Red Velvet Snowballs

Name: Red Velvet Snowballs
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Yield: 2 dz.
Ingredients: 2 1/2 c. all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled; 1/4 c. cocoa powder; 2 tsp. baking powder; 1/4 tsp. Kosher salt; 3/4 c. unsalted butter (1 1/2 sticks), at room temperature; 3 c. confectioners' sugar; 1 tbsp. red food coloring; 1 tbsp. pure vanilla extract; 1 tsp. white vinegar

By Emily Nabors HallPublished: Nov 16, 2015

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Yields:

2 dz.

Prep Time:

20 mins

Total Time:

1 hr 40 mins

These giftable Christmas cookies are a total treat!

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Ingredients

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled
1/4 cup cocoa powder
2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. Kosher salt
3/4 cup unsalted butter (1 1/2 sticks), at room temperature
3 cups confectioners' sugar
1 Tbsp. red food coloring
1 Tbsp. pure vanilla extract
1 tsp. white vinegar

Directions

1. Step 1Preheat oven to 350°F with racks in the upper and lower thirds. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Whisk together flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
2. Step 2Beat butter and 1 ½ cups confectioners' sugar on medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth, 1 to 2 minutes. Reduce mixer speed to low and gradually add flour mixture, beating just until incorporated, 1 to 2 minutes. Add food coloring, vanilla, and vinegar; increase mixer speed to medium, and beat just until dough is crumbly and holds together when squeezed, 15 to 20 seconds.
3. Step 3Squeeze dough into balls (about 2 tablespoons each). Place balls, 1 inch apart, on prepared baking sheets; freeze 10 minutes. Bake, rotating sheets halfway through, until dry around the edges, 15 to 18 minutes. Cool on baking sheets on wire racks 5 minutes.
4. Step 4Place remaining 1 ½ cups confectioners' sugar in a bowl. Working one at a time, gently toss warm cookies in sugar to coat. Return cookies to baking sheets to cool completely; reserve remaining sugar. Once cool, toss again, in batches, in remaining sugar.

Tip: to make these giftable, fill a six-egg carton with mini lotus cupcake liners; add cookies. Tie it up with a plain tag adorned with a bottle brush wreath (available on Etsy).

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