Description
These Valentine’s Day Red Velvet Bear Cookies are soft, chewy, and irresistibly adorable ; perfect for gifting, sharing, or just treating yourself.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour (180g)
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder (14g)
- ½ teaspoon baking soda (2g)
- ½ teaspoon baking powder (2g)
- ½ teaspoon salt (3g)
- ½ cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled (113.5g)
- ¼ cup granulated sugar (50g)
- ¼ cup brown sugar, packed (55g)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (4g)
- 1 teaspoon white vinegar (5g)
- 1 large egg
- Red food coloring
- 1 tablespoon melted chocolate (15g)
- 3 tablespoons melted white chocolate (44.36g)
- Oil-based food coloring for decoration
Instructions
1. Whisk together flour, sifted cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
2. In a mixer, combine melted butter, both sugars, then add vanilla, vinegar, egg, and red food coloring.
3. Mix in the dry ingredients until just combined; chill dough for 30 minutes.
4. Preheat oven to 325°F and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
5. Shape dough into balls, add small dough balls for ears.
6. Bake 9–11 minutes until edges are set.
7. Cool cookies before decorating with melted chocolate for faces.
Notes
- Chilling dough prevents excessive spreading and enhances chewiness.
- Use oil-based food coloring for smooth chocolate decorations.
- Undercook slightly for perfect texture.
- Store in airtight container up to a week or freeze for 3 months.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 11 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 145
- Sugar: 12g
- Fat: 5.2g
- Carbohydrates: 24g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2.8g
Keywords: red velvet, Valentine's Day, bear cookies, holiday baking, kids baking