luni, 2 iunie 2014

Pink Velvet Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting

Let's start the week with some beautiful and delicious pink velvet cookies.
HAPPY TUESDAY!

 INGREDIENTS:

Cookies:

1 1/2  cup flour
1 cup  fine sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
2 eggs
1/3 cup oil
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
3-4 drops pink dye

Cream Cheese Filling:
4 oz. cream cheese, softened
1/4 C. butter, softened
1 tsp. vanilla extract
3-4 C. powdered sugar


DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees and line pans with parchment paper.
2. In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
3. To the dry mix add eggs, oil, pink dye and vanilla extract. Mix well.
4. Scoop out pieces of dough that are about 1 tablespoon in size, or a little bigger. (Dough will be gooey.)
5. Give them a nice round and flat shape and then place them on the pan,  a few inches apart.
6. Bake for 7-10 minutes and let cool.
 Filling: 
Beat cream cheese and butter until smooth. Add vanilla and slowly add powdered sugar until you reach your desired consistency.
 Pipe the filling  onto the bottom of half the cookies and top with another cookie.



Photo credit: Emi Trasnitu

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