In this episode of Inn the Wild, Laurie and Jason talk about a few new spots on the Cape and what's happening around the inn this time of year. The recipe of the week is Red Velvet Thumbprint Cookies.

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RED VELVET THUMBPRINT COOKIES

Prep Time: 20 min

Servings: 2 dz

Cookie Ingredients:

• 1 c butter, room temperature
• 1/2 c brown sugar
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 c flour
• 3 tsp red food coloring
• 2 tsp cocoa powder
• 3/4 c sanding sugar

Filling Ingredients:

• 4 oz cream cheese, room temperature
• 1 egg yolk
• 1/4 c sugar
• 1/4 tsp vanilla

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Line a cookie sheet with parchment.
2. Beat butter, brown sugar, egg yolk and vanilla until light and fluffy. Add flour, food coloring and cocoa powder and mix until it becomes a dough.
3. With a small ice cream scoop, scoop dough and roll into balls with your hands. Roll balls in sanding sugar and place 2" apart on cookie sheet. Indent each ball with your thumb.
4. Bake for 10 minutes.
5. While cookies are in the oven, beat the cream cheese, egg yolk, sugar and vanilla until smooth.
6. Remove cookies from the oven after 10 minutes and indent the cookies once more. Using a small spoon, fill each indent with filling.
7. Bake cookies for an additional 12 minutes until filling is set.
8. Cool completely before serving. Store covered and in refrigerator.

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Laurie and Jason are owners of the Captain Freeman Inn on Cape Cod in Brewster, MA since January 2020 (yes, just before COVID!). Combined, they have more than 25 years of hospitality experience which led them to thrive as innkeepers.

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