Name: Redvelvet Cookies recipe by Shilpa Mehta at BetterButter
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: For the cookies-; Maida -2 1/2 cups; Butter softened-1 cup; Powdered sugar- 1 cup; Sour cream -3 tablesppon; Vanilla essence - 1 teaspoon; Red food colouring -1 tablespoon; Unsweetened cocoa powder- 2 teaspoons; For filling-; Cream cheese,softened - 1 cup; Butter softened-2 tablespoon; Vanilla essence -1/2 teaspoon; Powdered Sugar- 2 cups; For garnishing -; Edible Pearl sprinklers(optional)

Ingredients Serving: 6

For the cookies-
Maida -2 1/2 cups
Butter softened-1 cup
Powdered sugar- 1 cup
Sour cream -3 tablesppon
Vanilla essence - 1 teaspoon
Red food colouring -1 tablespoon
Unsweetened cocoa powder- 2 teaspoons
For filling-
Cream cheese,softened - 1 cup
Butter softened-2 tablespoon
Vanilla essence -1/2 teaspoon
Powdered Sugar- 2 cups
For garnishing -
Edible Pearl sprinklers(optional)

Instructions

For Cookies -
Pre heat oven at 180 degrees C and line your baking tray with parchment paper and keep it aside.
In a bowl add the butter and sugar and beat with the help of a beater until turns creamy and light .
Add the vanilla essence, redfood colouring ,cocoa powder and sour cream and mix well
Add the Maida and mix to form a dough.
Cling wrap the dough and refrigerate for minimum 20 minutes.
Remove the dough from the refrigerator and roll it flat to 1/4 of an inch.
Cut discs with the help of a tart mould and with the help of a knife make indents similar to shell and also shape it as a shell.
Bake in the preheated oven for 10 to 12 minutes at 180 degrees C
Cool completely on a cooling rack before filling the cookies.
For filling -
In a bowl add the cream cheese and butter and beat with the help of a beater to mix well.
Add in the vanilla, and sugar and beat well .
Fill the filling in a piping bag and pipe the filling on one cookie .Place another cookie on top at and angle to show a little cream outside . Repeat for all the cookies.
Sprinkle some pearl sprinklers to garnish. Your shell shaped red velvet cookies are ready to be served.

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