth of July! I might even try to make the Strawberry Shortcake and make one layer a blue velvet cookie for the whole red/white/blue theme. Thanks for the awesome inspiration!
Amanda, I am stunned once again with your gorgeous talent. You are so inspiring! xoxo
your creations make my heart go pitter pat. is it possible to have a crush on a cookie? or you, Amanda?
Red velevt is just fabulous!
Oh my goodness!! YUMMY!! I will have to try these!!
Carsedra of:
http://sweets4yourtooth.blogspot.com/
I snorted my coffee at “I’m screwed”, and I couldn’t help myself —- I clicked.
Thank – you for all the beautiful photos and recipes you share!
I really do love when you take a theme & run WILD with it!! Great RV yummies!
I love ALL of your red velvet creations!
Oh, Amanda… if you ever decide MN isn’t working so well for ya you’re welcome to bring you family and move in with us!! You’d never have to worry about eating all those treats again
Great way to spin a traditional southern dessert! The Red Velvet Cream Cheese Ice Cream Sandwich’s are a must try. Thanks for sharing with us. You are so creative!
Oh you always inspire me for the holidays. I may have to have my first attempt at red velvet this mothers day.
They all look like wonderful treats, I LOVE ice cream cake and my family asks me to make it all the time, I never tire of it…oh I’ll have to try adding some red velvet to it, it looks so pretty!
Ooooh red velvet sugar cookies!! These look fantastic!!!!
I am SO trying this recipe. Thanks you for posting this, and as always, it looks delicious. :>
I could eat it all! Everything looks so great, and the ice cream cake with sprinkles? Yum!
I love the ones with ice cream!
LOVE these!! Would you mind if I featured them in my Friday Links post (credited and linked back to you of course) as something that made it on my To-Bake list??
Yes, that sounds fine. Thank you so much for thinking of me Morgan!
Thanks Amanda!
How did you make the flowers on the cookies??? They are soooo beautiful!!!
What icing tip did you use????
I used a #104 tip and a 1M tip for the rose.
Yum! I want to try all of those! Red Velvet is simply the best! I must agree! Red Velvet Mocha would be AMAZING!!!!!
Just beautiful!! I love your creations, can I pin some of your photos?
let me know, you can find me here http://alessandrazecchini.blogspot.co.nz/
ciao
Alessandra
Yes, thank you for asking Alessandra!
Oh my gosh that cake!! Actually I want it all…
Your photos and recipes are amazing!!! the red velvet cookie cake with cream cheese ICE CREAM will by the perfect dessert for my birthday!
I think this might be my new favorite food blog! Yum! I love red velvet, can’t wait to try these cookies!
Geez oh Pete, woman!!! Do you EVER sleep?!?
Love. Every. One.
I will eat red velvet on a train. I will eat red velvet in the rain. I will eat red velvet with a mouse. I will eat red velvet in a house. OK…I’ll stop.
You’re creativity knows no limits! You’re talent is astounding to me!
These look delicious. So many ways to use them – what a great recipe to have on hand!
how do you make the red velvet sugar cookies for the ice cream sandwich?
Lmbo! Love the comment u made about the decaf red velvet mocha! As a nursing mom, I am so with u on this! Lol!
One word, Amanda: perfection.
In taste, fun and presentation.
Hi, I’ve been a “silent” follower for a while but I just tried these cookies and had to comment! These were sooooo good!! I loved that they were soft and the flavor was really yummy! thanks for such a great recipe!!
YAY!! I am so glad you liked them! Thank you for taking the time to introduce yourself. Hope to get to know you better now!
Love this post and am definitely going to be making the ice cream sandwiches for my red-velvet-loving sister’s birthday in August. I do want to ask, though…the cream cheese frosting flowers in the picture above the cake, how did you do those?! What tip/technique? I think it’s gorgeous and would love to do that on a cupcake, so if you wouldn’t mind sharing, I would really appreciate it!
http://iambaker.net/rose-cookie-tutorial Here you go!
oh dear, i’m in velvet land. thank you so much for this. definitely bookmarking this!!!
First off, I absolutely love this recipe! I am trying it right now in order to gift these cookies to some very deserving friends. My only issue that I’m stumbling on is that it isn’t forming dough really well at the end, it’s almost like a thick cake batter.
Any advice? I’ll clearly have to redo the recipe, I’m sure.
Oh dear! I have never had that issue! I would maybe try some more flour, but be sure to taste test after every addition… and then let me know!
I don’t usually leave comments on recipes, but these cookies are too good not to!
They are amazing, crunchy on the edges, soft and yummy from the inside, very easy to bake
They taste amazing, that my family finished the first batch before the second even got out of the oven!
So happy to hear!
I’m making these for valentines day. Did a test run today. The dough is really soft and sticky. I weigh my flour at 4.5 oz per cup. Any suggestions? They tasted lovely, just didn’t cutout well.
Sorry about that! Maybe add a bit more flour. Happy Baking!
I made these cookies today for our men at the Vetrans Home for Valentines. They came out lovely and very yummy. Though in reading the recipe I had some questions during the making of the cookies. I hope you don’t mind some constructive critisim? The recipe didn’t have an amount of how many cookies it could make (I know it can change with size of cookie cutter), but an approx amount would have been helpful. I didn’t know if I woud have enough for my VA men. Also how thick to roll out the dough you would suggest. Lastly, how you tell the cookies are perfectly cooked. I muddled through and our VA guys will each get one cookie tonight (I used a 4 inch heart cutter).
How do you get your cream cheese frosting stiff enough to make flowers out of it? I came up with the same frosting for when I make cinnamon rolls. I like buttercream frosting and cream cheese frostings and combined them. Your right about how good it is. I almost have to make two batches for one batch of cinnamon rolls.