Red Velvet: Cheesecake and White Chocolate Cookies

Ingredients

• 145 г All-purpose flour
• 10 г Cocoa powder
• 5 г Baking powder
• 1 шт. Egg
• 70 г Butter (Softened)
• 70 г Sugar (For the dough)
• Red food coloring (Amount not specified)
• 80 г White chocolate (Added to the dough; a little extra is also used on top 5 minutes before the cookies are done, amount not specified)
• 150 г Cream cheese (For the filling)
• 25 г Powdered sugar (For the filling)
• 1 ч. л. Cornstarch (For the filling)

Steps

1. 1

   Prepare the filling: mix the cream cheese, powdered sugar, and cornstarch until smooth.

2. 2

   Spoon the filling onto parchment paper in small rounds and place in the freezer for 2 hours.

3. 3

   For the dough, mix the softened butter with the sugar.

4. 4

   Add the egg and red food coloring. Mix thoroughly until smooth.

5. 5

   Add the flour, cocoa powder, and baking powder. Knead into a soft dough.

6. 6

   Add the white chocolate to the dough and mix.

7. 7

   Divide the dough into 6 equal portions.

8. 8

   Flatten each portion into a disk, place a frozen cream cheese filling portion in the center, seal the edges well, and roll into a ball.

9. 9

   Place the shaped cookies in the freezer for 15–20 minutes.

10. 10

    Preheat the oven to 180 °C and bake the cookies for 20 minutes.

11. 11

    Add a little more white chocolate on top 5 minutes before the cookies are done.

12. 12

    Cool the cookies completely before serving: they will become firmer as they cool.

Notes

The amount of red food coloring and the additional white chocolate for the topping is not specified. The total cooling time is also not specified; allow for it separately.

Nutrition per serving

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