Name: Red Velvet Valentine's Day Cookies
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Yield: 40
Ingredients: Brown sugar - 1 cup; Unsalted butter, softened - ¾ cup; White sugar - ½ cup; Light sour cream - ¾ cup; Red food coloring - 4 tablespoons; Egg - 1; All-purpose flour, divided - 3 cups; Dark cocoa powder (such as Hershey's® Special Dark®) - 4 tablespoons; Unsweetened cocoa powder - 3 tablespoons; Baking soda - ½ teaspoon; Salt - ½ teaspoon; Powdered sugar, divided - 4 ¼ cups; Neufchatel cheese, softened - 4 (8 ounce) packages; Butter, softened - 1 cup; Vanilla extract - 2 teaspoons; Miniature semisweet chocolate chips - 1 (12 ounce) package; Powdered sugar - ¼ cup

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45 min.

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Ingredients for - Red Velvet Valentine's Day Cookies

1. Brown sugar - 1 cup

2. Unsalted butter, softened - ¾ cup

3. White sugar - ½ cup

4. Light sour cream - ¾ cup

5. Red food coloring - 4 tablespoons

6. Egg - 1

7. All-purpose flour, divided - 3 cups

8. Dark cocoa powder (such as Hershey's® Special Dark®) - 4 tablespoons

9. Unsweetened cocoa powder - 3 tablespoons

10. Baking soda - ½ teaspoon

11. Salt - ½ teaspoon

12. Powdered sugar, divided - 4 ¼ cups

13. Neufchatel cheese, softened - 4 (8 ounce) packages

14. Butter, softened - 1 cup

15. Vanilla extract - 2 teaspoons

16. Miniature semisweet chocolate chips - 1 (12 ounce) package

17. Powdered sugar - ¼ cup

How to cook deliciously - Red Velvet Valentine's Day Cookies

1. Stage

Combine brown sugar, butter, and white sugar in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Mix in sour cream, food coloring, and egg.

2. Stage

Combine 2 1/2 cups flour, dark cocoa powder, regular cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt in a separate bowl. Gradually stir flour mixture into butter mixture until well combined. Place dough in the refrigerator to chill for at least 1 hour.

3. Stage

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with a piece of greased and floured parchment paper.

4. Stage

Spread remaining 1/2 cup flour on a clean, dry surface and use some to coat a rolling pin. Roll chilled dough to a thickness of approximately 1/4 inch and cut cookies with whatever shape cookie cutter you like. Place 2 inches apart onto the prepared baking sheet.

5. Stage

Bake in batches in the preheated oven until cookies bounce back immediately after being touched, about 7 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet for 1 minute before removing to a wire rack to cool completely, 8 to 10 minutes more.

6. Stage

Stir 4 cups powdered sugar, Neufchatel cheese, butter, and vanilla extract in a large bowl until creamy. Fold in chocolate chips. Transfer frosting into a resealable plastic bag.

7. Stage

Cut one corner off the plastic bag and pipe frosting onto 1/2 of the cookies. Top with remaining cookies and sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup powdered sugar.