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Ingredients
- 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup butter, room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoons buttermilk
- 2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon red food coloring
For the Cream Cheese Frosting:
- 1 pound cream cheese, softened
- 2 sticks butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 3/4 cup finely chopped pecans, optional
Directions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Mix together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a small bowl.
Cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the eggs 1 at a time. Then beat in the buttermilk, vinegar, vanilla and red food coloring. Once combined, add the dry ingredients to wet. Mix until thoroughly combined.
Onto a parchment lined sheet tray, drop batter using an ice cream scoop, forming 2-inch round circles.
Bake for 10 minutes, until baked through. Cookies should be cake-like and light. Allow to cool for a few minutes on the baking sheet, then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.
For the Cream Cheese Frosting:
In a large mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese, butter, and vanilla together until smooth. Add the sugar and on low speed, beat until incorporated. Increase the speed to high and mix until very light and fluffy.
Spread the cream cheese frosting between 2 cooled cookies and roll the edges in finely chopped pecans, if desired.
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By Mr & Mrs. Mac's...
Port Angeles, Wa.
on April 04, 2013
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Super easy and fast. I used a whoopie pie cookie sheet and it helped to keep them from spreading to much and to shape them. I used an ice cream scoop and they turned out great. I have a convection oven so they cooked in 7 minutes. As I started to make the frosting I realized there was going to be WAY to much so I halved the recipe and still had extra. Next time I will double the cookie recipe with half the frosting and that will be perfect. My husband LOVED them.
By Jericarn
Brentwood, NY
on December 27, 2012
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A frequent holiday requested treat. (If I told them I made them year round and not just Christmas and Valentines Days, they'd never let me leave the kitchen. It's also fun to play with other food colorings than just red, but the green and lavender colors tricks the mind to expecting and rasberry or lime, respectively flavor. Great recipe.
By 21george_97
Florence,SC
on December 22, 2012
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This is a really good recipe. However, the first batch of cookies I made, they were perfect. But the second and third were a little too crispy on the edges. If ur using a small ice cream scoop, I think 8 or 9 minutes would be better. Frosting was perfect. Will definitely make again.
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