Red Velvet Cookies

Red Velvet Cookies

Red Velvet Cookies

Ingredients

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1 1/2 C flour
1/4 C Hershey cocoa powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 C unsalted sweet cream butter, softened
3/4 C light brown sugar
1/2 C sugar
1 egg
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 Tablespoon red food coloring
1/2 C red sanding sugar
24-36 candy cane Hershey kisses, unwrapped
1 cookie sheet fitted with parchment paper

Directions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees
Using a standing mixer, cream together the butter, sugar and brown sugar
Add in the egg and vanilla and mix until combined
Add in the red food coloring and mix until combined
In a large bowl, mix the flour and cocoa powder until combined
Using a small ice cream scoop, scoop out the dough and roll into a ball
Roll the cookie dough into the red sanding sugar and place onto the cookie sheet
Repeat steps for 11 more cookies
Bake in the oven for 10 minutes
Once cookies are baked, let cool for 2 minutes before placing a Hershey kiss in the center
Repeat steps with remaining dough
Let cookie sit for 20 minutes to cool completely

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