Description
Soft and chewy red velvet blossom cookies with a rich cocoa flavor, rolled in sugar and topped with a classic chocolate kiss for a festive, crowd-pleasing treat.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon red gel food coloring
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar for rolling
- 24 milk chocolate kisses, unwrapped
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
- Cream the butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
- Mix in the egg, milk, vanilla extract, and red food coloring until smooth.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients and mix just until a soft dough forms.
- Roll the dough into tablespoon-sized balls and coat lightly in sugar.
- Place the dough balls on the baking sheet, spacing them apart.
- Bake until the edges are set but the centers are still soft.
- Remove from the oven and gently press a chocolate kiss into the center of each cookie.
- Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet before transferring to a rack.
Notes
- Do not overbake to keep the cookies soft and chewy.
- Chilling the dough for 20 minutes helps prevent spreading.
- Add chocolate kisses immediately after baking for best results.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 140
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 85 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2.5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 25 mg