Monday, December 14, 2015

Red Velvet Snowballs

350F Oven Bake 15 to 18 minutes    Refrigerate
 Yields: 2 dozen
Prep Time: 0 hours 20 mins
Total Time: 1 hour 40 mins 
Ingredients
2 1/2 c. all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled
1/4 c. cocoa powder
2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. Kosher salt
3/4 c. unsalted butter (1 1/2 sticks), at room temperature
3 c. confectioners' sugar
1 tbsp. red food coloring
1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
1 tsp. white vinegar
Directions
  1. Preheat oven to 350°F with racks in the upper and lower thirds. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Whisk together flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
  2. Beat butter and 1 ½ cups confectioners' sugar on medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth, 1 to 2 minutes. Reduce mixer speed to low and gradually add flour mixture, beating just until incorporated, 1 to 2 minutes. Add food coloring, vanilla, and vinegar; increase mixer speed to medium, and beat just until dough is crumbly and holds together when squeezed, 15 to 20 seconds.
  3. Squeeze dough into balls (about 2 tablespoons each). Place balls, 1 inch apart, on prepared baking sheets; freeze 10 minutes. Bake, rotating sheets halfway through, until dry around the edges, 15 to 18 minutes. Cool on baking sheets on wire racks 5 minutes.
  4. Place remaining 1 ½ cups confectioners' sugar in a bowl. Working one at a time, gently toss warm cookies in sugar to coat. Return cookies to baking sheets to cool completely; reserve remaining sugar. Once cool, toss again, in batches, in remaining sugar.
 https://www.countryliving.com/food-drinks/recipes/a36895/red-velvet-snowballs/

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