Red Velvet Cream Cheese Thumbprint
Red Velvet Cream Cheese Cookies are a buttery chocolate cookie with a bite of cheesecake in the middle. A delicious homemade cookie perfect for the holidays or VALENTINES DAY.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter (softened)
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups flour
- 4 teaspoons red food coloring
- 2 teaspoons cocoa powder
- ½ cup sanding sugar
- 4 ounces cream cheese
- 1 egg yolk
- ¼ cup sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- pinch salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300º. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
- With an electric mixer, beat butter and brown sugar for about 2 minutes until fluffy. Add egg yolk and vanilla and combine. Add food coloring and mix until completely combined.
- Whisk together flour and cocoa powder and add to butter mixture, until soft dough forms.
- Using a small ice cream scoop, scoop dough and form into a ball, about 2 tablespoons of dough. Roll in sanding sugar and place on parchment paper. Make an indentation in the cookies with your thumb or spoon.
- Bake for 10 minutes.
- While baking, make the filling. Combine all ingredients in a small bowl and mix with hand mixer until smooth. After the cookies have baked for 10 minutes, remove the cookies and using the back of a spoon, deepen the indentation in the cookies. Spoon 1 teaspoon of filling into each indentation and bake an additional 12 minutes until set.
- Let cool completely before eating, store in refrigerator.
Barbara's Notes + Tips
Try using a melon baller or round measuring spoon to make the indentations
Nutrition
Calories: 169kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 42mg | Sodium: 85mg | Potassium: 26mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 321IU | Calcium: 14mg | Iron: 1mg
