Vegan Red Velvet White Chocolate Cookies

Name: Vegan Red Velvet White Chocolate Cookies
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 17 min
Cuisine: Red Velvet Cookies
Ingredients: 125g all-purpose flour; 0.5 tablespoon cocoa powder; 0.5 teaspoon baking soda; 0.25 teaspoon salt; 50g granulated sugar; 50g light brown sugar; 20g vegan white chocolate (chopped into chunks); 0.25 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 Tablespoons vegetable oil; 2 Tablespoons soy milk; 1 teaspoon red gel food colouring* (see notes)

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These easy vegan red velvet cookies and topped with melty white chocolate and they're just so soft! If you're looking for a simple cookie recipe, check this one out!

Also be sure to see my vegan banana chocolate chip cookies which were posted a few days ago. It's cookie heaven over here at the moment!

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Ingredients For This Recipe

A close up photo showing the ingredients you will need for my vegan red velvet cookies.

All-purpose flour
Cocoa powder
Baking soda
Salt
Granulated sugar
Light brown sugar
Vegan white chocolate - I like to use Moo Free vegan white chocolate
Vanilla extract
Vegetable oil
Soy milk
Red gel food colouring - gel food colouring is better quality than standard colouring

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How To Make Vegan Red Velvet Cookies

Step By Step Instructions

For the full method and ingredient amounts, please refer to the recipe card at the bottom of this post.

Step One

Line a baking tray with parchment paper. Set aside.

Step Two

Mix the dry ingredients in a bowl.

The dry ingredients in a large bowl, partially mixed.

Step Three

Add the wet ingredients to make a cookie dough. Roll into balls and bake.

The wet ingredients have been added and the cookie dough is now very red from the red gel food colouring.

Step Four

Let your cookies cool.

Baked vegan red velvet cookies cooling down on the baking tray.

Tips For Making Red Velvet Cookies

Use red gel food colouring

This is by far the best type of food colouring for red velvet cakes. It's high quality and it actually gives the cookies a pleasant red colour (unlike other food colourings).

Don't buy the standard 'wet' food colourings that you find in every supermarket or you'll probably end up with brownish red velvet cookies.

If your cookie dough is a little dry

Add an extra half teaspoon of soy milk at a time until it reaches a consistency where it is bindable and only slightly sticky.

Customise This Recipe

Use vegan dark or milk chocolate. I always use white chocolate for vegan red velvet cookies but people do prefer other types of chocolate chips which also work very well.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Are red velvet cookies just chocolate cookies?

Red velvet cookies are more than just a red-coloured cookie. They have deep chocolatey and vanilla flavours and they tend to be quite rich. I like to fill mine with chocolate chips or chunks.

Why are my red velvet cookies brown?

If you use ordinary red, low-quality food colouring, the colour will often come out as a brownish colour. Use a quality red gel food colouring for bright red cookies.

How To Store My Vegan Red Velvet Cookies

Store for 3 days in an airtight container at room temperature.

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More Red Velvet Recipes

Eggless Red Velvet Cake

Vegan Red Velvet Slices