Crumbl copycat: Red Velvet Chocolate Chip Cookies

Crumbl Copycat: Red Velvet Chocolate Chip Cookies - made dough August 20, 2021 from Lifestyle of a Foodie

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

3 tablespoons cocoa powder

1/4 cup cornstarch

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened

1/2 cup brown sugar, packed

1/4 cup granulated sugar

1 large egg

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1-2 teaspoons red gel food coloring

1/2 teaspoon white vinegar

3/4 cup white chocolate chunks, plus more reserved for tops of baked cookies

1. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, cornstarch, baking soda and salt; set aside.
2. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar until well combined and creamy, 2-3 minutes.
3. Add in the egg, vanilla extract, vinegar and red gel food coloring; mix until combined and of a uniform color, 1-2 minutes.
4. Add the dry ingredients and mix on low speed until just combined; do not overmix. Fold in the white chocolate chunks.
5. Portion into large dough balls to make 8 equal-sized cookies. Pull each cookie dough ball in half and press the two halves together so that the jagged edges face up. Cover and chill or freeze for several hours or overnight.
6. When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper and evenly space dough balls on baking sheets. Bake for 9-10 minutes or until edges have set and middles no longer look raw. Do not overbake. Immediately press reserved white chocolate chunks over the tops of the cookies. Let rest on baking sheets for 10 minutes then remove to wire rack to cool completely.

Made 7 cookies

When I first saw the Crumbl copycat recipe of Biscoff White Chocolate Cookies from Lifestyle of a Foodie's blog, I got (willingly) led down the rabbit hole of other copycat recipes. One click led to another and I found myself trying out multiple copycat recipes from the same blog.

So far all the recipes have turned out well. As mentioned in the last post, I can't vouch for how true they are to the original Crumbl cookie since I haven't tried this flavor but, even without that validation, I can tell you this was a great red velvet cookie.

I mean, super delicious. I used my large cookie scoop so this only made 7 cookies in a batch. I ate one for a taste test and gave away the other 6. 

Don't forget the trick of baking the cookies first then pressing pristine white chocolate chunks on top of the (hot) cookies as soon as you take them out of the oven. Then let them cool completely before looking at them again so the white chocolate doesn't melt or get messed up if you handle them while they're still soft.