Red Velvet Thumbprint Cookies
Red Velvet Peppermint Thumbprints are a gorgeous melt in your mouth minty cookie addition to your Christmas Cookie Tray!
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Servings: 18
Calories: 138kcal
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter softened
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tsp red food coloring
- 1/2 tsp peppermint extract
- 1-1/2 cup flour
- 2 tbsp baking cocoa
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 cup Andes Peppermint Pieces
- White Dipping Chocolate
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In medium sized mixing 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 1-1/4 cup flour, baking powder, and salt. Gradually mix flour mixture into butter mixture until combined.
- Shape cookies into 1" sized balls. 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 cooling rack. Cool completely.
- Melt white dipping chocolate in microwave according to directions. Drizzle over top of cookies. Let chocolate harden prior to storing.
Notes
1 cookie = 1 serving
138 cal, 9g fat
Nutrition information calculated using myfitnesspal is provided as a courtesy, but will vary depending on the specific brands of ingredients you use. Please consult with your doctor regarding specific health needs.
Nutrition
Calories: 138kcal