No harsh red dyes for your baking today!
Beet root powder is the best natural food color for red velvet everything
And these Red Velvet Cookies take center stage.
All natural – no dye – and of course they are VEGAN!
Chewy on the inside, slightly crispy on the outside
What I love about these No Dye Red Velvet Cookies is that they stay true to their traditional “cocoa” like insides.
If you want an easy and delicious cookie, this recipe is for you!
You can have a dozen of these in less than 1 hour!
Although I would suggest to double the recipe below though because let’s face it, who bakes just 12 cookies?!
PRO TIP:
Scoop the cookie dough as usual but instead of baking them, pop the dough balls into the freezer and then you can have fresh baked cookies at midnight like me!
Simply thaw the frozen cookies on the sheet pan while the oven preheats and bake as usual!
Substitutions & Notes for Success:
Gluten Free flour works great here!
Of course if you do not have beet root powder or don’t want to buy it for whatever reason
You can go old school (which happens to actually be new school) and use the red dye.
The egg replacer I am using here is aquafaba.
Alternatively you can use flax meal 1 Tablespoon dissolved in 3 Tablespoons of hot water instead.
Or any egg replacer of your choice equivalent to 1 egg
Additionally the white chocolate chips look really nice in this cookie, but I will say they are very sweet.
Maybe just a sprinkling on top would be better than adding the entire cup to the cookie dough.
WATCH HOW TO MAKE THESE RED VELVET COOKIES!
Red Velvet Cookies
Ingredients
- 8 Tbs Vegan Butter 113g
- ½ cup Light Brown Sugar 100g
- ½ cup Vegan Sugar 100g
- 3 Tbs Aquafaba 90ml *see notes
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract 5ml
- All Purpose Flour 1 cup + 10Tbs 205g
- 3 Tbs Beet Root Powder 30g
- ½ teaspoon Baking Soda
- ¼ teaspoon Baking Powder
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- 1 cup Vegan White Chocolate Chips
Instructions
- Cream the vegan butter with both sugars with an electric mixer on medium - high speed until light & fluffy approx 3 minutes.
- Scrape the sides & bottom of the bowl to ensure an even mix, then add the vanilla extract & the aquafaba slowly as you continue to mix on low speed.
- Once it is incorporated whip on high speed for about 10 seconds to emulsify.
- Add the salt, baking powder & soda, the beet root powder & the flour.
- Mix well to incorporate then add the vegan white chocolate chips.
- Scoop dough onto a parchment lined sheet pan spaced 2" apart.
- Bake in a preheated 350°F oven for 10 minutes then turn the temperature down to 300°F for another 10-12 minutes.
- Turn the oven off and let the cookies sit inside for 5 more minutes.
Video
Notes
You can go old school (which happens to actually be new school) and use the red dye. The egg replacer I am using here is aquafaba.
Alternatively you can use flax meal 1 Tablespoon dissolved in 3 Tablespoons of hot water instead.
Or any egg replacer of your choice equivalent to 1 egg Additionally the white chocolate chips look really nice in this cookie, but I will say they are very sweet.
Maybe just a sprinkling on top would be better than adding the entire cup to the cookie dough. Storage Cookies will stay fresh for up to 10 days in an airtight container at room temperature.. You can freeze either the unbaked dough for up to 2 months in a freezer bag or the baked cookies for 1 month in an airtight container
Thanks for all the fun and creative ideas you share!
Wondering if these have an earthy flavor, beety like. Thinking about using lucuma powder for its butterscotch like flavor.
I like the smaller batch size so I can experiment.
Thanks so much for your time and energy and endless creativity. 🙂
Hi Thanks and you are welcome! I do not find anything offensive or even different about the beet powder, it may impart a slight sweetness to it, but for me I do not taste much else. I have not heard of Lucuma powder! Please share your results if you do!
this are just red sugar cookies, red velvet has cocoa powder. also this is an excessive amount of sugar
I am trying these sometime over the Christmas season. Though we aren’t vegan,, I appreciate the recipe for the use of beet powder. Comparing to the original beet cake recipe, these need cocoa powder added, 2 tablespoons, not Dutch cocoa, just regular, along with almond extract 1/2 tsp I’m thinking, and cream of tarter in place of the baking powder. I’m adding a Tablespoon of buttermilk powder per recipe, too. I am also going to powder some freeze dried cherries for this. The whole bag would be for a triple batch. Just as some of us can now taste the red dye, some can also taste the difference with these ingredients. Red velvet is supposed to be cherry and light chocolate confection.. these flavors have gone by the wayside far too often these days. I’m rating this recipe a 4 , until I make it. It may go up after that.
WOW! That’s awesome! Thank you so much for the thoughtful comment and recipe alterations! I can’t wait to hear how you go!!
Hi Gretchen, I’ve got some leftover cream cheese frosting from a separate recipe. I was thinking maybe I could make some of these cookies and put that on top just to use it up. Do you think I should cut down on the sugar at all or will it compromise the cookie? I’m not going to use the white chocolate chips. The frosting is rather sweet, that’s why I’m asking. Thanks!
Hey great idea! Hmm, I probably would not take out any sugar, there is a delicate balance between the vegan butter & the sugar that could get thrown off resulting in some greasy cookies.
Taking out the white chocolate will help for sure!
Hi ! I love the recipe but I went to this recipe to make the cheesecake but with beetroot how do I incorporate this into the cake ?!
Hi There, I am not sure I follow what you are trying to do?
I have a RED VELVET CHEESECAKE RECIPE
and I also have a NO DYE Red Velvet Cake recipe
This is the recipe for the cookies we are commenting on
I meant to say I wanted to do the vegan cheesecake with red velvet, but substitute it for the beetroot powder. Do I just substitute the amount for the beetroot powder or how do I go about doing that?
Oh Ok Sure you can simply make the recipe for No Dye Red Velvet Cake instead of the one I have listed on the Red Velvet Cheesecake Post