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- Craving cookie dough but want it safe to eat? These red velvet edible cookie dough bites are your answer! With a rich red velvet flavor white chocolate chips and absolutely no raw ingredients this treat lets you enjoy that cookie dough goodness guilt-free. I tweaked this recipe until it tastes just like the real deal but it's completely safe to eat!
Why You'll Love This
- First it's super quick to make no oven needed! The dough tastes just like red velvet cookies but you can eat it straight from the bowl. Perfect for Valentine's Day holiday treats or anytime you need a sweet fix. Plus you can mix in whatever you love white chocolate chips nuts sprinkles go wild!
Round Up These Ingredients
- Good Butter: Use your favorite salted or unsalted.
- Two Sugars: Brown and white for perfect sweetness.
- Real Milk: Try buttermilk for extra tang!
- Heat-Treated Flour: Super important for safety.
- Dutch Cocoa: Makes it taste rich and velvety.
- Red Food Color: Gel or liquid both work.
- White Chocolate Chips: Or your favorite mix-ins.
Let's Make It Safe And Sweet
- First Things First: Safe Flour
- Spread your flour on a big baking sheet nice and even. Pop it in a 350°F oven for 5 minutes. If you don't have an oven no worries! Microwave it in 30-second bursts stirring between each until it hits 165°F takes about a minute and a half. Let it cool completely before using we don't want melted butter later!
- Get Your Mix Started
- While that flour's cooling grab your mixer. Beat those butter and sugars together until they're super fluffy like a cloud. This usually takes about 3 minutes don't rush it this step makes everything creamy. Add your milk and vanilla give it another good mix until everything's smooth and happy.
- Time For The Magic Color
- Now's when it gets fun! Mix in your cooled treated flour and cocoa powder. Start with a little red food color add more until you get that perfect red velvet shade. Sometimes I add it drop by drop until it looks just right. Keep mixing until there's no dry spots hiding in there.
- Make It Your Own
- Here's where you can get creative! Fold in those white chocolate chips. Want more? Try mixing in some nuts crushed Oreos sprinkles whatever makes you happy. Just fold them in gentle we don't want to smoosh everything.
- Final Touches
- Give it a taste maybe add a pinch more salt if it needs it. If it feels too thick add tiny splashes of milk until it's just how you like it. Some people like it firmer for rolling into balls others like it softer for scooping you decide!
- Time To Play
- Now you've got options! Scoop it into pretty bowls roll it into balls smash it between graham crackers for sandwiches. I love pressing it into silicon molds for fancy shapes. Just remember to keep your hands cool while working with it or things can get messy quick!
Make It Perfect
- Don't skip treating your flour it's what makes this safe to eat! Let your butter soften first makes mixing way easier. Add the food coloring slowly until you get that perfect red velvet shade. If it feels too thick add a splash more milk until it's just right.
Keep It Fresh
- Store this treasure in an airtight container it'll stay good in the fridge for a week. Let it warm up a bit before eating makes it perfectly scoopable. Want to freeze it? It'll keep for three months just thaw overnight when the craving hits.
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Fun Ways to Serve
- Roll it into little balls for cookie dough truffles dip them in chocolate! Mix chunks into vanilla ice cream for the best sundae ever. Press into mini muffin cups top with ganache for fancy treats. The possibilities are endless just don't try baking it this recipe isn't meant for that.
Frequently Asked Questions
- → Why heat treat flour?
Makes it safe to eat raw by killing bacteria.
- → What temperature is safe?
Flour must reach 165°F.
- → Can I skip food coloring?
Yes, but won't have classic red look.
- → How should I store it?
Keep refrigerated up to 1 week.
- → Can I freeze this?
Yes, freezes well up to 3 months.