Description
Red velvet cookies from scratch couldn’t be easier. Forget chocolate chip cookies, these chewy, chocolatey red velvet cookies are going to be your glass of milk’s new best friend.
Flour, sugar, cocoa, and a touch of butter make these cookies simply irresistible and they look great too. You won’t be able to resist eating just one of these colorful chocolate cookies.
Make up a batch for your next potluck, school bake sale or just to have on hand when the kids come home from school. They freeze well so you can make a double batch and always have home-baked cookies on hand.
These red cookies would be great to serve on Valentine’s Day, Christmas, or any other festive event.
Ingredients
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- 210 grams of all purpose flour
- 150 grams of white sugar
- 15 grams of natural cocoa powder
- 10 grams of baking powder
- 1 medium egg
- 40 ml of full milk (can use lite milk if that’s all you have)
- 60 grams of unsalted butter
- 1 teaspoon of red food coloring
- 100 grams of powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 370°F (190°C)
- Mix dry ingredients in a large bowl: flour, sugar, cocoa and baking powder.
- In another container, mix the egg, milk and dye with a blender or whisk.
- Add the mixed liquid ingredients from step 2 to the dry ingredients, plus room temperature oil. Mix everything thoroughly.
- Cover the finished dough with cling film and leave in the refrigerator for 2 hours.
- Take out the chilled dough, roll small balls out of it, roll them in powdered sugar and put on a baking sheet.
- Bake in an oven for about 15 minutes until done.
- Prep Time: 10 Minutes
- Cook Time: 15 Minutes
- Category: Dessert, Cookie, Snack
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: International
