Red Velvet Cookies

40m
Serves 20
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Directions

  1. 1Whisk together melted butter, light brown sugar and granulated sugar until it forms a thick paste.
  2. 2Add one egg, vanilla and strong red food coloring and mix until smooth.
  3. 3Sift in plain flour, cocoa powder, bicarbonate of soda and salt, then fold these in until just combined.
  4. 4Add white and milk chocolate chips and fold these in.
  5. 5Chill the dough for half an hour.
  6. 6Scoop up two tablespoons of dough.
  7. 7Place on a cookie sheet.
  8. 8Bake in the oven at 160C (fan) for 8-10 minutes.
  9. 9Let them cool for 10 minutes on the cookie sheet before transferring to a cooling rack.

Ingredients

  • 115 g unsalted butter, melted
  • 150 g light brown sugar
  • 115 g granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • Strong red food colouring (I used Sugarflair Red Extra)
  • 170 g plain flour
  • 10 g cocoa powder
  • 0.5 tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 0.5 tsp salt
  • 100 g white chocolate chips
  • 75 g milk or dark chocolate chips

Equipment

cookie sheetovencooling rack

Tips

  • Allow to cool for 10 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.