Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Yield: 30 cookies

Ingredients

• 2½ cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon cocoa powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup sugar
• ½ cup butter, softened
• 3 eggs
• 1–2 tablespoons red food coloring
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ cup powdered sugar (add more if needed for full coating)
• 30 Milk Chocolate Blossoms
  
  

Instructions

1. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, cocoa powder, and salt. Set aside.
2. In a large mixing bowl, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
3. Mix in eggs, 1 tablespoon of food coloring, and vanilla.
4. Gradually stir in the dry ingredients. If dough appears pink, add more food coloring until you reach a deep red color.
5. Cover dough with plastic wrap and chill for at least 1 hour (or overnight for best results).
6. When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
7. Roll dough into tablespoon-sized balls, then coat generously in powdered sugar. Place 3 inches apart on the prepared baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes.
8. Remove cookies from oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes before gently pressing a Milk Chocolate Blossom into the center of each cookie.
9. Let cookies cool for an additional 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.