Wednesday, December 08, 2010

Christmas Cookie Recipe Exchange

Every Christmas I'm on the look out for new Christmas cookie recipes. I always look for easy recipes that have chocolate or nuts or caramels or all three, lol. I'm sure you do too. So I thought I'd post a few recipes I found interesting and I invite you to do the same (if you can, please mention where you found the recipe).

Here's the first recipe:

Red Velvet Rich and Creamy Cookies

Betty Crocker Prize-Winning Recipe 2010! Create rich and dreamy cookies reminiscent of the classic red velvet cake.


1 pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker® sugar cookie mix
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa
1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
1/4 cup sour cream
1 tablespoon red food color
1 egg
3/4 to 1 cup Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy cream cheese frosting
1/4 cup chopped nuts

  1. Heat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, stir cookie mix, cocoa, butter, sour cream, food color and egg until soft dough forms.
  2. Roll dough into 1-inch balls; place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
  3. Bake 8 to 9 minutes or until set. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
  4. Frost cooled cookies with frosting. Sprinkle with nuts. Store tightly covered at room temperature. 

8 comments:

Julia Rachel Barrett said...

Oh my gosh these look good! I totally keep my cookie recipes to myself - family secrets - but the San Francisco Sunday Chronicle devoted an entire section to some of the best looking cookies I've seenn

Sarah J. McNeal said...

Did someone say cookie? Love them. Looks like a great recipe. Question: what makes red velvet anything different from regular whatever? It's just a color added--right? Love your beautiful site.

Lynda K. Scott said...

Hi Sarah, What makes Red Velvet different from regular? Beats me, lol. I know it has chocolate as in cocoa but the color comes from the food coloring. That's the only thing I know for sure about Red Velvet. I'm guessing the cocoa makes it a velvety taste sensation? So the food coloring and the taste make it Red Velvet?

Do we have any real southern readers here? Since Red Velvet Whatever comes from the South, maybe they'd know.

Lynda K. Scott said...

Hi Julia,

I have one cookie recipe that's purely a family secret or heirloom so I know what you mean :-) But I'm always in the market for new taste sensations, lol. Not that I always make them, but I sure do enjoy fantasizing about making them.

Asylumgirl said...

Geez louise! These sure look and sound good. I'll probably try to make some this holiday season. Thanks for the recipe!

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Victoria said...

I think I must have these :). Thanks.

elaine cantrell said...

This sounds really good, Lynda. I love finding new recipes. I used to collect cookbooks, but since I don't cook much anymore they're on a shelf gathering dust. I'm posting recipes at my blog today too. Sorry, but it isn't cookies.

elaine cantrell said...

This sounds really good, Lynda. I love finding new recipes. I used to collect cookbooks, but since I don't cook much anymore they're on a shelf gathering dust. I'm posting recipes at my blog today too. Sorry, but it isn't cookies.