Stuffed Red Velvet Cookies | America's Test Kitchen

Ingredients

• ½ cup (2 ounces/57 grams) confectioners' sugar
• 4 ounces (113 grams) cream cheese , softened
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
• Pinch table salt
• ⅛ teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2⅔ cups (13⅓ ounces/378 grams) all-purpose flour
• ⅔ cup (3⅔ ounces/104 grams) whole-wheat flour
• 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1¼ teaspoons table salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 16 tablespoons unsalted butter , melted
• 1 cup packed (7 ounces/198 grams) light brown sugar
• ½ cup (3½ ounces/99 grams) granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1½ teaspoons grated lemon zest
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon red food coloring
• 1 cup (6 ounces/170 grams) white chocolate chips
• ½ cup finely chopped pecans