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Bring in the love this year with these amazing Red Velvet Sugar Cookies with Chocolate Hearts. With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, you won’t want to miss the beauty and flavor of these cookies.
Red Velvet Sugar Cookies with Chocolate Hearts
Red Velvet is such a unique flavor and makes the sugar cookies so much better! Topped on these adorable cookies is a chocolate heart that is perfect for showing your love to whoever you want this Valentine’s Day. These cookies are great and simple to make if you are needing a last-minute recipe!
These Red Velvet Peanut Butter Blossoms and Red Velvet White Chocolate Chip Cookies are also great cookies to try for Valentine’s Day.
Key Ingredients You Need
- Butter: It is best to use unsalted butter for this recipe. Using unsalted butter will give you control of the flavoring in the recipe. This will allow the rawest and natural flavor to come out in the recipe.
- Light Brown Sugar: This is great for adding more moisture to the cookie. We all love a chewy and delectable cookie, and this ingredient will do just that.
- Granulated Sugar: In addition to adding a sweeter flavor to a cookie recipe. Granulated sugar caramelizes and absorbs moisture which overall improves the texture and flavor of the cookie.
- Eggs: When making cookies, you always want to use room-temperature eggs. It gives the best texture to cookies and helps to prevent cracking.
- Vanilla Extract: Vanilla is used not only to add an aroma to the recipe but also to enhance the flavor as well for a sweeter and more delicious recipe.
- Food Coloring: Be sure to use food coloring gel and not the liquid form to make it blend easier into the ingredients. Use a drop to a couple of drops to make the desired color of the recipe.
- All-Purpose Flour: All-purpose flour is best to use. However, if you are using self-rising flour, you would eliminate the soda powder.
- Baking Soda: Baking soda will help the cookies rise in the oven. This will make your cookies light and fluffy.
How To Make Sugar Cookies with Candy Hearts
- Set the oven to 350 degrees and use parchment paper to line two cookie sheets. Add the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt into a medium bowl and combine.
- Combine the butter, brown sugar, sugar, eggs, vanilla, and red food coloring into a standing mixer until fluffy.
- Slowly add the dry ingredients until it forms a dough. In a small bowl, add in the red sanding sugar.
- Scoop the dough using a tablespoon and roll it into a ball. Place into the sugar and roll to coat. Arrange the cookies onto the prepared sheets, about 12 per pan.
- Place into the oven for 10-12 minutes or until the edges are set. Take out of the oven and allow it to rest for 1 minute before setting a chocolate heart into the middle of the cookie. Let cool thoroughly before serving.
How To Store Red Velvet Sugar Cookies?
Place the cookies into an airtight container. You can place the cookies into the fridge or leave them at room temperature. The cookies can also be stored in the freezer to last even longer.
Can I Use Other Candy For These Cookies?
Yes, you can use any type of candy you want. I prefer using candy hearts, especially around Valentine’s Day. However, you can use Hershey kisses, Mini Reese’s Cups, and more.
More Sugar Cookie Recipes
- Strawberry Sugar Cookies
- Best Sugar Cookies (Soft & Chewy)
- Chocolate Chip Sugar Cookies
- Maple Chai Sugar Cookies
Red Velvet Sugar Cookies with Chocolate Hearts
Bring in the love this year with these amazing Red Velvet Sugar Cookies with Candy Hearts. With Valentine's Day right around the corner, you won't want to miss the beauty and flavor of these cookies.
Servings: 24 cookies
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter – softened
- 3/4 cup light brown sugar
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 4 teaspoons red gel food coloring
- 2 1/4 cup flour
- 1/4 cup Hershey cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 cups red sanding sugar sprinkles
- 24 Dove milk chocolate hearts unwrapped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
- Using a medium bowl, whisk the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt until combined.
- Using a standing mixer, beat the butter, brown sugar, sugar, eggs, vanilla, and red gel food coloring until combined and fluffy.
- Gradually beat in the dry ingredients until a dough forms.
- Pour the red sanding sugar into a small bowl.
- Using a tablespoon, scoop some dough into your hands and roll it into a ball.
- Roll the dough into the red sanding sugar.
- Place the dough ball onto the cookie sheets, about 12 cookies per sheet.
- Bake in the oven for 10-12 minutes or until set around the edges.
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 1 minute before placing a chocolate heart into the center of the cookies.
- Allow cooling completely before enjoying!
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Calories: 174kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 30mg | Sodium: 82mg | Potassium: 43mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 197IU | Calcium: 22mg | Iron: 1mg
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