Ingredients:
ยฐ310 ml (1 1/4 cups) flour
ยฐ30 ml (2 tbsp.) cocoa
ยฐ5 ml (1 tsp) baking powder
ยฐ1 pinch of salt
ยฐ2 eggs
ยฐ180 ml (3/4 cup) sugar
ยฐ45 ml (3 tbsp.) margarine or softened butter
ยฐ5 ml (1 tsp) vanilla extract
ยฐ2.5 ml (1/2 tsp) white vinegar
ยฐ15 ml (1 tbsp.) red food coloring
ยฐ125 ml (1/2 cup) icing sugar+For the icing:ร 1 container 250 g cream cheese, softened
ยฐ250 ml (1 cup) icing sugarยฐ5 ml (1 tsp) vanilla extract
*Steps
Inย bowl, mixing flour with cocoa, baking powder / salt.In another bowl, whisk the eggs with the sugar, margarine, vanilla, vinegar and coloring.Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir until smooth.
Covering with plastic wrap & refrigerate for 2 h.Preheat the oven to 160ยฐC (320ยฐF).Form 24 balls using 15 ml (1 tablespoon) of dough for each one.In a bowl, place the icing sugar. Coat the balls with icing sugar.On one or two baking sheets lined with parchment paper, place the balls, spacing them 5 cm (2 in.).
Bake for 15 to 18 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool on a wire rack.Using an electric mixer, whip cream cheese with icing sugar and vanilla until smooth.Fill a pastry bag fitted with a fluted tip with icing.Garnish the flat side of half the cookies with a rosette of frosting. Cover with the remaining cookies, flat side in. .
Enjoy !
