Blood Red Crinkle Cookies

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These festive Halloween cookies are bursting with lots of Snickers flavour.

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar, divided
• 6 tbsp dark brown sugar
• 1 egg, at room temperature
• 2 tsp red food colouring
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 1/2 tbsp cocoa powder
• 2 1/2 tsp baking powder
• Pinch salt
• 3 (1.8 oz) Halloween Fun Size Snickers, chopped
• 1/2 cup icing sugar

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. In bowl, beat butter, 1/4 cup granulated sugar and dark brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg; beat in food colouring and vanilla.
2. Whisk together flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; stir into butter mixture until incorporated. Fold in chopped Snickers.
3. Divide batter into 20 portions; roll into balls. Roll each ball in remaining granulated sugar, then in icing sugar. Place on parchment paper lined–baking sheet, at least 2 inches apart.
4. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until puffed and cracked but still slightly gooey in centre. Let cool completely on baking sheet.

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