Comments on: Red Velvet Shortbread Cookies

By: nickjuly

nickjuly — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 19:27:43 +0000

Made them and they did not turn out well, too dry.

By: chupieandjsmama

chupieandjsmama — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 13:46:15 +0000

I saw these cookies and they looked so festive that I knew I had to make them. But my son has multiple food allergies and the original recipe wouldn’t work for him. I reworked it so it was safe and made them and they were delicious! Thank you for posting this recipe. We’ll be adding these to our Christmas cookie arsenal from now on. My reworked recipe can be found here: http://zumfamily.blogspot.com/2009/12/red-velvet-shortbread-cookies-reworked.html

Thanks again!!

By: christinamackie

christinamackie — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 04:23:52 +0000

turned out pretty, but I had to add a lot of butter to get these to the right consistency to roll out. And my husband thought they tasted like play-doh, although I thought they tasted good, just not like your typical shortbread.

By: LucyRicardo

LucyRicardo — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:43:38 +0000

I think these definitely require a Cuisinart (or other food processor with a blade) or a good pastry cutter like the one from Pampered Chef (it’s safe to say my PC consultant loves me-LOL). A mixer won’t produce the right consistency. It took longer than I expected in the Cuisnart to get the right texture, but it was really obvious when it was ready. Of course by using the pastry cutter, you can burn some calories before indulging (if your arm doesn’t fall off first-LOL)!

By: mrsnurse

mrsnurse — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:41:49 +0000

I made these last night and they were dry for me too. I added 1/2 cup extra softened butter to the dough and that “glued” it together enough to finish making them. I think the key MUST be to use a Cuisinart. I just used a standard mixer.

Aside from that, these cookies are very pretty!

By: yotaarmai

yotaarmai — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 00:15:59 +0000

I made these tonight to give to a friend. Instead of dipping them, I cut them out in a Christmas tree shape and then piped on the chocolate like swags across the boughs.

When I first tried to knead them, they were falling apart, so I threw it back in the food processor for a while longer. That seemed to make it easier to work with.

By: clumsyraine

clumsyraine — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 06:37:47 +0000

I don’t have a food processor, just a hand mixer and a Kitchenaid mixer… should I still try these?

By: LucyRicardo

LucyRicardo — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:46:52 +0000

Yay!

I made these this afternoon and they are gorgeous as well as a nice change from traditional shortbread cookies! They’ll be very impressive on a cookie tray! I did not have a morsel of white chocolate in the house so I used a cream cheese frosting with some sprinkles. I look forward to trying them dipped.

I would not make these without my Cuisinart, which did the hard part! The dough rolled out easily and the cookie texture is perfect!

By: khar

khar — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:12:34 +0000

Pretty presentation. No rich or good flavor though. Similar to another reviewer they failed to stick together. Wasn’t sure if there may have been an ingredient missing? Tasted similar to the slightly dried out edges of the brownie. Wouldn’t make again.

By: sunny

sunny — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:36:21 +0000

I made these for a bake sale and they were GREAT!
I used a diamond cookie cutter and drizzled the white chocolate on top and sprinkled with large red and clear sugar. They were a hit.