Red Velvet Cookie Recipe
Make these red velvet cookies for a delicious and decadent hand held treat.
Servings: 24 - 30 cookies
Calories: 172
Ingredients
- ¾ cup butter
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 Tablespoon vanilla
- 1 Tablespoon red food coloring gel preferred
- 1 ½ cup flour
- ½ cup cocoa
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup white chocolate chips divided
- ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350˚F.
- Using a hand mixer, or a stand mixer, whip softened butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add egg, vanilla, and red food coloring.
- In a small bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt. Add to whipped mixture, and blend.
- Add semi sweet chocolate chips, and ¼ cup of the white chocolate chips.
- Using a heaping 1 Tablespoon cookie scoop, drop dough onto baking sheet. Form into balls, press a few white chocolate chips into the top for decoration*.
- Bake for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and cool for 2 minutes on baking sheet before removing to baking rack to cool completely.
Notes
- *Alternately, press white chocolate chips onto warm baked cookies.
Nutrition
Calories: 172 | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 23mg | Sodium: 149mg | Potassium: 82mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 190IU | Vitamin C: 0.02mg | Calcium: 22mg | Iron: 1mg