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    Home » Dessert Recipes » Cookie Recipes

    Red Velvet Peppermint Thumbprints

    Published: Nov 9, 2022 Last updated: Jan 7, 2023 by Shelby Law Ruttan · As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

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    Red Velvet Peppermint Thumbprints have the classic flavor of red velvet cake in a soft cookie form filled with creamy Andes peppermint crunch baking pieces in the thumbprint center. A delicious cookie to serve during the holiday season.
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    Red Velvet Peppermint Thumbprint cookies are soft, delicious, and filled with crushed creamy peppermint candies drizzled with a white chocolate icing. These are peppermint thumbprints are perfect christmas cookies for your next holiday party!

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    • ❤️ Why you'll love it
    • 🥘 Ingredients
    • 🔪 Instructions
    • 🥄 Equipment
    • 🥫Storage
    • 📖 Variations
    • 💭 Tips
    • 📚 Related Recipes
    • 🍽 Serve with...
    • 📖 Recipe
    • 💬 Comments

    ❤️ Why you'll love it

    Easy to make: no chilling of the dough require and the cookies do not spread.

    Holiday gifts: these cookies make the perfect holiday hostess gifts wrapped up in pretty gift boxes and are a great addition to Christmas Cookie trays.

    Easy to adapt: red velvet thumbprint cookies are easy to adapt and fill with your favorite fillings.

    🥘 Ingredients

    Salted Butter

    Granulated sugar

    Red food coloring: choose a food coloring that is a gel base rather than water.

    Peppermint extract: my very favorite brand is Adam's peppermint extract.

    Flour

    Baking cocoa powder: this gives the cookie a chocolate flavor.

    Baking powder: I always recommend buying an aluminum free baking powder.

    Andes Peppermint Crunch baking pieces: these are red and white pieces of candy, you can always buy the crunch bars and break them up.

    White Dipping Chocolate: be picky choosing your white melting chocolate. Not white chocolate melts incredibly smooth. I have never had any issues with Baker's Corner Vanilla coating.

    🔪 Instructions

    1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
    2. In a medium bowl, using hand mixer on medium speed, mix butter and sugar until creamy. Add egg, food coloring, and extract. Mix until well combined.
    3. In a separate bowl, mix together 1-¼ cup flour, baking powder, and salt. Gradually mix flour mixture into butter mixture until combined.
    4. Shape cookies into 1" sized balls. Place cookie balls on baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Press indentation with thumb in center of ball.
    5. Bake for 12 minutes. Remove from oven and press back of teaspoon into center of cookie to form a more prominent thumbprint.
    6. Place 1 teaspoon Andes mint candy pieces in center of cookie. Return to oven and bake another 2-3 minutes.
    7. Remove from oven and transfer cookies to a wire rack. Cool completely.
    8. Melt white dipping chocolate in microwave according to directions. Drizzle over top of cookies. Let chocolate harden prior to storing.

    🥄 Equipment

    Medium mixing bowls

    Electric hand mixer: to mix the ingredients.

    Rubber scraper: to scrape down the sides of the bowl while mixing dough.

    Baking sheet: for baking the cookies.

    Parchment paper: to line the baking sheet and to catch any drips when icing the cookies.

    Cooling rack: to completely cool the cookies by allowing air to circulate all around them.

    🥫Storage

    Room temperature: store cookies in an airtight container on the counter up to 5 days.

    Freezer: store cookies in a freezer safe airtight container in the freezer up to 3 months.

    📖 Variations

    • Omit the peppermint candy and fill the completely cooled cookies with cream cheese frosting, then sprinkle with holiday sprinkles or crushed candy canes.
    • Make these fit Valentine's day also by using the cream cheese filling and decorating with red, pink, and white valentine sprinkles.
    Peppermint Red Velvet Thumbprint Christmas Cookie Recipe

    💭 Tips

    • Use the back of a tablespoon to press into the center of the hot cookie after cooking to reinforce the thumbprint.
    • Place a sheet of parchment paper under the cooling rack to catch any drips from the chocolate drizzle.
    • Place melted chocolate in a sandwich bag with a corner snipped off and drizzle the white chocolate over top of the cookies

    📚 Related Recipes

    You will love these Red Velvet Brownies!

    Peppermint Brownie Bites are fudgy brownies with peppermint patty candy baked inside!

    These Eggnog Thumbprint Cookies have a rum flavored filling and sprinkled with fresh grated nutmeg.

    These classic Raspberry Thumbprint Cookies can't be beat!

    Another holiday classic are these Pecan Pie Thumbprint cookies.

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    📖 Recipe

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    Red Velvet Thumbprint Cookies

    Shelby Law Ruttan
    Red Velvet Peppermint Thumbprints have the classic flavor of red velvet cake in a soft cookie form filled with creamy Andes peppermint crunch baking pieces in the thumbprint center. A delicious cookie to serve during the holiday season.
    4.67 from 3 votes
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    Prep Time 20 mins
    Cook Time 15 mins
    Total Time 35 mins
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine American
    Servings 18 cookies
    Calories 146 kcal

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    Ingredients
      

    • ½ cup unsalted butter softened
    • ½ cup granulated sugar
    • 1 large egg
    • 2 teaspoons red gel food coloring
    • ½ teaspoons peppermint extract
    • 1½ cup flour
    • 2 tablespoon cocoa powder
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • ½ teaspoon baking powder
    • ½ cup Andes peppermint crunch baking pieces
    • White chocolate candy coating , optional

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
    • In a medium bowl, using hand mixer on medium speed, mix butter and sugar until creamy. Add egg, food coloring, and extract. Mix until well combined.
    • In a separate bowl, mix together 1-¼ cup flour, baking powder, and salt. Gradually mix flour mixture into butter mixture until combined.
    • Shape cookies into 1" sized balls. Place cookie balls on baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Press indentation with thumb in center of ball.
    • Bake for 12 minutes. Remove from oven and press back of teaspoon into center of cookie to form a more prominent thumbprint.
    • Place 1 teaspoon Andes mint candy pieces in center of cookie. Return to oven and bake another 2-3 minutes.
    • Remove from oven and transfer cookies to a wire rack. Cool completely.
    • Melt white dipping chocolate in microwave according to directions. Drizzle over top of cookies. Let chocolate harden prior to storing.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 146kcalCarbohydrates: 18gProtein: 2gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 24mgSodium: 85mgPotassium: 25mgFiber: 0.5gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 173IUCalcium: 22mgIron: 1mgNet Carbohydrates: 17g
    Keyword Holiday Cookies, Red Velvet Peppermint Thumbprints, Red Velvet Thumbprint Cookies, Red Velvet Thumbprints
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    About Shelby Law Ruttan

    Shelby is the author/owner of Grumpy's Honeybunch. Established in 2007, she shares and preserves family recipes as well as recipes for cooking light and keto. She has authored the One-Pot Paleo Cookbook and The Pescatarian Keto Cookbook. She is an experienced, self-taught home cook who loves to share recipes with others. She also authors the websites Honeybunch Hunts and The Best Vegetarian Recipes. You can see her work on websites such as Veal Made Easy, Parade, Community Table, SoFab Food, Yummly, and FoodGawker.

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    Comments

    1. Susan Jones

      December 05, 2022 at 9:34 am

      Your cookies look so good but the recipe is missing items and some are different measurements. Like the flour amount at the top is different in your instructions. There is no mention of how many eggs or salt to use. I’m trying to make this and I cannot complete it. Please help 🙂

      Susan from Pennsylvania

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      • Shelby Law Ruttan

        December 13, 2022 at 6:22 am

        Hi Susan, the recipe card was looked over and updates were made. Thanks.

        Reply
    2. Michele @ Flavor Mosaic

      December 14, 2014 at 3:41 pm

      These are beautiful.

      Reply
    3. honeyb

      December 13, 2014 at 4:36 pm

      Those are beautiful cookies!

      Reply
    4. claudia lamascolo

      December 12, 2014 at 5:30 pm

      these are really delicious looking!

      Reply
    5. Life Tastes Good

      December 10, 2014 at 3:33 pm

      These are amazing, Shelby! These are so beautiful! They would make a wonderful gift!! I've never had red velvet in cookie form which, clearly, needs to change!!

      Reply
    6. Carlsbad Cravings

      December 10, 2014 at 2:47 am

      I love the color of these, they are so cute and festive and look delicious! and I would definitely have to double the recipe 🙂

      Reply
    7. Sheena @ Hot Eats and Cool Reads

      December 09, 2014 at 3:25 pm

      Love these cookies! They are so pretty and festive!!

      Reply
    8. Rachael

      December 09, 2014 at 4:56 am

      You get up early! And these cookies look fantastic.

      Reply
    9. Mary Ellen

      December 09, 2014 at 2:49 am

      These cookies are just beautiful!

      Reply
    10. Renee Paj

      December 08, 2014 at 9:16 pm

      Loving this festive cookie!! YUMMMMM!

      Reply
    11. Sarah Olson

      December 08, 2014 at 8:02 pm

      Santa would love these! So would my little girl and husband. Great recipe!

      Reply
    12. Barbara Bakes

      December 05, 2014 at 2:25 pm

      These are so pretty!

      Reply

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