Red Velvet Cookie with Cream Cheese Frosting

Based on the grocery store cookie this one is a red velvet take. Soft with cream cheese icing this cookie walks the fine line between cookie and cake.

Ingredients:

For the Cookies:

1 1/2 sticks butter, room temperature
1 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
2 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 cup sour cream
1/4 cup coffee creamer (I used vanilla flavoured)
2 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup cocoa powder
Red food colouring (prefer gel based)
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt

For the Icing:

1 stick butter, softened
1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp coffee creamer
3 cups powdered sugar

Directions:

For the Cookies:

Preheat oven to 350˚F.

In a mixer cream butter and sugar for 1-2 minutes until light and fluffy.

Add egg, vanilla, sour cream, creamer and red food colouring. I used a flavoured coffee creamer you find at the grocery store.

Add flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt and mix well.

Place golf ball sized balls of dough on a cookie sheet, flatten slightly, and bake for 16-18 minutes.

Wait until the cookies are cooled to frost.

For the Frosting:

Cream butter and cream cheese.

Add powdered sugar, coffee creamer and vanilla.

Dip cookies in icing to frost. Add more powdered sugar if it is too thin.