This recipe was originally published in 2014 and continues to be a favorite. A lot of red velvet first timers always ask me… what does it taste like? Is it just red chocolate? Well, to be honest… red velvet tastes like buttery vanilla and cocoa combined; a harmonious marriage of chocolate and vanilla together, if you will. Dip all that into some pure white chocolate and you have one impeccably tempting dessert.
These White Chocolate Red Velvet Cookies Are:
Dipped in melted chocolate From scratch without cake mix Soft, chewy, & buttery A spin-off of my red velvet chocolate chip cookies and red velvet kiss cookies Perfect for Valentine’s Day, Christmas, or any time you crave homemade cookies
Readers have made these with blue sprinkles for 4th of July or green sprinkles for Christmas. Lots of festive possibilities!
Success Tips for White Chocolate Red Velvet Cookies
Tinting the Cookie Dough Red
Tinting the cookie dough red is certainly optional. If you skip the red food coloring, the cookies will be light brown and still perfectly festive if you use colorful sprinkles. For the pictured cookies, I use 3/4 teaspoon gel food coloring. You can control how vibrant the red color is, so use more or less if desired. You can find gel food coloring in craft stores, some grocery stores, or online. (I like Americolor Red Red or Super Red.) Liquid coloring is fine in a pinch, but you need more of it for the color to actually show up. If you’re looking for a natural alternative, use 2 teaspoons of beet powder. I’ve done this successfully with my red velvet chocolate chip cookies. The color stands out a lot more in cookie dough than in cake batter, and you won’t taste it. By the way, these cookies are wonderful plain without the white chocolate. You could even frost them with cream cheese frosting so it’s truly like a red velvet cake cookie. Make sure the cookies are relatively cool before you dip them into the white chocolate. And once the chocolate has set, the cookies can be stacked, stored, transported, or gifted.
Can I Add White Chocolate Chips?
I don’t recommend using white chocolate chips for the white chocolate dip (see above and recipe note below). However, you could certainly add white chocolate chips to the cookie dough and skip the white chocolate coating. I recommend beating 1 cup (180g) of white chocolate morsels into the cookie dough after you mix in the milk and food coloring. Red velvet lovers, you are about to enter into cookie heaven. Warning: you may never turn around! For more festive Valentine’s Day dessert recipes, try my Valentine’s Day Cookies, Sparkle Sweetheart Cookies, and these Nutella-inspired Valentine’s Day Cupcakes!
More Red Velvet Recipes
Red Velvet Layer Seven Layer Bars Red Velvet Cheesecake Swirl Brownies Red Velvet Oreo Brownies Red Velvet Cake Roll Red Velvet Whoopie Pies
