Red Velvet Chocolate Blossom Cookies

Name: Red Velvet Chocolate Blossom Cookies
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 9 min
Ingredients: HERSHEY'S HUGS Brand Candies; butter or margarine; granulated sugar; egg; milk; red food color; vanilla extract; all-purpose flour; HERSHEY'S Cocoa; baking soda; salt; white decorator's sugar or granulated sugar for rolling

HERSHEY'S Blossom Cookies are just as sweet when you top them with a HERSHEY'S HUGS Candy. This recipe for cake-like red velvet cookies takes the classic cookie blossom shape and adds sweet swirls of white creme to everyone's favorite part of the cookie — the candy on top!

SKILL LEVEL

Beginner

PREP

35 min

BAKE

9 min

Ingredients

Amount Per Serving

% DV *

Calories

Calories from Fat

Total Fat

3 g

5% DV

Saturated Fat

2 g

10% DV

Trans Fat

0 g

Cholesterol

10 mg

3% DV

Sodium

50 mg

2% DV

Total Carbohydrates

11 g

4% DV

Dietary Fiber

0.0 g

0% DV

Sugars

8 g

Protein

1 g

Vitamin A

2% DV

Vitamin C

0% DV

Calcium

0 mg

2% DV

Iron

2% DV

Amount Per Serving

% DV *

Calories

Calories from Fat

Total Fat

3 g

5% DV

Saturated Fat

2 g

10% DV

Trans Fat

0 g

Cholesterol

10 mg

3% DV

Sodium

50 mg

2% DV

Total Carbohydrates

11 g

4% DV

Dietary Fiber

0.0 g

0% DV

Sugars

8 g

Protein

1 g

Vitamin A

2% DV

Vitamin C

0% DV

Calcium

0 mg

2% DV

Iron

2% DV

HERSHEY'S HUGS Brand Candies

1/2 cup

butter or margarine (1 stick) , softened

1 cup

granulated sugar

egg

1 tablespoon

milk

1 tablespoon

red food color

1-1/2 teaspoons

vanilla extract

1-3/4 cups

all-purpose flour

1/4 cup

HERSHEY'S Cocoa

1/2 teaspoon

baking soda

1/4 teaspoon

salt

2/3 cup

white decorator's sugar or granulated sugar for rolling

Directions

1. Heat oven to 350°F. Remove wrappers from candies.

2. Beat butter, 1 cup granulated sugar, egg, milk, red food color and vanilla in large bowl until well blended. Stir together flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into butter mixture, beating until well blended.

3. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Roll in decorator's sugar. Place on ungreased cookie sheet.

4. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until cookie is set (do not over bake). Remove from oven; cool 3 to 4 minutes. Press candy piece into center of each cookie. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely. Makes about 48 cookies.

Red Velvet Chocolate Blossom Cookies

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