RED VELVET-CREAM CHEESE THUMBPRINT COOKIES

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Sweeten your next potluck with these rich and creamy Red Velvet-Cream Cheese Thumbprint Cookies! With a red velvet cookie base and sweet cream cheese filling, these red-velvet cream cheese thumbprint cookies are fun to make and even more fun to share.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories     Christmas Desserts

Time 42m

Yield 32 servings, 1 cookie each

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 pkg. (2-layer size) white cake mix
1 whole egg plus 1 egg yolk, divided
1/4 cup oil
2 oz. BAKER'S Unsweetened Chocolate, melted, cooled
1 Tbsp. red food coloring
4 oz. (1/2 of 8-oz. pkg.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
1/4 cup powdered sugar

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 325°F.
  • Beat cake mix, whole egg, oil, chocolate and food coloring in large bowl with mixer until blended.
  • Roll dough into 32 balls, using about 1 Tbsp. dough for each ball.
  • Place balls, 1 inch apart, on baking sheets sprayed with cooking spray. Press your thumb into center of each ball to make indentation. Bake 10 min.
  • Meanwhile, beat cream cheese and sugar in medium bowl with mixer until blended. Add egg yolk; mix well.
  • Spoon cream cheese mixture into centers of cookies, adding about 1/2 tsp. cream cheese mixture to each cookie.
  • Bake cookies additional 10 to 12 min or until centers are set. Cool 3 min. Remove cookies to wire racks; cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 130, Fat 8 g, SaturatedFat 2.5 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 15 mg, Sodium 110 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 0.6304 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 1 g

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