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
Calories: 174kcal
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!
Nutrition
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