These red velvet cookie bars with cream cheese frosting are an easy recipe to make any time of year and especially for your Valentine or a Valentine’s day party.
Red Velvet Cookie Bars
I’m a huge velvet fan! And cream cheese frosting? It could be considered my kryptonite.
I don’t always add as much red food coloring to red velvet recipes. So, these turn out a little more of a rose color. Feel free to add more if you would like.
Ingredients for My Red Velvet Cookie Bars
Below is a list of the ingredients you’ll need to gather to make this recipe. Scroll down to the full recipe card for the specific amounts.
For the Bars
- 3 cups of all purpose flour (or gluten free flour like Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free One-to-One flour)
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 stick butter (½ cup), softened (or 2 sticks of butter and leave out the yogurt below)
- ¼ cup plain Greek yogurt
- 1 stick of butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon red food coloring
For Cream Cheese Frosting:
- 8 oz light cream cheese, softened
- 4 tablespoons butter, softened
- 1 cup sifted powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- Sprinkles
How to Make Red Velvet Cookie Bars
Make the bars
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Grease a 9×13 inch – Glass Baking Dish (or line with – parchment paper for easy removal)
In a medium bowl, add the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt and whisk together.
In a mixing bowl, blend cream butter, yogurt and sugar until creamy. (about 2 minutes).
Then beat in the eggs, vanilla, and food coloring and mix for an additional minute.
Add the flour mixture until dough forms, careful not to over mix.
Press the dough into the bottom of the 9×13 inch pan.
Bake for 15-20 minutes (or until toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean).
Allow to completely cool before frosting.
Make Cream Cheese Frosting
Beat the cream cheese and butter together.
Add the powdered sugar and vanilla.
Beat until smooth.
Frost the top of the bars
Cut into squares.
Red Velvet Cookie Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting
Ingredients
Cookie Bars
- 3 cups all purpose flour gluten free if desired
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup stick butter 1 stick, softened (or 2 sticks of butter and leave out the yogurt below)
- ¼ cup plain Greek yogurt
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon red food coloring
Cream Cheese Frosting:
- 8 oz light cream cheese softened
- 4 tablespoons butter softened
- 1 cup sifted powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- Sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Grease a 9×13 inch baking dish (or line with parchment paper for easy removal)
- In a medium bowl, add the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt and whisk together.
- In a mixing bowl, blend cream butter, yogurt and sugar until creamy. (about 2 minutes).
- Then beat in the eggs, vanilla, and food coloring and mix for an additional minute.
- Add the flour mixture until dough forms, careful not to over mix.
- Press the dough into the bottom of the 9×13 inch pan.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes (or until toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean).
- Allow to completely cool before frosting.
- Cream Cheese Frosting
- Beat the cream cheese and butter together.
- Add the powdered sugar and vanilla.
- Beat until smooth.
- Frost the top of the bars
- Cut into squares.
- ENJOY!!
Nutrition
Nutritional Disclosure
Nutrition information is automatically calculated and should only be used as an approximation.
Miz Helen
I love your Red Velvet Cookie Bars! Hope you are having a great weekend and thanks so much for sharing this awesome post with Full Plate Thursday.
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Miz Helen
Sarah R.
GORGEOUS! And I’m sure they taste as good as they look. Love that you shared this at Snickerdoodle Sunday- hope to see you again later this week when the next party opens!
Sarah (Sadie Seasongoods)
Kim @KandyKreations
You know, as much as I love to bake, and eat….I’ve never tried anything Red Velvet before. I don’t know why. But these cookie bars look so good that I think I will need to add them to my Cookie Friday rotation. I think my kids will love having a new cookie recipe to celebrate the start of the weekend. (And I’ll finally try a Red Velvet recipe!) Thanks so much for sharing on Dare to Share Saturday. I’m definitely pinning and sharing these.
Corinne
These look divine. Pinning this to try later. So glad I saw your recipe at the Sits Girls Sharefest.
Capsulecreations
This looks like the best thing to bake on a saturday. It’s not complicated like most red velvet cakes are. Thanks for sharing!
Rattlebridge Farm--Foodie Friday & Everything Else
I love red velvet goodies. Thanks for adding your recipe to Foodie Friday!
Amanda
Ooooooh how tasty!! Red velvet is such a great flavor and those sprinkles on top make them look so festive 🙂 Thank you for linking up to Friday Favorites and have a great weekend!! 😀
Kathryn
Mmmm these look delicious, perfect little sweet treat!
Kathryn
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Rustedrecipebox
Love red velvet! Never tried it in bar form,but I’m going to now!
Grace
Yuuummm. Such beautiful pictures too! 🙂
Amanda @ The Anti Mom Blog
oooo these look like delicious bites of heaven!! my husband loves red velvet, may have to make these for his upcoming bday 🙂 pinning!
Katherines Corner
Sherri these look fantastic!! Two yums ( thumbs) up. I’m hopping over from the Gathering Spot. Hugs P.S. I invite you to share at my Thursday hop too
Katherines Corner
Thank you for sharing at the Thursday Favorite Things blog hop.Watch for your feature on Monday xo
Pamela Smith
Mmmm! Mmmm! This will definitely be on my list to try next. They look divine!!!
Marissa
Yum! These look real good. Love red velvet:)
Cheri
visiting from skip to my lou monday…I am printing this out as fast as my slow computer will print. Will be great to have on hand!
cheri
http://www.fabricandmemories.blogspot.com
Lanae Bond
Those bars look so delicious!