Red Wine Cookies
Description
Skip the red food coloring and use red wine in these red velvet cake-inspired cookies. Add a drizzle of white chocolate ganache to the cooled cookies for extra flair.
Ingredients
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1/2 cup butter
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1/2 cup white sugar
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1/2 cup brown sugar
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1 egg
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1/4 cup red Zinfandel wine, or more as needed
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1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
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1/3 cup cocoa powder
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1/4 teaspoon salt
Directions
1
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
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Beat butter, white sugar, and brown sugar together in a bowl with an electric mixer until smooth, 2 to 3 minutes. Add egg and vanilla extract; beat until combined. Add red wine; beat until fully incorporated. Stir flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt into butter mixture until moistened. Scoop into small mounds on a baking sheet.
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Bake in the preheated oven until edges are crisp, 10 to 12 minutes. Let cool on baking sheet for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.