These Natural Red Velvet Cookies got this nice Red color with use of Beetroot puree. These are made with Whole Wheat flour, Cane sugar and some Home made Ghee(yes ghee – clarified butter). These lovely ingredients make them a healthier choice anytime. They serve as a great tea partner and snack.
1/2cupghee/clarified butteror you can use butter as well
Few drops of vanilla extract
1tbspcocoa powder
1teaspoonbaking powder
1/2teaspoonbaking soda
A pinch of salt
Instructions
Mix together ghee, sugar and vanilla with an electronic beater or with a hand whisk till sugar melts and become one with ghee
Add Beetroot puree and mix well
Combine dry ingredients – flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and Cocoa powder and sieve directly in the bowl of ghee sugar and beet mix
Now mix it all together to form a dough, cover and pop in the fridge for an hour. You can shape and bake right away but remember a chilled dough is easy to work with and your cookies will maintain a shape if you chill the dough
After an hour roll the dough in a quarter-inch thick sheet and cut out in your favorite shape, and line them on a baking tray with parchment paper or foil on it
Bake in a preheated oven at 170 degrees for 10-12 minutes. You can also add some chocolate chips to the dough and form round balls of cookie dough, this will be baked for up to 15 minutes on the same temperature settings