Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies

Name: Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 3-1/2 dozen.
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened; 2-1/2 cups sugar; 4 large eggs, room temperature; 2 teaspoons white vinegar; 2 teaspoons red paste food coloring; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 4 cups all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup baking cocoa; 3 teaspoons baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 cup white baking chips; Confectioners' sugar

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 30 min. + chilling Bake: 15 min./batch YIELD: 3-1/2 dozen.

This recipe is special to me because it is totally original, my very own! The cookies are firm but not crunchy on the outside, and they're tender inside. The powdered sugar makes them melt in your mouth. —Jane Rundell, Alanson, Michigan

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
2-1/2 cups sugar
4 large eggs, room temperature
2 teaspoons white vinegar
2 teaspoons red paste food coloring
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup baking cocoa
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup white baking chips
Confectioners' sugar

Directions

1. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time. Beat in vinegar, food coloring and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in chips. Refrigerate, covered, 1 hour or until firm.
2. Preheat oven to 350°. Shape dough into 1-1/2-in. balls; roll in confectioners' sugar. Place 2 in. apart on parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake until tops are cracked and edges are set, 12-15 minutes. Cool on pans 5 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 166 calories, 6g fat (4g saturated fat), 30mg cholesterol, 108mg sodium, 26g carbohydrate (16g sugars, 1g fiber), 2g protein.

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