As someone who isn’t a fan of regular chocolate chip cookies, I went on a little mission to find a cookie recipe that’s different. I ended up coming across a recipe for these red velvet chocolate chip cookies that looked absolutely amazing and unlike any dessert I’ve tried so I decided to give it a go.

Ingredients (makes 24 cookies):

• 1 stick of unsalted butter
• 3/4 cup of granulated sugar
• 1 1/2 tablespoons of red gel food coloring (I recommend using gloves because this stuff gets everywhere)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour
• 3 tablespoons of cocoa powder
• 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon of fine salt
• 2 tablespoons of whole milk or buttermilk (I personally used whole milk)
• 4 ounces or 3/4 cups of white chocolate, coarsely chopped into chunks (I used white chocolate chips instead and they look just as good).

Directions:

• Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and line two baking pans with parchment paper to be exact to the recipe, I just used cooking oil spray on a pan, I’m not fancy.
• Using an electric mixer with a paddle attachment, cream the sugar and butter together for 4 to 5 minutes.
• Add an egg to your mixture and mix for 1 minute after fully incorporated.
• In a separate bowl whisk together your flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt together.
• Add the dry ingredients to your electric mixer and mix on low speed for 1 to two minutes after fully incorporated, which felt like forever I’m not going to lie.
• Add the buttermilk (or whole milk) and mix at an annoyingly low speed because I’m impatient, to combine ingredients, then scrape down the sides of your bowl.
• Now add your white chocolate to your dough and until evenly distributed.
• Get your pan ready because now you scoop about 2 tablespoon shaped balls onto your baking sheets with 1 1/2 inches between the cookies, I was not exact because you won’t catch me holding up a tape measure to my cookie pan, be sure to flatten the cookies a little bit to ensure they cook evenly.
• If you want your cookies to look more aesthetically pleasing (which who doesn’t?), press some of the white chocolate you have left into the tops of your cookies.
• Bake for 12 minutes, till cookies, appear set on the outside and puffed in the center, rotating the baking sheets halfway through cooking. Let your cookies cool completely on the baking sheets if you want to avoid burning your taste buds and enjoy!

Within a few hours, my family devoured all the cookies which really tells you all you need to know about how good these are. They were rich but not too sweet and made just enough for everyone to enjoy and overindulge. I don’t bake often, but these cookies were so easy to make and given the straightforward directions, I know I will definitely be making these from now on instead of boring chocolate chip cookies.