Marble cookies | Red Velvet Marble Cookies | Mini Marble cookies

Delicious, buttery and crumbly cookies with a beautiful marble effect. 

Making these Marbled Cookies is really interesting and easy. You simply need to make one vanilla dough. Divide the dough in half and fold in the cocoa powder and red food colour in one half. Twist them together to create the marble effect.

Marble cookie Ingredients 

•  All-purpose flour 
•  Baking powder 
•  Salt 
•  Butter 
•  Egg 
•  Powdered Sugar 
•  Cocoa powder 
•  Vanilla extract 
•  Red gel food colour
  
  
  
  

How to make Red Velvet Marble Cookies - Step by step pictures 

 Line a cookie tray with parchment paper and set it aside. Preheat the oven to 180°C.

Beat butter and powdered sugar until fluffy in a large bowl, with an electric mixer.

Add in the egg and vanilla extract.

Beat until well combined.

Add the dry ingredients and gently mix until combined.

Divide the dough into two portions. Mix the cocoa powder and food colour in one portion.

To create a marbled effect, roll and shape the dough balls into logs.

Twist them together and shape the dough.

Cover the dough in plastic wrap. Refrigerate the dough until firm enough to cut.

Slice the dough with a sharp knife.

Carefully transfer them to a prepared baking sheet.

Bake the cookies for 10 to 12 minutes.

Remove the cookies from the oven and let them cool on a wire rack.

Marble cookies | Red Velvet Marble Cookies | Mini Marble cookies

Recipe Category: Desserts
Author: Abarna Gopinath
Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Baking time: 15 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp Baking powder
• 1/4 tsp Salt
• 1/2 cup Butter
• 1 Egg
• 1 cup Powdered Sugar
• 2 tbsp Cocoa powder
• 1 tsp Vanilla extract
• Red gel food colour - a few drops

Instructions

Line a cookie tray with parchment paper and set it aside. Preheat the oven to 180°C.

Beat butter and powdered sugar until fluffy in a large bowl, with an electric mixer.

Add in the egg and vanilla extract.

Beat until well combined.

Add the dry ingredients and gently mix until combined.

Divide the dough into two portions. Mix the cocoa powder and food colour in one portion.

To create a marbled effect, roll and shape the dough balls into logs.

Twist them together and shape the dough.

Cover the dough in plastic wrap. Refrigerate the dough until firm enough to cut.

Slice the dough with a sharp knife.

Carefully transfer them to a prepared baking sheet.

Bake the cookies for 10 to 12 minutes.

Remove the cookies from the oven and let them cool on a wire rack.

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