Red Velvet Crinkle Blossom Cookies
Red velvet cookies rolled in powdered sugar and topped with a chocolate kiss.
Ingredients
- 2½ cups all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon cocoa powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup sugar
- ½ cup butter, softened
- 3 eggs
- 1-2 Tablespoons red food coloring
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup powdered sugar (may need more depending on how heavily you coat the rolled dough)
- 30 chocolate kisses, unwrapped
Instructions
- In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, cocoa powder, and salt. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream together butter and sugar.
- Mix eggs, 1 tablespoon food coloring, and vanilla.
- Gradually stir dry ingredients in. If dough is pink in appearance, add more food coloring until you reach a deep red color.
- Cover dough with plastic wrap and chill 1 hour minimum (can chill overnight if preferred)
- When ready to bake cookies, preheat oven to 350℉ and line baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Tightly roll dough into tablespoon sized balls then roll in powdered sugar until fully covered. Place on prepared baking sheet, 3 inches apart. Bake 10 minutes.
- When cookies are fresh out of the oven, gently press a chocolate kiss into the middle of each cookie.
- Let cookies cool slightly before transferring to cooling rack.