Dessert for 4
Red Velvet Spritz Cookies
$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
SouthernVegetarianKid-friendlyBudgetDesserts
Typical price
$1.33 per serving$5.32 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
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.
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