Red Velvet Chocolate Chip Cookies
Deliciously thick, soft, and chewy chocolate chip cookies that are coloured a romantic red, and stuffed full of white chocolate chips. These make the PERFECT Valentine's Day cookies!
Servings: 18 - 20 cookies
Calories: 180kcal
Ingredients
- 2 cups (250g) plain/all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons (14g) cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons cornflour/cornstarch
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup (115g) unsalted butter melted
- ¾ cup (150g) light brown sugar
- ¼ cup (50g) caster/granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- Red food colouring
- 1 cup (175g) white chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4. Line a baking tray with parchment paper or a silicone mat, and set aside.
- Whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, cornflour, and salt. Set aside.
- In a separate large mixing bowl, whisk together the melted butter and sugars until combined. Add the egg, and vanilla, and mix until combined.
- Add enough red food colouring to reach desired shade.
- Add the dry ingredients, and mix until just combined. Add more food colouring if needed.
- Fold in the chocolate chips.
- Roll the dough into 2-oz balls (or use a medium cookie scoop), and place onto the prepared baking tray. Bake for 10 - 12 minutes.
- Allow to cool on the baking tray for 5 - 10 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
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Notes
Cookies stay fresh, kept in an airtight container, at room temperature for up to 1 week.
Cookie dough balls can be kept in the fridge for up to 5 days, or frozen for up to 3 months. Bake straight from frozen.