Listen up, valentines. Today's recipe is love at first bite. It will make your heart skip a beat, send you over the moon, and every other romantic cliché in the book. These are velvety, cakey cookies with bits of chocolate and just the right amount of chew. That's right, this is a cookie designed for love. Make a batch for someone you love (or someone you hope to love). They are more reliable than cupid's arrow.
Red Velvet Chocolate Chip Cookies
adapted from Sally's Baking Addiction
1 1/2 cups + 1 tablespoon flour
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
1 tablespoon half-and-half
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 tablespoons red food coloring
1 cup semi-sweet mini chocolate chips
1/4 cup regular chocolate chips (for garnish)
Directions
In a medium bowl, stir the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt together, then set aside. In a stand mixer, whip the butter on high speed until creamy and light. Add both sugars to the butter and beat until well combined. Add the egg, milk and vanilla (scraping down the sides as needed), then stir in food coloring until well combined. Slowly add the flour mixture and mix on low until a soft dough with a cakey texture is formed. Stir in the mini chocolate chips, then cover and chill dough for at least one hour.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Roll dough into walnut-sized balls and place on a prepared baking sheet, then press the tops gently with your fingers to create a little bit of a flat top. (This will help them spread more evenly.) Bake for 8-10 minutes, or until the tops have even cracks across the surface. Remove and gently tap a few regular chocolate chips into the warm surface for garnish. Transfer to a cooling rack. Makes 18-24 cookies, depending on size.
Recipe: Red Velvet Chocolate Chip Cookies
Listen up, valentines. Today's recipe is love at first bite. It will make your heart skip a beat, send you over the moon, and every other romantic cliché in the book. These are velvety, cakey cookies with bits of chocolate and just the right amount of chew. That's right, this is a cookie designed for love. Make a batch for someone you love (or someone you hope to love). They are more reliable than cupid's arrow.
Red Velvet Chocolate Chip Cookies
adapted from Sally's Baking Addiction
1 1/2 cups + 1 tablespoon flour
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
1 tablespoon half-and-half
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 tablespoons red food coloring
1 cup semi-sweet mini chocolate chips
1/4 cup regular chocolate chips (for garnish)
Directions
In a medium bowl, stir the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt together, then set aside. In a stand mixer, whip the butter on high speed until creamy and light. Add both sugars to the butter and beat until well combined. Add the egg, milk and vanilla (scraping down the sides as needed), then stir in food coloring until well combined. Slowly add the flour mixture and mix on low until a soft dough with a cakey texture is formed. Stir in the mini chocolate chips, then cover and chill dough for at least one hour.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Roll dough into walnut-sized balls and place on a prepared baking sheet, then press the tops gently with your fingers to create a little bit of a flat top. (This will help them spread more evenly.) Bake for 8-10 minutes, or until the tops have even cracks across the surface. Remove and gently tap a few regular chocolate chips into the warm surface for garnish. Transfer to a cooling rack. Makes 18-24 cookies, depending on size.