Red Velvet Shortbread Cookies
- Ready In:
- 1hr 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Yields:
-
36 cookies
ingredients
- 1 1⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1⁄3 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 cup butter, cut up
- 1 tablespoon red food coloring
- 2 ounces white baking chocolate with cocoa butter, coarsely chopped
- 1 teaspoon shortening
directions
- Preheat oven to 325°.
- In a food processor, combine flour, sugar, cocoa powder, and salt; cover and process until combined.
- Add in butter and food coloring; cover and process with on/off pulses until mixture resembles fine crumbs and starts to cling.
- Continue processing just until mixture forms a ball.
- On a lightly floured surface, gently knead dough ball until nearly smooth.
- Roll or pat dough until 1/4-inch thick; cut dough with a floured 1 1/2-inch scalloped round cookie cutter.
- Place cutouts 1 inch apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
- Bake for about 20 minutes or until centers are set; transfer cookies to a wire rack; cool.
- In a small saucepan, combine white chocolate and shortening; cook and stir over low heat until melted.
- Drizzle cookies with melted white chocolate; let stand until chocolate sets.
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