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Gluten-Free Red Velvet Chocolate Chip Cookies {Dairy-Free Option}

By Audrey Roberts

Published Jan 24, 2018

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Prep 10 minutes mins

Servings 24 cookies

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Gluten-Free Red Velvet Chocolate Chip Cookies with a dairy-free option. These gluten-free red velvet chocolate chip cookies are soft, chewy and chocolately delicious!

Valentines Day Cookies

I simply love baking gluten-free cookies. With valentines day swiftly approaching I wanted to make an easy dessert that would be perfect to bring to parties. Chocolate and Valentine’s day go hand and hand, so I knew that I wanted to make a chocolate treat.

One of my favorite flavors of baking chocolate treats is red velvet. There is something just so decent about red velvet.  These gluten-free red velvet chocolate chip cookies are so easy to make. It’s really just a fancier version of your favorite gluten-free chocolate chip cookie. Oh, and it’s double the chocolate.

All About Red Velvet

What’s so fun about red velvet desserts is you have complete control over how red you want it. If you want less, add less – if you want more, add more. If you’re not a fan of red food coloring, then you can just leave it out.

Most red velvet desserts have a cream cheese frosting. I added the white chocolate chips to the cookies to give it the same flavor creamy flavor.

Gluten-Free Flour

I like Pillsbury gluten-free flour. Not all gluten-free flours are created equal. You may experience different baking results depending on the gluten-free flour blend you choose.

Dairy-Free Baking

I have also included a dairy-free option to the gluten-free red velvet cookies.   My husband, myself and youngest son are all dairy-free as well. I used Smart Balance butter for the dairy-free option.

So, now you too can enjoy a gluten-free and dairy-free red velvet cookie. I promise that it is just as delicious dairy-free butter, dairy-free milk and dairy-free chocolate chips.

Some of my favorite dairy-free alternatives that I like to bake with are almond, cashew or coconut milk. I also like baking with coconut oil or Earth Balance or Smart Balance butter.

Holiday Baking

These gluten-free red velvet chocolate chip cookies are soft, chewy and chocolately delicious! They are super easy to make and would be perfect to make for Valentines Day.

If you adore red velvet as much as I do check out my recipe for my Gluten-Free Red Velvet No-Bake Cheesecake.

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4.91 from 11 votes

Gluten-Free Red Velvet Chocolate Chip Cookies {Dairy-Free Option}

By: Audrey from Mama Knows Gluten Free

Servings: 24 cookies

Prep: 10 minutes mins

chill time: 1 hour hr

Total: 21 minutes mins

These gluten-free red velvet chocolate chip cookies are soft, chewy and chocolately delicious! They are super easy to make and would be perfect to make for Valentines Day.

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Ingredients 

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• ▢ 1 1/2 cups  gluten-free all-purpose flour, I like Pillsbury gluten-free
• ▢ 1/4 teaspoon xanthan gum, leave out if your flour already has it
• ▢ 1/4 cup cocoa powder
• ▢ 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ▢ 1/4 teaspoon salt
• ▢ 1/2 cup butter, softened to room temperature. (Dairy-free use Earth Balance or Smart Balance butter)
• ▢ 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• ▢ 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
• ▢ 1 egg, room temperature
• ▢ 1 tablespoon milk, dairy-free use coconut, almond or cashew milk
• ▢ 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• ▢ 1 tablespoon gluten-free red food coloring, or all natural food coloring
• ▢ 1 cup gluten-free chocolate chips- I used 1/2 cup white chocolate chips and 1/2 cup chocolate chips, For dairy-free I like Enjoy Life Foods chocolate chips

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Instructions 

• In a large bowl beat butter until creamy.
• Add the brown sugar and sugar to the butter and beat until creamy. Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl as needed.
• Beat in the egg, milk, and pure vanilla extract and mix until fully combined.
• Add gluten-free red food coloring and mix until fully combined.
• In a medium bowl add gluten-free flour, salt,  xanthan gum (leave out if your flour already has it), cocoa powder and baking soda and whisk together until fully combined.
• Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until fully combined.
• Add chocolate chips and mix until fully combined.
• Cover the cookie dough and chill for at least 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Line two large cookie sheets with parchment paper.
• Scoop a heaping tablespoon of the cookie dough and roll into a ball. (I use a cookie scoop.)
• Place cookie balls onto lined cookie sheets and bake for 11-12 minutes.
• The cookies will not spread too much while baking.
• Once cookies are done, press down on the warm cookies to slightly flatten and form crinkles. I even stick a few chocolate chips into the tops of the warm cookies.
• Allow the cookies to cool on the cookie sheet for at least 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
• Enjoy!

Notes

Mama says, "Check all of your labels!"

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookieCalories: 155kcalCarbohydrates: 24gProtein: 2gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 18mgSodium: 114mgPotassium: 25mgFiber: 1gSugar: 13gVitamin A: 145IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 27mgIron: 0.8mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Additional Info

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

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