Red Velvet Blossom Cookies
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Red Velvet Blossom Cookies are a perfect Valentine’s Day dessert! They're chewy chocolate cookies rolled in festive sprinkles, topped with a Dove chocolate heart right in the center of each cookie!
Ingredients
- 36 Dove Chocolate Hearts (1) 8.87 ounces package
- ½ cup butter room temperature
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 1 tablespoon red food coloring
- 1 ½ teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- red sprinkling sugar and/or sprinkles for rolling
Instructions
- Place the chocolate hearts into the freezer for at least an hour so that they won't melt as quickly when placed on the warm cookie.
- Preheat oven to 350°F, and prepare cookie sheet by lining it with a piece of parchment.
- Cream the butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl until light and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes. Add the egg, milk, red food coloring and vanilla and mix until well blended.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Gradually add into the butter mixture, beating until just blended.
- Using a tablespoonful of dough, shape into 1-inch balls. Roll in colored sugar and/or sprinkles, and place on prepared baking sheet.
- Bake 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from oven and press candy into center of each cookie. Transfer from the cookie sheet to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- I used Dove Chocolate Hearts. I was going to use the Hershey's Chocolate Hearts, but they were a bit bigger than what I wanted and didn't like the ratio of chocolate to cookie. Feel free to use them though if you'd like!
- I did make the cookie dough and placed it into the refrigerator for about an hour before baking, and had trouble with the sprinkles sticking when I rolled them. It may be best to roll them when they're at room temperature.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 71kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 11mg | Sodium: 52mg | Potassium: 18mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 85IU | Vitamin C: 0.03mg | Calcium: 6mg | Iron: 0.4mg