Using our natural Red Velvet Color, create delicious red velvet cookies with white chocolate, topped with sea salt.
MAKES: 24 COOKIES
INGREDIENTS
1 ½ cups gluten-free all-purpose flour
¼ tsp xanthan gum (if not already in flour blend)
¼ cup non-alkalized cocoa powder
1 Color Kitchen Red Velvet Color Packet
1 tsp baking powder
¼ tsp salt
½ cup butter, room temperature
¼ cup natural sugar
¾ cup packed brown sugar
1 egg, room temperature
1 tbsp buttermilk milk
2 tsp pure vanilla extract
white chocolate chunks
coarse sea salt
VEGAN SUBSTITUTIONS: Replace egg with 3 tbsp aquafaba, buttermilk with vegan yogurt, butter with ½ cup vegan butter and vegan white chocolate.
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
In medium-sized bowl, combine dry ingredients. In a larger bowl, add egg, buttermilk, and vanilla and mix with a hand or stand mixer on low speed. Add butter and mix on low for another 30 seconds, scraping down the sides of the bowl with a spatula until completely blended. Slowly. combine in dry ingredients and blend, but do not overmix. Add white chocolate and lightly fold in. Save some chocolate bits to put on top after baking, in case the baked chocolate gets a little colored when baking.
Scoop dough into rounded tablespoons and place on cookie sheet 2 inches apart. Sprinkle cookies with sea salt.
Bake for 12 minutes. Remove from oven and add extra white chocolate on top if needed.
Enjoy with a tall glass of milk!