RED VELVET-CREAM CHEESE THUMBPRINT COOKIES

Red Velvet-Cream Cheese Thumbprint Cookies image

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

Time 42m

Yield 32 servings, 1 cookie each

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

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