Irresistible Red Velvet Cookie Bars: The Ultimate Dessert Recipe
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 22 min
- Total
- 37 min
- Serves
- 16
- Calories
- 200 kcal
Ingredients
- 125 gunsalted butter
- 100 glight brown soft sugar
- 75 gwhite granulated sugar
- 1medium egg
- 1 tspvanilla extract
- 1 tspred food colouring
- 265 gplain flour
- 15 gcocoa powder
- 1/2 tspbicarbonate of soda
- 1/2 tspsea salt
- 300 gwhite chocolate chips (or chopped chocolate)
Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 180ºC/160ºC fan, and line a 9x9" square tin with parchment paper.
- 2
Add the butter, light brown sugar, and white granulated sugar to a bowl and beat together until creamy. A stand mixer with the beater attachment works best for this task!
- 3
Incorporate the egg, vanilla extract, and red food coloring into the mixture, and beat again until everything is well combined.
- 4
Gradually add in the plain flour, cocoa powder, bicarbonate of soda, and sea salt. Continue to beat until a smooth cookie dough forms.
- 5
Fold in the white chocolate chips until they are evenly distributed throughout the dough.
- 6
Press the cookie dough into the lined tin, ensuring it's spread evenly.
- 7
Bake the cookie bars in the oven for 18-22 minutes, or until the top looks dry and set.
- 8
Once baked, allow them to cool in the tray before cutting them into squares. Enjoy your delicious red velvet cookie bars!