Valentines week seemed like the perfect time to experiment with a bit of romance by dressing up plain sugar cookies. I discovered a recipe for Red Velvet Sugar Cookies by McCormick that features red chocolate dough. The cookies are not as sweet as traditional sugar cookies but they are just as soft and tasty. I decorated mine up by dipping some of them into them into melted white chocolate and decorating them with sprinkles. Others I drizzled with the melted white chocolate. I am looking forward to sharing these this Valentines week.
McCormick: http://www.mccormick.com
Red Velvet Sugar Cookies
2 1/4 cups flour
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter,
softened
1 package (8 ounces) cream
cheese, softened
1 cup sugar
2 teaspoons Pure Vanilla Extract
1 tablespoon Red Food Color
Mix
flour, cocoa powder and baking soda in medium bowl. Set aside. Beat butter,
cream cheese, sugar, vanilla and food color in large bowl with electric mixer
on medium speed until light and fluffy. Gradually stir in flour mixture on low
speed until well mixed. Divide dough into 3 equal pieces. Flatten each into a
disk. Wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate 2 hours or until firm.
Preheat
oven to 350°F. Roll out 1 piece of dough at a time to 1/8-inch thickness on
lightly floured surface. (Keep remaining dough in refrigerator.) Cut into
shapes with 3-inch cookie cutter. Place 2 inches apart on baking sheets sprayed
with no cooking spray.
Bake
10 to 12 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool on baking sheets 2
minutes. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.
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