Valentine’s Day is in a couple of weeks and these cookies are a perfect treat. I just can’t resist sprinkles and these Red Velvet Surprise Inside Cookies are not only irresistibly cute, they are also irresistibly delicious.
One bite of these cookies reveals the surprise inside, a chocolaty red velvet center surrounded by a tender almond flavored cookie that is covered in red, pink and white sprinkles. Cute and yummy all in one.
Surprise
I made the same cookies for Christmas, using red, green and white sprinkles. These cookies are just as cute. And guess what, I am thinking of making these cookies for St. Patrick’s Day, Easter, Fourth of July, and maybe Groundhogs Day. The sprinkle colors can be endless.
Ready to bake with me? This recipe is very easy to make, no chilling required, yeah for that!
Make your basic dough, then remove 3/4 up and add powdered sugar, cocoa powder and butter to the dough. To the remaining dough add a teaspoon of almond flavoring. Prepare two cookies sheets with parchment paper and turn your oven to 375 degrees.
Playing with colors.
Now the fun begins, not that the mixing the dough and turning your oven on wasn’t fun, but this is way more fun. Using a tablespoon, scoop the almond flavored dough and roll into balls, then using a teaspoon, scoop the chocolate dough and roll into balls. I made 25 of each.
Flatten one of the almond flavored balls then put the chocolate ball on top and fold over the dough to make a nice ball.
Put your sprinkles in a nice big bowl so you can roll the cookie dough balls around. Place on your baking sheet, and when ready, bake for 12 minutes.
While your cookies are baking go get the broom and dustpan to sweep up all the sprinkles that landed and the floor and rolled clear to the next room.
Now when you open that oven door be prepared to say “Oh how cute.” I swear I say that every time.
Red Velvet Surprise Inside Valentine's Cookies
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter at room temperature
- 1/4 cup shortening
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1 egg
- 2 egg yolks
- 2 tsp. vanilla
- 2 1/2 cups AP flour
- 1/3 cups powdered sugar sifted
- 2 tbls. cocoa powder sifted
- 1 tbls. melted butter
- 1/4 tsp. almond extract
- 1 tsp. red food coloring
- Colored nonpareils
Instructions
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In a large bowl mix the butter and shortening until fluffy.
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Add the sugar, baking powder and salt; mix until combined
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Mix in the egg, egg yolks and vanilla until combined, scraping sides of bowl.
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Mix in the flour until combined, forming a soft dough.
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Remove 3/4 cup of the dough to a small bowl and add the sifted powdered sugar, cocoa powder, red food coloring and melted butter. Mix well to combine
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Add the 1/4 tsp. of almond extract to the remaining dough.
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Measure out 1 tablespoon of almond flavored dough and make 25 balls with the dough
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Using a teaspoon roll the chocolate dough into 25 1" balls.
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Flatten the almond flavored dough and place a chocolate dough ball in the center and mold the dough around it to make a round ball.
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Roll the ball in the nonpareil sprinkles and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
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Bake for 10 - 11 minutes at 375 degrees.
All done and ready for cookies and tea.
Have a Happy Valentine’s Day
Love sprinkles on cookies, here are my other Surprise Inside creations
Halloween Surprise Inside Cookies
Fireworks Surprise Inside Cookies
Easter Surprise Inside Cookies
Christmas Surprise Inside Cookies
Of course, you are going to need some sprinkles, you can get yours below.
What cute little cookies with an extra bonus of a chocolatey surprise, yes please!
Absolutely love these cookies! They’re so pretty and the surprise is such a great idea. Perfect for Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day!
What cute cookies. I bet kids would have so much fun making these too.
My kids have made a lot of these cookies. Now they are grown and still ask for them.
Such a cute idea! I love how they easily can be made for almost any holiday!!
These are incredible! The way you made them, the way you presented them… Everything shows how passionate you were about making these cookies. Thank you for sharing the result of your passion.
Thanks so much, I do love making these cute cookies.
These look so festive. I’d have to try to make them next Valentine’s Day.
Wow these look so good, will have to try making them.
Oh my gosh, these look so good!! <3
Mmmmm these look amazing! I LOVE red velvet anything!
I agree. Red Velvet was my wedding cake.
Oh my goodness, these looks absolutely amazing! Pinning. 🙂
This looks so amazing. Definitely going to have to try out this recipe.
Those look incredible!!!
these cookies look incredible! I am so going to make these for my daughter’s group of friends she is having over on Valentine’s Day
How cute! I love sprinkles…….and red velvet…how could you go wrong?
OMG! My kids would love to help make these. So much fun! Your pictures make them irresistible.
These look so good! I’ll have to add these to my Christmas cookie list! (Although, I’ll need to practice making them before that because they look so good!)