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Red Velvet Rose Cookies with Marshmallow Buttercream

Soft red velvet cookies topped with elegant marshmallow buttercream roses, perfect for special occasions.
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 37 minutes
Servings: 18 cookies
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American, Autumn
Calories: 240
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Cookie Dough
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tbsp cocoa powder unsweetened
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 0.5 tsp baking soda
  • 0.5 tsp salt
  • 0.75 cup unsalted butter softened
  • 1 egg large
  • 1 tbsp red food coloring gel
  • 0.5 cup buttermilk
Marshmallow Buttercream
  • 1 cup unsalted butter softened
  • 1.5 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 cup marshmallow fluff

Equipment

  • Mixing bowls
  • Baking sheet
  • Wire rack
  • Hand mixer or stand mixer

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F and line baking sheets with parchment.
  2. Mix dry ingredients in a bowl.
  3. Cream butter and sugars until fluffy, then add egg and coloring.
  4. Alternate adding dry ingredients and buttermilk.
  5. Bake cookies 10–12 minutes and cool completely.
  6. Beat butter, powdered sugar, and marshmallow fluff until fluffy.
  7. Pipe rose buttercream onto cooled cookies.

Notes

Chill dough if too soft and allow cookies to cool fully before decorating.