Best Red Velvet Cream Cheese Thumbprint Cookies Recipes

RED VELVET-CREAM CHEESE THUMBPRINT COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F.
• Beat cake mix, whole egg, oil, chocolate and food coloring in large bowl with mixer until blended.
• Roll dough into 32 balls, using about 1 Tbsp. dough for each ball.
• Place balls, 1 inch apart, on baking sheets sprayed with cooking spray. Press your thumb into center of each ball to make indentation. Bake 10 min.
• Meanwhile, beat cream cheese and sugar in medium bowl with mixer until blended. Add egg yolk; mix well.
• Spoon cream cheese mixture into centers of cookies, adding about 1/2 tsp. cream cheese mixture to each cookie.
• Bake cookies additional 10 to 12 min or until centers are set. Cool 3 min. Remove cookies to wire racks; cool completely.

RED VELVET CREAM CHEESE THUMBPRINT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300ºF. Prepare a baking sheet by lining it with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat. Beat together the butter, brown sugar, egg yolk, and vanilla until light and fluffy. Mix in the flour, food coloring, and cocoa powder until soft dough forms. Scoop out the dough by heaping tablespoons and roll them in the sugar* before placing on the prepared baking sheet (about 2 inches apart). Use the back of a round teaspoon to make a small indentation in the cookie dough. Bake for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, make the filling: using an electric mixer or small food processor, beat together the cream cheese, egg yolk, sugar, salt, and vanilla until smooth.
• After the first 10 minutes of baking, use the back of a round teaspoon to deepen the indentation in the cookies. Spoon a teaspoon of the filling into each indentation. Bake for an additional 12 minutes, until filling is set. Let cool completely before serving. Store covered and chilled.