Red (& Green) Velvet Christmas Sugar Cookies

Every year I like to make a new holiday cookie. When I saw the vivid colors of Sarah Kieffer’s take on Red (and Green Velvet) Sugar Cookies, I couldn’t resist. I knew I had to make these bright Christmas-colored beauties. Sarah’s Baking for the Holidays book has a recipe for red velvet cookies, but she takes it a step further in this recipe and bakes the cream cheese into the cookies. And if you prefer your velvet green over red, there’s a mint variety as well. Put these out on Christmas Eve and you’ll be Santa’s favorite.