Pink Velvet White Chocolate Cookies (Printable)

Soft, chewy pink cookies with creamy white chocolate chips and vibrant festive color.

# What You'll Need:

→ Dry Ingredients

01 - 2½ cups all-purpose flour
02 - 1 teaspoon baking powder
03 - ½ teaspoon baking soda
04 - ½ teaspoon salt

→ Wet Ingredients

05 - 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
06 - 1½ cups granulated sugar
07 - 1 large egg
08 - 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
09 - 2 teaspoons pink gel food coloring

→ Add-Ins

10 - 1 cup white chocolate chips

# How-To Steps:

01 - In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
02 - In a large bowl, use a hand mixer or stand mixer to cream softened butter and sugar until pale and fluffy, approximately 2–3 minutes.
03 - Beat in egg and vanilla extract until well combined. Add pink gel food coloring and mix until evenly tinted throughout.
04 - Gradually add dry ingredients to wet mixture, mixing on low speed until just combined. Avoid overmixing.
05 - Gently fold white chocolate chips into dough using a spatula.
06 - Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate dough for 30 minutes to help cookies hold their shape.
07 - Preheat oven to 350°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
08 - Scoop tablespoon-sized balls of dough and place them 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheets.
09 - Bake for 10–12 minutes, or until edges are set but centers remain soft. Cookies may appear slightly underbaked; they will firm up as they cool.
10 - Cool cookies on baking sheets for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely before serving.

# Expert Advice:

01 -
  • The color alone makes people smile before they even taste one, and that kind of joy is contagious in the best way.
  • They stay soft for days, which means you can bake ahead without worrying about them turning into hockey pucks by the weekend.
  • White chocolate chips melt just slightly at the edges, creating these little pockets of sweetness that make every bite different.
02 -
  • Gel food coloring is non-negotiable if you want that vibrant pink, liquid coloring will give you pale cookies and soggy dough.
  • Chilling the dough is the only thing standing between you and cookies that spread into one giant pink blob on the pan.
  • They look underbaked when you pull them out, but trust the process and let them cool, they'll set perfectly.
03 -
  • Room temperature butter is the secret to fluffy cookies, cold butter won't cream properly and melted butter makes them spread too thin.
  • If your dough feels too sticky to scoop, chill it for an extra 15 minutes and it'll cooperate beautifully.
  • For uniform cookies, use a cookie scoop instead of a spoon, it makes a bigger difference than you'd think.
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