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Introduction to the Red Velvet Chocolate Monster Cookies Recipe
Red Velvet Chocolate is an aged well flavor that is well known for its chocolate flavor, deep red hue, and cake-like consistency. Combine that with the decadence of chocolate and the chewy goodness of monster cookies, and you’ve got an irresistible treat: It’s time for a Sweet Halloween Treat: Red Velvet Chocolate Monster Cookies. Fitting for the holiday season or simply that craving for some chocolate and velvet like texture, this is one recipe you cannot afford to miss out on.
This cookie recipe is very simple, does not need many components and will be adored by those who prefer a change from traditional monster cookies. Now let’s go straight into the recipe and start baking!
Ingredients and Tools Needed
Below is a list of items needed before we proceed with preparing the cake for Red Velvet Chocolate Monster Cookies, some of the items are categorized under tools while the others fall under ingredients.
Ingredients:
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose Flour
- 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- Unsalted butter – 1 stick or ½ cup or 113g, softened
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tbsp of red food coloring but you might want to use more or less depending on the color shade you prefer.
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon vinegar –used to enhance red velvet chocolate texture
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ cups of semi sweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup of white chocolate chips
- Optional but very fun: get 1 cup mini marshmallows and place them round for that monster-like feel.
- ½ cup crushed nuts (may add for the crunch)
Tools:
- Large mixing bowl
- Hand mixer or Stand mixer
- Baking sheet
- Parchment paper
- Measuring cups and spoons
- Rubber spatula
- Wire cooling rack
Step-by-Step Instructions for Making the Red Velvet Chocolate Monster Cookies
Step 1: Preheat Your Oven
To start let’s preheat your oven to 350 F or 175 C if using the degrees Celsius. It is also important to line the baking sheet with parchment paper in order that the candies do not stick to the baking sheet hence making certain all the candies turn out equally baked.
Step 2: Prepare the Wet Ingredients
Beat the butter to make it soft, then add the vegetable oil, together with granulated sugar and packed brown sugar until the mixture becomes light and fluffy. This process lasts for approximately 2-3 minutes if one is using an electric mixer.
Then follow by the eggs, which should be beaten, and then added one at a time into the mixture to make a smooth batter. Stir in the vanilla extract.
Step 3: Mix the Dry Ingredients
In a separate bowl, employing a wire whisk, whip in the flour with the cocoa powder, baking soda and salt. Slowly, with the motor running as the motor runs add the remaining dry ingredients over the wet batter and mix at slightly until ingredients are incorporated.
Step 4: Add the Mix-Ins
Once the cookie dough is formed, mix the semi sweet chocolate chips, the white chocolate chips and any extra things like the mini marshmallows or crushed nuts. These additions make the recipe achieve that which gives the monster cookie its texture and taste.
Step 5: Shape the Cookies
With a cookie scoop or tablespoon, divide the dough to golf ball size and transfer to the baking sheet lined with paper. Also, make sure that the cookies are well spaced especially in the baking tray, leaving a space of about 2 inches between each of them to allow for spreading.
Step 6: Bake
Then transfer the baking sheet to the pre-heated oven and bake for about 10-12 minutes, while the outer portion is somewhat firm to the touch, the inside remains slightly soft. The cookies should be closely watched during the baking period because if overcooked it will not be chewy.
Step 7: Cool
Take out the cookies in the oven and let them cool for about 5 minutes on the baking sheet before moving them on a wire rack to cool further. These cookies must be allowed to cool to room temperature before being served.
Tips and Tricks for Perfecting the Recipe
- Use room temperature butter: Unfortunately, there is no denying that cookies are yummy Now, when using the room temperature butter, the structure of the dough improves through the action of the butter’s water content when combining the flour, sugar and other ingredients and kneads into a light and fluffy dough that turns into a cookie when baked.
- Don’t skip the vinegar: This may sound quite strange, but believe it, the single ingredient that goes into the red velvet chocolate cake to make it soft-moist and not heavy on the stomach is vinegar.
- Chill the dough: Regarding the tips, if one has time then one should put the dough in refrigerator for around 30 minutes which actually helps the cookies to hold their shape and the flavors are also more developed in each.
- Food coloring: If you want your red color to be more Maroon or more pink, less red food coloring will be needed. One can also apply gel based food color for the enhancement of the color effect.
- Monitor the baking time: Red velvet chocolate cookies are quite delicate cookies and it literally takes only a few minutes for the perfect looking cookies to become over-browned so place it in the oven at 9 minutes or slightly more or less depending on your own preference. These centers should still look somewhat pale in color as you pull them from the oven.
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Variations and Additions to the Recipe
What is lovely about Red Velvet Chocolate Monster Cookies is that it can be adjusted in so many ways. Here are a few variations to consider:
- Add cream cheese chips: Now, in case you really want to have that strict red velvet recipe, then you replace the white chocolate chips with cream cheese chips to add that tangy aspect to the richness of the cake.
- Use dark chocolate: For those who have a preference for deep tones in the chocolate, one should substitute semi-sweet chips with the dark chocolate chips or pieces.
- Peanut butter lovers: You can also stir a spoonful of peanut butter before placing the cookie dough in the oven because it makes those cookies even more peanut buttery and they are creamy.
- Holiday twist: You can substitute with crushed peppermint candies or else also sprinkle some sprinkles to make it a Christmas red velvet cookie.
Serving Suggestions and Storage Information
Serving Suggestions for Red Velvet Chocolate Monster Cookies:
- It is best eaten with a glass of cold milk; this has the great message in saying that ‘the classics never die’.
- Best to complete the meal with a cup of hot chocolate or coffee perfect for the winter days.
- But if you fancy something sweet after the meal then take a scoop of vanilla ice cream in between two of Red Velvet Chocolate Monster Cookies.
Storage Information:
- Room temperature: Stack cookies in the containers and store them and they should be kept at room temperature and they can be eaten up to five days. Place a slice of bread inside the container so that they will always be soft all the time.
- Freezing: Also, it is right here to point out that you can freeze the cookie dough as well for about three months. To freeze, drop spoonfuls of the dough onto a baking sheet and freeze until hard. After that, put the dough balls into a zip-lock bag or an airtight container after you have frozen it. If it is time to bake, then add a couple of minutes more, as a rule it will be about 2-3 minutes.
- Reheating: Hence, if you want to infuse the feeling of having cookies and they are as fresh as they were baked, warm the cookies in the microwave for about ten seconds before serving them.
Conclusion: Enjoy Your Delicious Red Velvet Chocolate Monster Cookies!
These Red Velvet Chocolate Monster Cookies are delicious baked delicious that have red velvet flavors combined with chocolate and they are perfect for any occasion. Whether it is for birthdays or special occasions or even for some casual holiday baking or just because baking is therapeutic ask me on another day, this recipe is bound to be a hit. Gooey and moist texture together with the melted chocolate chips in the cookies makes it unique.
So let’s take all the ingredients, go through the instructions and prepare to make the tastiest cookies one has ever known.
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FAQs
1. What if I do not have white chocolate chips?
If you don’t have any white chocolate chips, then you can simply use the milk chocolate chips or butterscotch chips.
2. With cookies, particularly those that are made from sugar, how do one avoid them from becoming flat?
If they spread too thin then it’s advised that one should chill the dough for roughly 30 minutes before baking. Additionally, do not place the baking sheet, with the cookies on the oven if it was hot from the previous batch.
3. Can the dough be prepared in advance?
Yes! One can knead the dough in advance and leave it in the refrigerator, for example, up to 48 hours before the required baking. This can actually make the food even better as all the ingredients have to combine and this takes time.