Red Velvet Cookies

When you really want love you will find it waiting for you ~~ Oscar Wilde

Valentines day is always a special & leaves many of us with a sweet print on our hearts. This year I planned for a cake then thought will make cupcakes & ended up making cookies to celebrate this special day. Made this simple red Velvet cookies & flavored them with coconut flakes to make them special. 

Prep Time-30mins | Cook Time-20mins| Yields 25 Cookies

Ingredients

1Cup all-purpose flour

1/4Cup icing sugar

1/4+1Tbs cup dry coconut flakes

4Tbs butter (@Room temperature)

1/2Tsp baking powder

1/2Tsp vanilla extract

1Tbs+1Tsp milk 

1/2Tsp red food color

Pinch of salt

Directions

- Preheat oven @ 350 degrees. 

- In a bowl sift flour. To that add baking powder, coconut flakes & salt. Keep the bowl aside.

- Take another bowl to that add sugar & butter. Beat them to smooth & creamy consistency. To that add vanilla extract, red food color & milk. Beat it for few minutes. 

- Now add the dry ingredients to wet ingredients & form a dough. 

- Using a rolling pin roll the dough in to a flat layer. Using a cookie cutter cut them in a desired shape. Repeat the same with all the dough.

- Arrange them on a baking tray & refrigerate them for 15mins - 20mins.

- Now bake them for 17mins - 20mins @350 degrees.

- Remove them and allow them to cool on the counter & store them in a air tight container.

- Red Velvet Cookies are ready to enjoy.

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Sending these yummy cookies to Lets cook sweet treats for Valentine hosted by Nayana Kanabar of Simply Food.