Description
Soft small-batch red velvet sugar cookies topped with white chocolate hearts, perfect for Valentine’s Day.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar, plus extra for rolling
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon red gel food coloring
- 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/8 teaspoon fine salt
- 6 white chocolate peanut butter hearts
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a small baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Stir together melted butter, sugar, egg yolk, vanilla, and red food coloring until smooth.
- Sprinkle flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt over the mixture and stir just to combine.
- Divide dough into six portions, roll into balls, and roll lightly in sugar.
- Bake for 10 to 12 minutes until crackled and set.
- Cool briefly, then press a white chocolate heart into each cookie and chill to set.
Notes
- Use gel food coloring for best color.
- Chill cookies after adding chocolate to keep shapes neat.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 85mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 45mg