Red Velvet Chocolate Chip Cookies – from scratch!
This cookie has been a long time coming.
You may remember that last year I baked some red velvet cookies, but used a boxed mix. Those cookies are delicious, but it was my mission to find a recipe for red velvet cookies from scratch. And the kicker? I wanted the cookies to be chewy. The only other red velvet cookie recipes from scratch that I’ve tried have been cakey cookies – which are delicious in their own sense, but I wanted a dense, chewy cookie.
After many attempts (read: massive fails) at the cookies over the last 10 months, I gave it another go this weekend and came up with something delectable.
And by delectable, I mean I ate 3 cookies straight off the pan and scorched my tongue. It’s okay… it was all in the name of cookies.
Even though red velvet is technically just rich chocolate, there is something fun and exciting about eating it. Dare I say the cookies taste better then regular cookies? I may be in my twenties, but I’m really just 5 years old.
Red Velvet Chocolate Chip Cookies
makes 12-15 cookies
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup cocoa powder
1 teaspoon red food coloring
1/2 cup chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 375.
Cream butter and sugars together until fluffy in the bowl of an electric mixer. Add egg and vanilla and combine until smooth. Beat in red food coloring. Stir in cocoa, flour, baking soda and salt until just combined, scraping down the sides when needed. Fold in chocolate chips.
Using an ice cream scoop, scoop out 1-2 tablespoons of dough and set on baking sheet. Bake for 10-12 minutes.
After eating a few cookies, I got a little delirious and did something wild.
Red velvet sandwich cookies stuffed with pumpkin spice cream cheese frosting. Best decision ever.
328 Comments on “Red Velvet Chocolate Chip Cookies – from scratch!”
Oh wow! These look incredible! Cookies and cake together as one! Can’t get any better!
You never cease to amaze me. That is all. And those cookies look fabulous. I know some southern bakers who would die for these.
LOL. I’d try those cookies w/ the filling in the middle. ;)
these red velvet cookies look great! i love a good, chewy cookie. i bet they would be amazing with a little cream cheese icing
This seems like a pretty amazing idea and I can’t wait to give it a shot!
Yep. Hands down – best decision ever! :D
You just combined two of my favorite desserts! I must make these – YUM :)
What a fun cookie recipe, these look great!
is there anything you cannot do?? this is gorgeous!
That is some mighty green grass!!! Geeeez! Oh, the cookies look good too ;) Stuffed w/pumpkin frosting..I think I could handle that!
This is the first time ALL year our grass has actually looked nice. It rained a ton last week which is why… otherwise it has just fried up in the 95 degree temps!
Oh, and also because Mr. How Sweet is the lawn nazi.
Those look amazing Jessica! Ill have to try them GF!
these look amazing and when i go to work, scott & skylar walk to the 24/7 coffee shop around the corner and she tells me that they ate “red velvet” together most nites. She would love your recipe…LOL
‘ love red velvet and love chocolate chips…great combo!
Those babies look delicious! I have made your Pumpkin spice cupcakes with my daughter serveral times. She loves them and the frosting with all her heart! I’m excited to make these with her Thank you! ;)
So glad you guys like the cupcakes!
That last photo reminds me of the Double Doozies at the Great American Cookie Co. Have you ever had one of them?? There is one right inside the door near Pottery Barn at Ross Park Mall. They are my favorite indulgence EVER.
No! I need to go there.
I knew this post was going to be good when I saw the title. I thought it couldn’t get better when I saw the cookies. I was blown away when I saw the cookie sandwich. Can I come over?
Please do. :)
Moaaaan. Droooool. Uuuuuugh.
whoa. still in shock! Looks to good to be true. ;)
Must. Make. Now. Holy yumminess! (As usual. I feel like my comments are always the same – somewhere along the lines of yummy and delicious. Because seriously, everything you make looks SO GOOD. Want to come live with me for a week?)
COOKIE SANDWICHES WITH ICING ARE THE BEST EVVVVVVVERRRRRRR!! I totally remember when you made these last December. My sister actually made them to bring to our Christmas Eve party and they were awesome. Now I need to pass this along to her to have her make this year!! :)
Since I hate cream cheese, i’ve never tried red velvet anything… but now that there is a recipe sans cream cheese, I think I will!!!
Looks amazing! I bet egg-replacer would ruin it thought :(
Wow give me give me give me!!! We are actually having a red velvet cupcake place opening in the town center I live in. Here is a link if you want to check out. http://www.redvelvetcupcakery.com/. Maybe we can do a swap?
These cookies sounds so delicious but are also so pretty :o)
Well, I guess what’s on my next grocery list! I love red velvet and pumpkin cream cheese!!
Sweet! These are awesome!
They look wonderful. I will try them with beetroot powder instead of red food colouring. Thanks!
I think it’s crazy that I’ve never had red velvet anything! (hides)
Oh my lordy! Somebody help me! These look so amazing and I love red velvet cake :)
Omg. These look so darn good! Yum! Trying them for a party this weekend.
How great that you kept trying until you achieved delectable! I’m a chewy cookie girl too.
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Just finished baking these with my 2-year-old daughter. The only thing wrong with them is that I completely didn’t have the foresight to go right ahead and make some cream cheese icing to top these babies off as you so graciously introduced as an option for further enjoyment.
These should be named “Betcha Can’t Eat Just One” cookies. And I say this while working on my 3 AND 4 within 30 mins.
these obviously taste better because they are pretty- and pretty things are just better.
Look at you- very impressive!
yum! these look delicious!
I’ve never had a red velvet cookie, but am in love with the idea of a warm, chewy one right out of the oven. And with that cream cheese filling? Swoon.
This sandwich cookie looks like it would rock my world!
These look great. I tried some red velvet cake pops which i posted on my blog a short while ago (http://jennynoowyn.wordpress.com/2010/09/25/baking-tip-1-too-many-tipsy-cooks-in-the-kitchen%E2%80%A6/)
But i used a beetroot reduction which was really time consuming. Next time I try baking, gonna use food colouring because it still turns out looking great like yours! :)
congrats on being in today’s top 9!
My friend sent me the link to your site. I made these today and I must say that they are delicious. I used white chocolate chips instead of milk. I too could not wait until they cooled off and scorched my mouth. Thank you for a wonderful cookie!
Thank you! I am so glad you found me. And someone else mentioned in the comments about using white chocolate chips – that just sounds divine to me. I have to try it that way next time. Glad you enjoyed them!
Those look so yummy! I’ll be making them this weekend!
I am making these on saturday! I already double checked and I don’t have any chocolate chips or I would be making them now
Did you use regular unsalted butter in these cookies? Or something else, like Land O Lakes or Blue Bonnet?
Thanks!
I used land o lakes unsalted.
OMG I have a crush on you now! You slay me with these recipes
I’ve never made red velvet anything actually!!
As soon as I saw the sandwich cookie at the bottom of the post, these just moved to the top of my “To Bake” list! I will have to make them in the morning.
This sounds really good. I think I might alter my cookie recipe and give these a shot! I prefer a chewy cookie as well. Cookies are one of those great things that bring us back to being a child again. Nothing wrong with a cookie… or 2.. or 10.
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