Gluten-Free Red Velvet Chocolate Chip Cookies {Dairy-Free Option}
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.
Prep Time10 minutesmins
chill time1 hourhr
Total Time21 minutesmins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: gluten-free cookies, gluten-free red velvet cookies
1 1/2cups gluten-free all-purpose flourI like Pillsbury gluten-free
1/4teaspoonxanthan gumleave out if your flour already has it
1/4cupcocoa powder
1teaspoonbaking soda
1/4teaspoonsalt
1/2cupbuttersoftened to room temperature. (Dairy-free use Earth Balance or Smart Balance butter)
1/4cupgranulated sugar
3/4cuppacked brown sugar
1eggroom temperature
1tablespoonmilkdairy-free use coconut, almond or cashew milk
2teaspoonspure vanilla extract
1tablespoongluten-free red food coloringor all natural food coloring
1cupgluten-free chocolate chips- I used 1/2 cup white chocolate chips and 1/2 cup chocolate chipsFor dairy-free I like Enjoy Life Foods chocolate chips
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.