Red Velvet Crackle Cookies

Crackle or crinkle? Tomato, tomahhhto? Whatever you call these, I call them delicious! 

Ingredients:

2 cups flour

1/3 cup cocoa powder

1 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature

3/4 cup sugar

1/2 cup brown sugar

2 eggs

1 tsp vanilla

1 tsp lemon juice

1 tsp "no taste" red gel food colouring

1 1/2 tbsps milk

For rolling:

1/4 cup granulated or coarse coloured sugar

1/4 cup icing (powdered) sugar

Whisk the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt together. In a large bowl beat the butter and sugars together, then add the eggs one at a time. Mix in the vanilla, lemon juice and red food colouring. Slowly add the dry ingredients, alternating with the milk. Chill 2-4 hours or even overnight if that works for you. Isn't the colour awesome?

Mix the two rolling sugars together. I did some with granulated and icing sugar, others with coarse green sugar and icing sugar... I really like how the coarse sugar ones look! Anyway, take a teaspoon full of dough and roll into 1" balls, coat with sugar, then place on parchment lined cookie sheets.

Bake at 350°F for 13-14 minutes and watch the crackling magic happen! Cool a few minutes before transferring to cooling racks to cool completely.

Merry Christmas!

Makes 50 crackle cookies