Classic Red Velvet Cookies. Red velvet cake lovers, these recipes are for you! We've taken your favorite cake and turned it into cookies. From red velvet cookie cups to red velvet whoopie pies, there is no shortage of ways to enjoy the classic flavor (and distinctive color) of red velvet. If I can be totally honest, they are not my favorite cookie to make because it gets a little messy but they are worth the mess and so easy to make. If you love red velvet, then these classic red velvet and cream cheese flavored cookies are what you need.
They are moist, soft, and full of deep rich flavors.
Forget the red velvet cake box, these cookies are made from scratch.
I have a thing or two for red velvet desserts as we get close to Valentine's Day.
You can have Classic Red Velvet Cookies using 11 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Classic Red Velvet Cookies
- Prepare 1 cup of maida / all-purpose flour.
- You need 1/2 tsp of baking powder.
- It's 2-3 drops of red food colour.
- Prepare 1 pinch of salt.
- Prepare 1/2 tsp of baking soda.
- Prepare 1/2 tsp of vinegar.
- Prepare 1/2 cup of powdered sugar.
- You need 1/2 tsp of vanilla essence (optional).
- It's 1/2 cup of softened butter/ghee.
- You need 3 tsp of cocoa powder.
- You need 2 tbsp of white chocolate chips.
I have to admit, for a while I had mixed feelings about this southern classic dessert, but after my mother in law. I love the hint of cocoa and vibrant red color. Plus, I think anything red velvet looks impressive on a cookie tray. So this year for Valentine's Day, I wanted to find the perfect recipe for red velvet cookies.
Classic Red Velvet Cookies instructions
- In a bowl add butter & powdered sugar & whisk it hard till it becomes light and fluffy..
- Now take another bowl, add maida, baking powder, salt, vanilla essence, cocoa powder. Mix everything well. Now add the vinegar+soda mixture to it & again mix everything well. Now add the butter+sugar mixture to the dry ingredients and mix everything well to form a soft dough..
- At last add few drops of red colour to it & Knead the dough very well to get a proper red colour. Lastly add some white choco-chips to it and mix them well with the dough..
- Now grease a plate with some ghee. Make small balls out of the dough. Flatten them a bit. Decorate it with some white choco-chips & keep it in a refrigerator for about 10 mins..
- Till that time, take a large kadai for pre-heating. Cover it's base with some salt & keep a stand over it. Cover it and pre-heat it in a medium flame for 3 mins & in low flame for about 5 mins..
- Then remove the cookie tray from the refrigerator & keep it inside the kadai, over the stand. Cover the kadai & bake them in a low flame for about half an hour. Use the same method with the rest of the batches. After 30 mins. remove the plate/tray from the kadai, leave it for as it is for about 15 mins then store the cookies in an air-tight container so that it remains fresh for long..
After a lot of experimenting, I can safely say that these are the best red. The classic red velvet flavor and color are gorgeous for Valentine's Day or Christmas parties, and are sure to wow any guests you serve them to! Like any good cookie recipe, the dough should be refrigerated for at least an hour between whipping it up and baking. It's the first day of December!! Which means it's time to bring on all things sweet and all things red velvet!!