Red Velvet Cream Cheese Crinkle Cookies

2 1/4 cups flour

1/3 cup cocoa powder

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened

2 ounces cream cheese, softened

1 1/2 cups granulated sugar

2 large eggs

1 1/2 to 2 teaspoons McCormick Red Food Coloring

1 teaspoon McCormick Pure Vanilla Extract

1/2 cup powdered sugar

DIRECTIONS:

Place flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt into a medium-sized mixing bowl. Mix with a rubber spatula and set aside.

Mix butter and cream cheese in a large mixing bowl with an electric hand mixer. Add sugar to the bowl. Cream the butter, cream cheese and sugar together for about 1 to 2 minutes. Add eggs, red food color and vanilla extra and mix well. Add flour-cocoa mixture in two batches and mix with rubber spatula until incorporated. Refrigerate cookie dough for 4 hours.