Santa Hat Red Velvet Mini Cookie Cups

These are sweet, cute, and delicious red velvet cookie treats looking like little Santa hats,  perfect for the season! This is an eggless recipe. Wait! There is a surprise inside this cookie! The cookies are super simple to make, with the only time between steps in the final stages. With a little planning this is easy to be made, this cookie will be a showstopper turning everyone's attention.

These are amazing and are cute to give for cookie exchange or gift to someone special. With a surprise inside, this could lighten up anyone bringing loads of joy and cheer! The surprise peppermint chocolate inside is the perfect flavor for the holidays! Don't you agree with me? Though any chocolate kisses can be used, this peppermint brings the comforting flavors of the holiday season. These are amazing ones to add to cookie trays and boards this season!

This recipe uses a little cocoa powder and lots of red color. Yes, lots and lots of red color to get the red color cookies. One may feel that the amount of food coloring added is more, but that needs to be added for a red color. Any amount lesser will produce pink colored cookies when flour mixture is added. Therefore recommend using no taste gel food colors. 

To shape the cookie, press down with the back of rolling pin or any small glass container to make a cavity. This has to be done immediately afetr removing the cookies out of the oven. 

Also, while working with the candy melts, there are a couple of points to be noted. They melt well and can be piped easily to make many wonderful decorations. But they need to cool a bit before piping to get a crisp and great piping. Else, it would flow dow. wait for 30-50 seconds, and the fill the decorating bag, and pipe. Second point is that after the red candy melts has cooled completely, start with the white one to get great results without mess.

This is part of #ChristmasCookiesWeek. Ellen of Family Around the Table is hosting this event. We share cookie recipes all through the week sharing many recipes of cookies perfect to celebrate this Christmas! There are links to the recipe of cookies by fellow bloggers that can be wonderful addition for cookie trays and cookie exchanges this holiday season. Thanks, Ellen for hosting!

Here are some eggless cookies from the blog that are great for anytime!

Jam Pinwheel Cookies

Eggless Triple Peppermint Cookie

Single Serve Eggless Chocolate Chip Cookie

Almond Flour Sand Dollar Cookies

Vanilla Orange Chocolate Chip Cookies

Nutella Cookies

Ingredients

Makes 20

All-purpose flour - 1 cup 2 tbsp

Butter - 6 tbsp

Vanilla - 1 tsp

Light brown sugar - 1/3 cup

Red coclor - 1 tsp

Milk - 3 tbsp

Baking soda - 1/2 tsp

Salt - 1/4 tsp

Peppermint kisses - 20

Red color Candymelts - 1.5 cups

White candymelts - 1/3 cup

Method

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. In a bowl, add the flour, cocoa, salt, baking soda, and mix. Set aside

In another bowl, cream the butter and brown sugar with vanilla. Add the milk and red food coloring. Mix, it may look curdle but will rsolve in the next step.

Add the flour in three steps and combine to a cookie dough.

Scoop with a cookie scooper for uniform sizing.

Place the cookie dough into greased mini muffin tin. Bake for 9-10 minutes.

While it is baking, unwrap 20 peppermint kisses chocolate and keep it ready.

As soon as it is removed from the oven, press the cookie with a small bottle or with the rolling pin handle to make an indent or cavity in the cookie. Place one peppermint kisses in each cavity while it is warm, so that it will bond with the cookie. Leave in the muffin tin to cool completely. This may take 20-30 minutes, as the kisses will firm up after melting a little.

Melt the red candy melts in 3o second interval. In about 1 minute and 20 seconds, the candymelts will be almost melted. Remove and mix with a spoon or mini fork to get even and smooth consistency. Let it cool for 30-50 seconds. Transfer this to a decorating bag fitted with nozzle 21. Squeeze and pipe the candymelts around the peppermint kisses ending at the top. Cool for 10 minutes to set.

Similarly, melt the white candy melts. When it is a bit cool, transfer to piping bag fitted with nozzle 2. Pipe around the edge of the cookie where the red color candymelt begins. Place a small dollop on top, thereby creating a Santa hat.Cool for 10 minutes to set completely.

Store in an airtight container untill ready to serve.

Monday Christmas Cookie Recipes

• Almond Joy Cookies from Cheese Curd in Paradise
• British Brandy Snaps from Art of Natural Living
• Chewy Gingerdoodles from Blogghetti
• Chocolate Mint Thumbprints from Sweet Beginnings
• Chocolate Peppermint Stuffed Cookies from Family Around the Table
• Confetti Sprinkle Cookies from Shockingly Delicious
• Easy Peanut Butter Cookies from A Kitchen Hoor's Adventures
• M&M Santa Cookies from Kathryn's Kitchen Blog
• Eggnog Cookies from Devour Dinner
• Gluten-Free Pistachio Cacao Cookies from Frugal & Fit
• Gingerbread Cookies from Jen around the world
• Lemon Drop Cookies from Take Two Tapas
• Magic Cookie Bars from Leftovers Then Breakfast
• Mandarin Orange White Chocolate Chip Cookies from Palatable Pastime
• Molasses Cookies from A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Mulled Cider Spiced Brown Sugar Cookies from The Spiffy Cookie
• Old Fashioned Spritz Cookies from An Affair from the Heart
• Orange-Scented Alfajores from Karen's Kitchen Stories
• Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies with Grape Nuts from Faith, Hope, Love, & Luck Survive Despite a Whiskered Accomplice
• Quick Maple Oatmeal Cookies from Christmas Tree Lane
• Salted Caramel Fudge Drops from Jolene's Recipe Journal
• Santa Hat Red Velvet Mini Cookie Cups from Magical Ingredients
• Slice and Bake Butter Pecan Cookies from Hezzi-D's Books and Cooks
• Spiced Christmas Cookies from Daily Dish Recipes
• The Best Slice and Bake Christmas Cookies from Kate's Recipe Box