red velvet cookies

Ingredients For red velvet cookies

• 2 c

  all-purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp

  baking soda
• 1/2 tsp

  salt
• 2

  (1 ounce) squaresunsweetened baking chocolate, broken into pieces
• 1/2 c

  unsalted butter, softened
• 2/3 c

  brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1/3 c

  white sugar
• 1 lg

  egg
• 1 Tbsp

  red food coloring
• 3/4 c

  sour cream
• 1 c

  semisweet chocolate chips (optional)
• for the cream cheese frosting you'll need
• 1/4 c

  unsalted butter, softened
• 4 oz

  cream cheese, at room temperature
• 1/2 tsp

  vanilla extract
• 2 c

  confectioners' sugar, sifted