Red Velvet Cookies

Submitted by The_TeaShed

"These chewy, chocolate biscuits are devilishly good and a wonderful tea time treat with Assam or Redbush & Vanilla tea. This recipe will make about 18 cookies so you can use it for a colourful addition to an afternoon tea spread when you’re entertaining guests. Rich in chocolatey taste and dark red colour, these could also make a tasty festive gift. And I think everyone can agree that food presents never let you down! Find out more at the-teashed.co.uk"

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 18

ingredients

• 200 g plain flour
• 115 g butter
• 150 g brown sugar
• 50 g granulated sugar
• 20 g cocoa powder
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons red food coloring or 1 1/2 teaspoons beetroot juice

directions

1. Cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, then beat in the egg, milk and vanilla until everything is combined.
2. Put all the dry ingredients into the a mixing bowl and stir to distribute.
3. Add the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients a little at a time, stirring in between additions until a sticky dough forms. Add a few drops of red colouring here and mix well to distribute.
4. Cover the dough with foil and chill for at least 1hour. Then scoop out equal sized balls, roll them in icing sugar and put onto a lined baking tray. Gently squash the dough balls with the heel of your hand or the bottom of a glass so they spread out a little.
5. Bake for 10 minutes at 180C, then cool completely on a wire rack.