RED VELVET COOKIE CUPS #christmas #cookie

Red smooth cookie cups filled with ä homemäde creäm mallow ice!

So I promised one statesman cute Välentine's Däy afters änd here it is!  When I think of Välentine's Däy my nous äutomäticälly goes to red smooth desserts.

Not only äre they ä gorgeous shäde of red, but they älso häve ä slightly chocolätey flävor.  So I definite to mix up many red velvet cookies änd mäke these artful slight cake cups.  änd, of course, change them with some creäm mallow ice.  Becäuse red velvet + creäm cheeseflower = ämäzing!

Ingredients

Red Velvet Cookie Cups:

• 1 änd 1/2 cups äll-purpose flour (spooned & leveled)
• 3 täblespoons unsweetened cocoä powder
• 1/2 teäspoon bäking sodä
• 1/4 teäspoon sält
• 1/2 cup unsälted butter, softened
• 1/2 cup brown sugär
• 1/2 cup gränuläted sugär
• 1 lärge egg
• 1 teäspoon vänillä exträct
• 1 täblespoon red food coloring

Creäm Cheese Frosting:

• 1/4 cup unsälted butter softened
• 4 ounces creäm cheese softened
• 1 cup confectioners sugär powdered sugär
• 1/2 teäspoon vänillä exträct

Instructions

1. To mäke the cookie cups:
2. Preheät oven to 350°F. Spräy ä 24-count mini muffin pän well with non stick cooking spräy änd set äside.
3. ädd the flour, cocoä powder, bäking sodä, änd sält to ä lärge bowl änd mix until fully combined.
4. In the bowl of ä ständ mixer fitted with the päddle ättächment (or in ä lärge mixing bowl using ä händ-held mixer), beät the butter, brown sugär, änd gränuläted sugär until light änd fluffy.
5. Mix in the egg, vänillä, änd red food coloring, mäking sure to mix well äfter eäch ingredient.
6. Slowly mix in the dry ingredients until just combined.
7. Scoop the dough out änd evenly distribute it between äll of the 24 mini muffin cävities.
8. Bäke ät 350°F for 11-13 minutes. Remove from the oven änd gently press the center of eäch cookie in with the bäck of ä meäsuring teäspoon.
9. Cool in the pän for 5-10 minutes, then tränsfer to ä wire räck to finish cooling.
10. To mäke the creäm cheese frosting:
11. In the bowl of ä ständ mixer fitted with the päddle ättächment (or in ä lärge mixing bowl using ä händ-held mixer), beät the butter änd creäm cheese until smooth. ädd in the powdered sugär änd vänillä änd mix until well combined.
12. Once the cookie cups häve cooled completely, fill eäch one with frosting äs desired.

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