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red hot cookies on baking sheet

Red Hot Cookies

Spicy, sweet and filled with Red Hots (yeah, the candy!) these are Red Hot Cookies! Perfect for adventurous bakers and cookie eaters!
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 24 cookies
Calories 111 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

  • 3 tablespoons Red Hots candy crushed
  • 1/2 cup butter softened
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 whole egg
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/8 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray light-colored baking sheets* with nonstick cooking spray. Then line with parchment paper or use a silicone baking mat and set aside.
  • Crush Red Hots by placing them into a ziploc bag and crushing with a rolling pin. Set aside.
  • In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Whip in vanilla and egg. Scrape sides and mix again.
  • Stir salt, baking powder, baking soda, and flour together in a small bowl and then pour into the mixer and slowly mix until just combined. Scrape sides of the bowl and mix again briefly.
  • Hand stir in crushed red hots candy.
  • Pour powdered sugar onto a large plate. Roll a heaping teaspoon of dough into a ball and roll in powdered sugar. Place cookie dough on the prepared baking sheet and repeat with remaining dough.
  • Bake for 9-11 minutes or until the bottoms begin to barely brown and cookies look matte (not melty or shiny). Remove from oven and cool the cookies about 3 minutes before transferring to a cooling wrack.

Notes

*If using a nonstick darker baking tray, reduce baking time by about 2 minutes.

Nutrition

Calories: 111kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 1gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 79mgPotassium: 11mgFiber: 1gSugar: 12gVitamin A: 169IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 5mgIron: 1mg
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