I personally feel that the words "red velvet" itself make any baked treat very special and sexy! Is it just me, or is it like that for everybody, I wonder! Red velvet chocolate chip cookies recipe has been in my "to-try" list like forever!
I have already tried vegan red velvet cupcakes and was very pleased with its appearance and taste. Ever since have bookmarked recipes for red velvet chocolate chip cookies, red velvet doughnuts, red velvet cake, etc.
Being Christmas cookie swap time, I decided to try the red velvet chocolate chip cookies recipe first and the rest later. There were so many recipes, and I had bookmarked two. One was a red velvet chocolate chip cookie recipe from cake mix, and another was from scratch. Since I didn't have cake mix on hand thought of trying the red velvet chocolate chip cookie recipe from scratch.
Like any other chocolate chip cookie recipe, these cookies also start with the usual ingredients, the only difference being adding cocoa powder and red food color. Chocolate chip cookie recipes are a huge hit in my house and have tried many variations of it. I was eager to add this red velvet chocolate chip cookie recipe to that list.
As always made some changes to the original recipe to make it egg-free. The only thing I felt missing was the dark red color because I guess I didn't have the correct red food color. I used the gel paste instead of the liquid color, so the red color was not as good as I expected. So get the right color.
Step-by-Step Instructions
Here is the step-by-step pictures on making the simple egg-free red velvet chocolate chip cookies from scratch:
Recipe
Red Velvet Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
Ingredients (Part 1)
- 1 and ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 and ½ tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- ¾ teaspoon baking powder
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
Ingredients (Part 2)
- ½ cup butter softened
- 1 cup granulated white sugar
Ingredients (Part 3)
- 1 teaspoon white vinegar
- 1 and ½ teaspoons egg replacer Ener-G
- 3 tablespoons water
- 1 and ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 and ½ teaspoons red food color
Ingredients (Part 1)
- ¾ cup white chocolate chips
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl stir together the flour, cocoa, cornstarch, baking powder, salt and set aside.
- In another large bowl beat together the butter and sugar until its light and creamy.
- Now add the vinegar, Ener-G, water, vanilla extract, food color and beat well.
- Stir in the flour mix into the wet mix and mix well. Stir in about ½ cup of the chocolate chips and retain the rest. (See My Notes).
- The dough might appear to be sticky, so I would suggest to refrigerate it for at least an hour before you can bake the cookies.
- Preheat the oven at 375F/190C for 15 minutes.
- On a lightly greased cookie sheet scoop out about a tablespoon of dough for each cookie and slightly flatten it. (See My Notes)
- Bake for about 9-11 minutes. Remove the cookie sheet from the oven and leave it on a wire cooling rack for it to cool. Now press the reserved chocolate chips on the warm cookies in a neat pattern to make it look attractive.
- After about 8-10 minutes remove the cookies from the cookie sheet and let it cool completely on the wire rack before storing it in an air-tight container.
My Notes
- For cookies, I suggest you do a test bake with one or two cookies, see how it turns out, and then bake the rest accordingly. This will give you a clear picture if a cookie will spread too much or not if you should flatten it or not.
- I was skeptical about sticking the chocolate chips on warm cookies but did it anyhow and was pleasantly surprised with the result. It had a neat appearance and looked beautiful. This is especially a great idea if you want to photograph the cookies. But the chocolate chips will be in a semi-solid state because of the heat from the cookies, so you might have to wait for a while to store the cookies in a container, or else when you top one cookie over the other, the melted chocolate chip with a stick to the cookies.
Taste & Texture
Nutrition
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Angela Elep says
My problem is our oven broke down recently...and this recipe that I would love to try needs to preheat an oven at 375F/190C for 15 minutes... so does a steamer work in lieu of an oven?? If yes, how many minutes do I have to cook the red velvet cookie??
Madhuram says
I have not baked cookies in a steamer and pretty sure that it might not work. You can try Google for baking in pressure cooker. I think I have seen something like that before.
Shelley says
Are white chocolate chips dairy free?
Madhuram says
Not the ones I used. I don't know if dairy free white chocolate chips are available.
Ishta says
Hi
I m a big fan of your recipes. They are a big hit at my home. I want to know how to use flax seeds? Do we need to roast and grind them or they can be used directly?
Madhuram says
Thanks Ishta. It is preferable that you buy ground flaxseed/flaxseed meal instead of buying the seeds and grinding them into flour.
lshta says
Thanks. I already have flex seeds. Should I roast them first or can I grind them directly
Madhuram says
You can grind them directly. But I have not tried it.
Jasmine choksi says
Hi even I would like to know what we can use instead of egg or egg replacer , I tried with flaxseed meal but you get the smell, so please suggest some other option for this as well as chocolate chip cookies thanks
Madhuram says
I have used flax egg in cookies and have never got the smell. That's really strange. Unsweetened applesauce will work but the cookies will be too soft. Why don't you use cornstarch itself instead of the egg replacer in this red velvet chocolate chip cookies recipe? I am also going to try one of these days and see how it turns out.
Manessha Jain says
I tried the cookies but got a very dark colour n not as bright as yours.
Madhuram says
Maybe it varies with the brand of red food colour used. Not sure though.
Riddi Punjabi says
Hi..any other subsitute other than Ener-G ?
Madhuram says
You could try flax seed meal.
SUREKHA says
How many eggs to be used in the place of 1 and 1/2 teaspoons Ener-G egg replacer, as i want to go with egg itself
Madhuram says
1 egg Surekha.