Description
Soft and festive pink velvet cookies topped with cream cheese buttercream frosting, perfect for holiday gatherings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ cups (333g) salted butter, softened
- 1 ½ cups (345g) granulated sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 ½ tsp cake batter flavoring
- pink food coloring
- 4 ½ cups (684g) all-purpose flour
- 3 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 cup (56g) butter, softened
- 8 oz cream cheese, room temperature
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 4 cups (428g) powdered sugar
- 1 pinch salt
- milk or heavy cream, to thin
- Christmas sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C).
- Cream together the salted butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy (about 2 minutes).
- Add eggs, cake batter flavoring, and a few drops of pink food coloring; mix well.
- Add in the all-purpose flour and baking powder; mix until thoroughly combined.
- Divide the dough into 3 Tbsp portions, roll into balls, and flatten slightly on a lined cookie sheet.
- Bake for 9-11 minutes or until the centers have puffed up and are no longer glossy.
- While the cookies cool, whip together the softened butter, cream cheese, and vanilla until smooth.
- Add powdered sugar one cup at a time, then add a pinch of salt and milk until desired consistency is reached.
- Transfer frosting to a piping bag, pipe onto warm cookies in a spiral, and immediately top with Christmas sprinkles.
Notes
For best results, use room temperature butter and cream cheese for the frosting. Adjust baking time for smaller or larger cookies.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 11 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 160
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg