Dessert for 4

Red Velvet Spritz Cookies

Name: Red Velvet Spritz Cookies
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 1 cup butter; 3 oz cream cheese; 1 cup sugar; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1 large egg; 2 tsp red paste food coloring; 1/2 tsp peppermint extract (optional); 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour; 1 tbsp baking cocoa; 1 tbsp water; nonpareils or sprinkles

$5.32for 430 minServes 4

These soft red cookies combine cream cheese, cocoa, and vanilla, then bake briefly with colorful sprinkles.

Photo: tasteofhome.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Butter, 8 oz$0.40/oz typical	8 oz	$3.20Typical price
	Cream cheese, 3 oz$0.30/oz typical	3 oz	$0.90Typical price
	Eggs, 1$0.30 each typical	1	$0.30Typical price
	Marshmallows and candy, a little$0.25/oz typical	a little	$0.00Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$5.32

Swaps

Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Sugar and brown sugarCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaFlour

Not included in the cost.

30 minstart to table
Easydifficulty
4servings as written
$typical cost tier

Southern Vegetarian Kid-friendly Budget Desserts

Typical price

$1.33 per serving$5.32 for 4

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Ingredients

1 cup butter
3 oz cream cheese
1 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 large egg
2 tsp red paste food coloring
1/2 tsp peppermint extract (optional)
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 tbsp baking cocoa
1 tbsp water
nonpareils or sprinkles

Steps

Heat the oven to 350 F and line two baking sheets.
Beat the butter, cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, egg, food coloring, and peppermint extract until smooth.
Mix in the flour and cocoa until a soft dough forms, then pipe small rounds onto the sheets.
Add nonpareils or sprinkles and bake for 10 to 12 minutes, until the cookies look set.
Cool the cookies on the sheets for 5 minutes, then move them to a rack.