Red Velvet Cookies

The ideal dessert to surprise your loved one on February 14th: Red Velvet Cookies.

Ingredients

• Flour 210 g
• Powdered sugar 170 g
• Cocoa powder (not dark) 7 g
• Baking powder 10 g
• Salt 1 pinch
• Egg 1 pc
• Milk 40 ml
• Butter 60 g
• Red food coloring 1 tsp
• Powdered sugar (for coating) 100 g

Method

1. 1.Sift all the dry ingredients together.
2. 2.In a separate bowl, mix the room temperature egg, milk, and 1 teaspoon of red food coloring.
3. 3.Add the room temperature butter and the prepared red liquid to the dry ingredients, mixing and kneading until a dough forms.
4. 4.Cover the dough and refrigerate for at least 2 hours (it can also be left overnight).
5. 5.Once the dough is completely chilled, form walnut-sized balls and coat them thoroughly in powdered sugar.
6. 6.Place the sugar-coated balls spaced apart on parchment paper and bake in a preheated oven at 190°C (top and bottom heat, middle rack) for 12 minutes.

Notes

• Make sure the cocoa powder is not dark, otherwise you will get a dark reddish-brown color instead of a rich red.
• The food coloring should be liquid, like water.
• Do not shake off the excess powdered sugar from the dough so that a beautiful contrast is formed when they crack.