Delicious and easy to make, these Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies are a little crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside. These heart-shaped red velvet cookies make them the perfect and festive treats for Valentine's Day!
Sometimes, you just want something that's both really quick and easy and yet still looks like you tried. Thankfully, these heart-shaped cookies are the perfect balance of easy and thoughtful!
If you love red velvet crinkle cookies, then you'll love these heart-shaped cookies, too! The color and shape makes them a perfect fit for anniversary gifts, Valentine's Day, or even bridal showers.
Why I Love Them:
- Classic taste. I'm a huge fan of red velvet desserts.
- Easy to customize. You can decorate them with icing or dust them with powdered sugar.
- Easy to make ahead. Store them in the refrigerator or the freezer.
I made these cookies last Christmas but this time, I put a little Valentine's Day touch and used heart-shaped cookie cutters and they turned out super cute! These cookies are a hit all the time, especially the kids. They're nice and crispy on the outside, but super chewy on the inside!
Ingredients
Here's a bit more information about the ingredients I used to make red velvet cookies.
- Flour: Use all-purpose flour or gluten-free all-purpose flour.
- Cocoa Powder: Unsweetened cocoa powder will taste best.
- Baking Powder: This is what makes them fluff up.
- Vegetable Oil: Use coconut oil or butter as the fat if you want.
- Sugar: White granulated sugar mixes in the best.
- Eggs: These are the emulsifiers that hold everything together.
- Vanilla Extract: This gives the cookies the rich flavor.
- Red Food Coloring: This is how you get them to look red.
- Powdered Sugar: This is optional, it's for the end to add a bit of dust.
Making Them
Here's a bit more information about how to make them, along with some step-by-step pictures.
My friends, making these red velvet crinkle cookies is super easy! I'm not really one for cake or cookie mixes for baking my cookies (although you could use that too) so I made my own red velvet cake mix from scratch - flour, cocoa powder, sugar and all.
Then I rolled and sprinkled my cookie dough in powdered sugar to give them the crinkle affect, then I cut them with my heart shaped cookie cutters just before baking.
There's nothing like red velvet crinkle cookies from scratch! We all enjoy these cookies anytime and every time!
Thinking of a sweet treat for your Valentine sweetheart? Make a batch of these yummy and easy to make red velvet crinkle cookies! These are great to give away to friends and family this Valentines' Day too!
More Chocolate Desserts
If you love chocolate as much as I do, here are some more tasty desserts you should make next:
- Red Velvet Kiss Cookies
- Easy Homemade Hot Chocolate Mix
- How to Make a Hot Chocolate Charcuterie Board
Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- ¼ cup cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1-2 teaspoon red food coloring (to your desired red)
- powdered sugar for dusting
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 F degrees. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
- Mix flour, cocoa powder, and baking powder together in a large bowl.
- In a separate bowl, beat oil, eggs, vanilla and sugar. Add to dry mixture bowl, then add the red fool coloring.
- Mix together with an electric mixer until evenly blended.
- Dust a mixture of flour and powdered sugar onto a clean, dry surface.
- Dust your hands with flour (mixture will be sticky) and grab a large handful of dough/batter. Roll it in your dough/sugar, then press out to make a ½ inch thick sheet.
- Cut out hearts, then transfer to baking sheet. Repeat these steps until sheet is full. Sprinkle each cookie lightly with more powdered sugar.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes, checking after ten to make sure they don’t burn.
- They will be ready when they start to crack.
- The cookies will spread in the oven. Let cool on the baking sheet for a couple minutes then transfer to wire rack to finish cooling completely.
This post originally published on February 7, 2017. Updated: February 2, 2021.
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We have made chocolate crinkle cookies before, and I would love to try this version. What a cute Valentine's dessert.
Oh love this! Perfect for Valentine’s Day.
The color of the cookie makes it so much more special and they are so easy to make and tasty! Thanks a lot for the recipe!
Perfect cookies for valentine's day loved it. Thanks for sharing!
Aaawwww....the heart shapes! I love these so much. I will definitely make myself a plate! Thanks for sharing your recipe.
As a cookie lover, I loved the new types of cookies. It sounds so delicious
Eek! These are so cute for Valentine's Day. They look somewhat easy to make, too. I'll try them this year!
I adore red velvet! We had a red velvet cake for our wedding so this would be a lovely gesture for valentines day.
These sound and look delicious! Can't wait to make them for valentines day (although I might have a practice round!)
I love red velvet cake so I am sure these would be my new favorite cookies. These look fun to make for Valentines.
I love crinkle cookies but I have honestly never tried making them myself. I always go to my favorite bake shop to buy them when cravings kick in. I will try your recipe this Valentine's day. Wish me luck. Hope I make them as perfect as yours.
These look perfect for Valentines Day! i have potluck that day and would love to bring these in. I will try this recipe out tomorrow!
Wow, these cookies look yummy! We love Red Velvet cakes so I know the kids and I would enjoy these cookies.
I totally love homemade cookies and these look delicious! I love how festive and fun they are too 😉
I'm saving this for my sister who is a red velvet freak. She adores red velvet cake since childhood. It looks like a great recipe, and I'm sure I'll enjoy it too.
These look so cute and I love red velvet! Such a great idea!
I love red velvet cake. And these cookies look so cute and tasty! Thank you for a fun idea.
these look so pretty ; always love crinkle cookies.. and red velvet on top of that 🙂
This is very timely perfect for tomorrow celebration. It looks so delicious on the pic. I would love to try this recipe and share it with my love one.
These are such a cute Valentine's Day treat. I would love to bake these for the kids.
I love crinkle cookies, but this red velvet heart shaped ones are perfect. Nice to have for Valentines or a wedding anniversary. I am saving the recipe and will make it on Friday. My husband will be pleasantly surprised.
I can't perfect a perfect chocolate crinkle and what more a red velvet one? But, I need to practice and thanks for this recipe. Perfect for this Valentines Day.
This is timely since i am running out of valentine's day ideas. It looks quite simple to make actually. This is a nice idea to give with friends and my loved ones also.
These Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies are perfect for Valentine's Day! They look sooo deliciously mouthwatering!
Your velvet crinkle cookies look amazing! I can't wait to try my hand at this recipe to see if the family just loves them!
These are just the cutest and they're right on time for Valentine's Day. I know my boys would love these.
I'd like to order 12 of these, okay?! lol!
These cookies are really pretty and I bet they're delicious. I'd be super excited to have some on Valentine's Day!
OMG! This looks so yummy. I would love to make this for my family this Valentine's Day.
I love red velvet anything so these cookies are perfect for Valentine's Day. I will try and make some and I know the kids will like this present.
These look much better than the take and bake ones I bought last week. I bet they taste amazing too.
These look incredible! Perfect for Valentine's Day. Or any time, really. I'll have to make them with my kids. We love Red Velvet treats.
These are perfect for Valentine's Day. I love the idea of enjoying these with my family.
I'm obsessed with Red Velvet ANYTHING, so these are 110% going to be baked for Valentine's Day. Thank you so much for sharing this amazing recipe -- I can't wait to try it out myself!
Looks yummy! We're big fans of red velvet here! 🙂
I definitely need some red velvet crinkle cookies in my life this February - Valentines Day with cake? Nothing better! They look delicious I've saved this!
I definitely need some red velvet crinkle cookies in my life this February - Valentines Day with cake? Nothing better! They look delicious
These cookies look so great! I am going to try this easy recipe for sure!
We love crinkle cookies and this red velvet heart shaped crinkle cookies are bound to be a nother favorite in my family, Valentines day or not! Thank you ro the recipe. We'll have this on the menu this Valentine's day.
You can never go wrong with red velvet! I love how you used the heart shaped cookie cutters to give them a festive flair!
I love fun treats to celebrate the holidays. My little valentines are going to love helping me make these, but they'll probably love eating them even more!
How adorable and dairy free?? Those look awesome!! Thanks for sharing the recipe.
These look delicious! I have to try this recipe over the weekend, I just hope I am able to share them when they are done! I might eat them all by myself!
Red velvet anything is so amazing! I like how simple these cookies look to make.
These are gorgeous cookies! I love the vibrant red color so much!
These look delicious! I would love to try these out. I haven’t tried anything red velvet before so I’d love these!
I am already a huge fan of crinkle cookies but I love the fact that these are in the shape of hearts. Just perfect for our V-Day festivities!
What a great snack to make for Valentine's day! Snuggled up on the couch, watching movies and eating these cookies, sounds like a winner in my book!
Those red velvet crinkle cookies are simply adorable. I love how they look and I am betting I will love how they test even more. Red Velvet is a great treat for me, I will have to try to make these 🙂
Those cookies are great. Perfect for me to make and send into school with my little one.