Red Velvet Cookie Bars with White Chocolate
Clever Antelope

Red Velvet Cookie Bars with White Chocolate

Soft red velvet cookie bars topped with creamy white chocolate

Rich and chewy red velvet cookie bars with a hint of cocoa and a generous topping of melted white chocolate chips.

76Min
12Servings
285Cal
MediumLevel
VegetarianKid friendly
#cookie bars#red velvet#white chocolate#autumn baking#easy dessert

Equipment

Oven
Mixing bowl
Electric hand mixer
Mixing spoon
Rubber spatula
Baking sheet
Parchment paper
Chef's knife
Cutting board

Ingredients

Cookie Bars

all-purpose flour (sifted)

250 g

unsalted butter (room temperature)

115 g

granulated sugar

150 g

large egg (room temperature)

1 piece

unsweetened cocoa powder (sifted)

20 g

red food coloring gel

1 tsp

vanilla extract

5 ml

baking soda

2 g

fine salt

3 g

White Chocolate Topping

white chocolate chips

150 g

Instructions

1

Preheat oven

Preheat the oven to 175°C and line a baking pan with parchment paper.

10 min175°C
2

Cream butter and sugar

In a large bowl, cream together the softened butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy.

3 min
Beat until pale yellow for best texture
3

Add egg and vanilla

Beat in the egg and vanilla extract until well combined.

2 min
4

Add dry ingredients

Mix in flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt until just combined. Add red food coloring and mix until the dough is uniformly red.

3 min
Do not overmix to keep bars tender
5

Spread dough in pan

Press the red velvet cookie dough evenly into the prepared baking pan.

2 min
Use wet hands or spatula to spread evenly
6

Add white chocolate

Sprinkle white chocolate chips evenly over the top of the dough.

1 min
7

Bake cookie bars

Bake for 22-25 minutes until the edges are set and a toothpick comes out with moist crumbs.

25 min175°Ctimer 25 min
Check at 20 minutes to avoid overbaking
8

Cool and slice

Cool completely in the pan before slicing into 12 bars.

30 min
Cooling prevents crumbling when cutting

Storage

Fridge: 5 days
Freezer: 30 days
Reheat: Room temperature or microwave 10 seconds

Store in airtight container. Bars stay soft for up to 5 days.

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