RED VELVET SHORTBREAD COOKIES

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INGREDIENTS

1 Cup Butter
1/2 Cup Icing Sugar
2 Cups All Purpose Flour
1 Tablespoon Red Food Color (powdered)

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat oven to 350 F /180 C. Pour Icing sugar and butter in a medium sized bowl

Cream butter and sugar with an electric mixer

Beat the butter and sugar until it is fluffy and creamy

Beautiful smooth and light cream. You could lick the whole bowl

Add the all purpose flour and red powder food coloring

Beat the mixture with an electric beater

Until the batter is just combined

Turn the dough out onto a counter dusted with powdered sugar and gently roll the dough into a long two by two inch log.

Wrap the log of cookie dough in plastic wrap and allow to firm up in the fridge for 30 minutes.

After 30 minutes, take the cookie dough out slice the log into 3/4 inch round slices. I used a serrated knife to get grooves on the top

Line the cookies on buttered baking tray

Bake the cookies for 18-20 minutes. Remove and place on cooling rack to cool.

Can be stored up to 3 days in an airtight container

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RED VELVET SHORTBREAD COOKIES

by Mulunga Alukwe March-23-2018

Ingredients

• 1 Cup Butter
• 1/2 Cup Icing Sugar
• 2 Cups All Purpose Flour
• 1 Tablespoon Powder Red Food Color

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 F /180 C. Beat butter and icing sugar until light and fluffyAdd in all purpose flour and red food coloringBeat mixture until the dough is just combinedPlace dough on surface with icing sugar, form dough into a logCover the red velvet cookie dough with cling film and refrigerate for thirty minutesOnce dough has rested thirty minutes slice the cookie dough log into 3/4 inch slicesLay the cookies on baking tray. Bake for 18-20 minutes. Remove and allow to cool. Can be stored in airtight container for 3 days

Details

Prep time: 10 mins Cook time: 18 mins Total time: 28 mins Yield: 16 Cookies