The most extraordinary festive Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies made by first beating 4 oz softened cream cheese 3 tbsp powdered sugar and 1/2 tsp vanilla smooth dropping teaspoon-sized portions on parchment-lined sheet freezing 30 minutes until firm then whisking 1 3/4 cups flour 2 tbsp cocoa 1 tsp baking soda and 1/4 tsp salt beating 1/2 cup softened butter and 1 cup sugar 2 minutes light and fluffy adding 1 room temperature egg 1 tsp vanilla 1 tbsp red gel food coloring and 1 tsp white vinegar mixing combined adding 1/2 cup room temperature sour cream mixing then flour mixture just combined covering and refrigerating 30 minutes preheating oven to 350°F removing one frozen cream cheese portion flattening 1 tbsp dough in palm placing cream cheese center wrapping completely rolling smooth pressing and rolling most generously in powdered sugar placing 2 inches apart baking 10 to 12 minutes until dramatic crinkle pattern forms and edges just set cooling 5 minutes on sheet. A completely perfect fudgy chewy crimson cream cheese center powdered sugar crinkle red velvet cookie recipe.