Name: Red Velvet Thumbprint Cookies
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 1 cup unsalted butter, softened -; 1/2 cup sugar -; 1 large egg yolk, room temperature -; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract -; 1/2 teaspoon red paste food coloring -; 2 cups all-purpose flour -; 2 tablespoons baking cocoa -; 1/2 cup coarse sugar -; Filling: -; 4 ounces cream cheese, softened -; 1/4 cup sugar -; 1 large egg white, room temperature -; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract -; 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt -

Recipe information

Cooking:

25 min.

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Ingredients for - Red Velvet Thumbprint Cookies

1. 1 cup unsalted butter, softened -

2. 1/2 cup sugar -

3. 1 large egg yolk, room temperature -

4. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract -

5. 1/2 teaspoon red paste food coloring -

6. 2 cups all-purpose flour -

7. 2 tablespoons baking cocoa -

8. 1/2 cup coarse sugar -

9. Filling: -

10. 4 ounces cream cheese, softened -

11. 1/4 cup sugar -

12. 1 large egg white, room temperature -

13. 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract -

14. 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt -

How to cook deliciously - Red Velvet Thumbprint Cookies

1. Stage

Preheat oven to 300°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg yolk, vanilla and food coloring. In another bowl, whisk flour and cocoa; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Shape into 1-in. balls; roll in coarse sugar. Place 2 in. apart on parchment-lined baking sheets. Press a deep indentation in center of each with the back of a 1/2-teaspoon measuring spoon.

2. Stage

Bake 10 minutes. Meanwhile, for filling, beat cream cheese, sugar, egg white, vanilla and salt until blended. Reshape indentations in parbaked cookies as needed. Add 1 teaspoon filling to each cookie. Bake until filling is set, 10-12 minutes longer. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.