Red Velvet Cookies!

Hello lovelies,

We’ve jumped from Christmas to New Year, straight into Valentine’s Day in a flash, I can’t quite believe how fast time is flying by.

Anywho… they say that a way to a persons heart is through their stomach and what better way to say ‘I love you’ than to bake the person/people you love a sweet and utterly delicious treat?

Yes, you can buy from the supermarket but personally, nothing screams ‘effort’ than someone going out their way to bake you something yummy. Am I right or am I right girls? Afterall, as my nan always says ‘homemade is best’ and I couldn’t agree more.

I promise I’m not going to let you do this alone, I’ve got a couple of easy yet scrummy Valentine’s Day themed bakes which are easy to make and bake and are guaranteed to make the person/people you love very happy!

Kick starting the recipes with this simple yet delicious red velvet cookie recipe.

I’ve not experimented too much with red velvet here on my blog but I know it’s loved worldwide so I thought it was about time I did and what better way than to bake my all time favourite foods to bake… cookies!

As I say gang, these are quick, easy, minimal effort but give maximum flavour.

So, if you’d like to bake these red velvet cookies yourself, you know the drill. Keep on scrolling below and you’ll find today’s recipe.

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Category: Sweet Treat

Servings: 16-18 Cookies

Prep Time: 10 Minutes

Bake Time: 10-12 Minutes

Overall Time: 30 Minutes

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Ingredients You Need:

• 125g Of Unsalted Butter
• 100g Of Light Brown Sugar
• 75g Of Granulated Sugar
• 1 Large Egg
• 2tsp Of Vanilla Bean Paste / Extract
• 265g Of Plain Flour
• 15g Cocoa Powder
• 1.5tsp Of Baking Powder
• 0.5tsp Of Bicarbonate Of Soda
• 300g Of White Chocolate Chips
• 1tsp Of Red Food Colouring

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How To Make The Cookies:

• Firstly, gather together your equipment and ingredients and line two baking trays with parchment paper.
• Secondly, in a large bowl, using an electric whisk, beat together the 125g of unsalted butter with the 100g of light brown sugar and 75g of granulated sugar until light and fluffy.
• Next, beat in the 1 large egg, 2tsp of vanilla extract and 1tsp of red food colouring until combined.
• Now, fold through the 300g of white chocolate chips.
• Add in the 265g of plain flour, 15g of cocoa powder, 1.5tsp of baking powder and 0.5tsp of bicarbonate of soda and beat again until a cookie dough forms (TIP: if the dough isn’t coming together easily, I’d recommend adding 1-2tsp of milk to make the dough more ‘moist’).
• Wrap the cookie dough in clingfilm and place into the fridge to chill for 1 hour.
• As the hour is coming to an end, preheat the oven to 200C / 180C Fan / Gas Mark 5.
• After 1 hour, remove the dough from the fridge and using a 4’ cookie scoop, scoop your cookie dough and between the palm of your hands, roll the cookie dough into 16-18 balls.
• Place 6 cookie dough balls on each of the prepared baking trays and place into the oven to bake for 12-15 minutes.
• Finally, once baked, remove from the oven and leave on the baking trays to cool for 5-10 minutes before transferring onto a wire rack to cool completely.

That’s your Red Velvet Cookies prepared, baked and cooled, ready for you to enjoy!

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Notes:

• Once baked, these can be left in an airtight container for up to 4-5 days.
• If you want to ‘freshen’ up the cookies a day or two after baking. Then I’d recommend placing the cookie into a hot oven for 2-3 minutes or warm up in the microwave for 10-15 seconds.
• You can freeze the raw cookie dough if you don’t want to bake the entire batch on the day and bake from frozen. These should last up to 2 months in the freezer.
• The red food colouring I used: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sugarflair-Maximum-Concentrated-Paste-Extra/dp/B007VHFK8C/

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See, I told you! Minimal effort – maximum flavour.

I feel like I talk on behalf of the nation when I say that receiving a batch of freshly baked cookies is guaranteed to get you in the good books! So if you’re reading this, you best get dusting off that apron of yours and get yourself into the kitchen and BAKE. *wink wink*.

Let me know in the comments below if you make these cookies yourself and if you do, what your thoughts are on them. Are you a red velvet lover? Will you be baking your loved one/s something sweet and delicious this V day?

Sending you all tons of love & hugs as always,

Elle xo