Sigh, I've been dreaming of a short mini-vacation with hubby and the kids- away from the hustle and bustle of the city... but our budget and schedules are not so friendly. :-(
Euan is celebrating his 5th birthday on the 17th. He's going to have a party at school (17th Feb) and again at home on the 20th. Oh, we're going on an out-of-town field trip on Sunday, the 14th of Feb - yes, on Valentines day! So I guess, that's how I'm going to celebrate my "love month" this year.
To lift my mood of the coming busy days, I dived into my favorite hobby: food. What's better than to bake and eat, right? Since it's Valentines, here's a red velvet cookie recipe to celebrate L-0-V-E.
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| Red Velvet Cookies |
Red Velvet Cookies
Ingredients:
2 1/2 cup of cookie base (see recipe here)
1/2 cup melted butter
1/2 cup canola oil (you can use whatever cooking oil you have)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon rum
1 egg
1 cup instant oatmeal
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1/2 cup white chocolate chips (I used diced chocolates)
1 teaspoon red food colouring (or whatever color you like)
Instructions:
1. Preheat oven, 350ยบ
2. Using a hand mixer, mix the cookie base and melted butter for 30 seconds to a minute, low speed. You know it's good to go when it looks like cookie crumbs.
3. Add the egg, vanilla, rum, cocoa powder, oatmeal, red food colouring and oil. Mix under low speed until well combined.
4. Add the chocolate chips and mix.
5. Drop cookies onto a cookie sheet, at least 1 inch apart.
6. Bake for 10 minutes.