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Single Serve Red Velvet Cookie

Chewy and delicious red velvet cookie. That’s right, cookie. As in single serve, for all the proud single girlies out there this Valentines Day, I see you and I got you with this Single Serve Red Velvet Cookie! 
5 from 2 votes
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 1

Ingredients
  

For the Cookies

  • 2 1/2 tbsp unsalted butter room temperature
  • 1/8 cup light brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp granulated sugar
  • 1 tbsp egg beaten
  • 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/4 tsp red gel food coloring
  • 1/2 cup all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1/8 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp baking powder
  • 1/8 tsp salt

For the Cream Cheese Frosting

  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter 1/2 stick, room temperature
  • 2 oz cream cheese room temperature
  • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 tsp heavy cream

Instructions
 

For the Cookies

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F (roughly 180°C) and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper
  • In a small or medium bowl, add 2 1/2 tbsp of unsalted butter at room temperature, 1/8 cup of light brown sugar and 1 tbsp of granulated sugar and beat together using a hand mixer until combined*
  • In a separate small bowl, crack 1 egg and beat it. Then scoop out 1 tbsp of the egg and add it to the butter and sugar mixture. Be sure you add in a full tablespoon of the egg.
  • Mix the egg into the butter sugar mixture. Then add 1/4 tsp of vanilla extract and 1/4 tsp of red gel food coloring and mix until combined.
  • Add 1/2 cup of all purpose flour, 1 tsp of unsweetened cocoa powder, 1/8 tsp of baking soda, 1/4 tsp of baking powder and 1/8 tsp of salt to the bowl and mix until combined. Mixture will look dry at first but it will come together.
  • Divide the dough into two equal sized balls of dough and bake for 10 minutes.**
  • Remove from the oven and allow the cookies to cool completely.

For the Cream Cheese Frosting

  • Add 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) of unsalted room temperature butter and 2oz of room temperature cream cheese to a small or medium bowl and beat using a hand mixer until combined.
  • Add 1 1/2 cups of powdered sugar, 1/4 tsp of salt, 1/4 tsp of vanilla and 1/2 tsp of heavy cream and mix again until a smooth icing forms.
  • Place frosting in a piping bag or a plastic bag and cut off the tip.
  • Pipe frosting onto cooled cookies in circular motions until the cookies are covered. Enjoy!

Notes

*If you have more time, it might be easier to just use a spatula to cream together the butter and sugars. This will take some elbow grease though!
**10 minutes should get you a gooey, fudgy cookie. If you prefer your cookie to be more baked, I would recommend 12-14 minutes of bake time.