These Red Velvet cookies filled with mascarpone cheese are the perfect gift for Valentine's Day, a loving thought to share with your special someone.
The soft cocoa wrapper, which envelops a creamy heart of cheese flavored with citrus fruits, creates a delicious and irresistible contrast. The touch of red coloring makes them not only delicious but also scenic and romantic, the perfect sweet treat to celebrate love together.
Preparation is simple: after working the dough and letting it rest in the refrigerator for a couple of hours, it is wrapped around the frozen filling. Once ready, the cookies are baked in the oven, becoming soft and irresistible, perfect to accompany a cup of tea or coffee. With this recipe, you can create a unique dessert and surprise your loved one with a special gesture!
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In a bowl, mix the cream cheese with the sugar until the latter has dissolved.
Form many round discs of 2 cm each and then freeze them on a tray covered with parchment paper.
Cookie preparation:
In a bowl, mix the flour with the cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder and salt and keep this mix aside.
Put the butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar in a planetary mixer and work the ingredients until you have obtained a homogeneous mixture.
Add the egg, egg yolk, food coloring, vanilla essence and vinegar and continue to mix.
Add the flour mixture and knead everything with the help of a spatula. Be sure to mix well, always make sure that the dough is well blended.
Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and place it in the refrigerator for at least a couple of hours, until it has become firm.
Preheat the oven to 175°C and, in the meantime, line a baking sheet with baking paper.
Take the dough out of the fridge and form balls of about 30 g each.
Gently flatten each portion of dough and, inside, place a frozen cheese ball.
Close the cookies and give each one a round shape.
Arrange them on the baking sheet 4 cm apart from each other and bake them in the preheated oven for 14 minutes at 175°C.
Carefully remove the cookies from the oven and transfer them to a wire rack so that they can cool.
Once cold, share them with the person you love and, if any remain, store the remaining ones in an airtight container.