Raspberry Sparkle Drop Cookies Food

RASPBERRY CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350ºF degrees and line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment cream the butter and sugar on high for 3 minutes until light and fluffy.
• Add in the egg, jam, raspberry extract (optional), and vanilla extract and mix on high for 3 minutes. Scrape down the sides of the bowl. *If you are using food color, mix it in during this step.
• Add in flour, baking powder, and salt into the bowl and mix on low until fully incorporated and a dough forms.
• Mix in the mini chocolate chips until just incorporated. Be careful not to overmix.
• Using a 1 ½ tbsp. cookie scoop drop the cookie dough onto the parchment-lined cookie trays approximately 2 inches apart and bake for 8-10 minutes or until the edges are just barely light golden brown and the centers appear slightly under-baked.
• Let the cookies cool on the tray for at least 10 minutes before removing them to a cookie rack to fully cool. Enjoy!

RASPBERRY CREAM SANDWICH COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350*.
• Whisk flour, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
• Mix butter, and 1 1/2 cup gran. sugar, with mixer on medium high speed till pale and fluffy.about 2-3 minutes.
• Add egg, extract and vanilla seeds.mix well till smooth. Reduce speed to low.
• Gradually add flour mixture.Mix till well combined.
• Scoop batter using a 1" ice cream scoop, space about 2" apart on sheets lined with parchment paper.
• Bake cookies 4 minutes. Remove sheets from oven and gently tap baking sheets to flatten cookies---return to oven, switching positions and bake till cookies are set--4-6 minutes more.
• Let cool on parchment paper on wire racks.
• Puree raspberries and remaining 2 tsps sugar in a food processor. Pour mixture through a fine sieve into a small bowl.press to extract all juice.
• Discard seeds.
• Melt white chocolate in heatproof bowl over simmering water.
• Remove from heat, whisk in cream, in a slow stream.
• Whisk in reserved raspberry mixture. Chill for 30 minutes.
• When cookies are cooled, spread about 1 tsp raspberry cream on undersides of cookies.top with matching cookie half.
• Store at room temperature in airtight container for up to 2 days.

CHOCOLATE-RASPBERRY COOKIES

Steps:

• Whisk 1 1/2 cups flour, 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, 3/4 teaspoon baking soda and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a medium bowl. In a large bowl, beat 1 1/4 sticks softened butter and 1 cup light brown sugar with a mixer on medium-high speed, 4 minutes. Beat in 1 egg and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Beat in the flour mixture on low speed. Stir in 3/4 cup chocolate chips and 1/2 cup each white chocolate chips and crushed freeze-dried raspberries. Roll into 1 1/2-inch balls; arrange on parchment-lined baking sheets and bake at 375˚ F until set, 12 to 15 minutes.

RASPBERRY SHORTBREAD COOKIES

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar.
• Beat in extract; gradually add flour until dough forms a ball.
• Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour or until easy to handle.
• Roll into 1 inch balls.
• Place 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheets.
• Using the end of a wooden spoon handle, make an indentation in the center.
• Fill with jam.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 14-18 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
• Remove to wire racks to cool.
• Spoon additional into cookies if desired.
• Combine glaze ingredients and drizzle over cookies.

CHEWY GINGERSNAPS SPARKLE COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar together using a hand mixer. Add other wet ingredients and mix.
• Add dry ingredients and mix. Dough should be easy to handle and not sticky. Add a little more flour if necessary. The dough should NOT be dry.
• Shape dough into one inch balls and roll in white sugar.
• Bake on an ungreased cookie sheet at 350 degrees for about 10 minutes. Remove immediately from cookie sheet onto cooling rack. Enjoy!