Ingredients

  • 3/4 cups Unsalted Butter, Softened
  • 1-1/3 cup Sugar
  • 3 whole Eggs
  • 1 Tablespoon Buttermilk
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla
  • 1 teaspoon White Vinegar
  • 1/2 bottles (1 Oz. Bottle) Red Food Coloring
  • 3 cups Flour
  • 1/4 cups Cocoa Powder, Unsweetened
  • 2 teaspoons Baking Powder
  • 1/4 teaspoons Baking Soda
  • 3/4 teaspoons Salt
  • 1-1/2 cup Mini Chocolate Chips
  • 1 cup Powdered Sugar

Method

  • In a mixing bowl using an electric mixer, cream together butter and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in milk, vanilla, vinegar and food coloring, mixing well.
  • Combine flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a small bowl and whisk together.
  • Slowly add dry ingredients into wet ingredients, stirring just until combined. Mix in chocolate chips. Cover with plastic wrap, put bowl into the refrigerator and chill for 2 hours.
  • Preheat oven to 350 F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or a Silpat liner.
  • Pour the powdered sugar into a shallow bowl.
  • Remove bowl of dough from the fridge and unwrap it. With buttered hands roll dough into 1 1/2 inch balls and roll the balls in the powdered sugar. Place them onto the prepared baking sheets, about 2 inches apart.
  • Bake for 12-14 minutes or until cookies have cracked and edges are set. Remove pans from oven and set on a rack. Let cookies rest on the baking sheet for 2 minutes before removing them to cooling racks to finish cooling.
  • Makes 60 cookies. Recipe adapted from Cooking Classy.