Red Velvet
Red Velvet – what a romantic name! Just by reading it, you can feel the smooth texture of it! I love red velvet cake. The flavour is a kind of chocolatey but not too much. The texture of red velvet cakes is so soft and moist and the cream cheese frosting just like icing on the cake. It even enhances the softness of the cake. Hmmmmm…. who doesn’t love red velvet cake?
Do you?
“Red Velvet, better than … cake! “
Red velvet twist
If you like red velvet cake, you must try this red velvet cookies. Although it doesn’t have the velvety texture when you bit into it, it does have the happy prosperity vibe of it. It is perfect for bringing these cookies to the people you love and care on special occasions.
I like making them for my family and friends during Chinese New Year, also known as Lunar New Year or Spring Festival. Red colour symbolizes good fortune and joy. :))
Featured Recipe
Red Velvet Cookies
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 20 pcs 1x
- Category: breakfast, desserts
- Cuisine: American
Description
What better combination for Chinese New Year? Red cookies that crumble and melt in your mouth, all designed in any shape of your choosing – but why not try my idea of a Mickey Mouse shape for a fun and child friendly start to the New Year? These cookies taste absolutely delicious – if you bake a batch of red velvet cookies, you are already prosperous and your family is most definitely lucky!
Ingredients
- 190 g light brown sugar
- 115 g unsalted butter (soften)
- 1 pc egg
- 1/4 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp red velvet food colour
- 235 g all purpose flour (sifted)
- 15 g cocoa powder (sifted)
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
Instructions
- Pre heat the oven to 170 degrees C.
- Put the brown sugar and the softened unsalted butter in a stand mixer at medium speed for 2 minutes and beat until well mixed.
- Add the egg, vanilla extract and the red velvet food colouring into the butter mixture and mix for one minute.
- Sift the all purpose flour, cocoa powder and baking soda. Set aside.
- Gradually add in the flour mixture until it well combined. Do not over mix it.
- Once the dough is done, roll it into approximately 4mm thickness and wrap in cling film. Chill it for about 30-60 minutes in fridge.
- Take the chilled dough and use your desired cookie cutter to cut out any shape you like.
- Bake cookies in the oven for about 15 minutes (170 C)
- Once they are baked, let the cookies sit on the baking tray for about 5 minutes before you move them to a wire rack and let them cool completely.
- Enjoy with a cup of tea!
Nutrition
- Calories: 125
- Sugar: 9.3
- Sodium: 56
- Fat: 5.1
- Saturated Fat: 3.1
- Carbohydrates: 18.7
- Fiber: 0.5
- Protein: 1.7
- Cholesterol: 21
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