By Lisa Maliga, copyright 2020-2023
Soft and chewy chocolate chip cookies retain the lovely pink shade of the ruby chocolate callets. Two ways to retain the color are to lower the oven temperature and to only use baking powder as a rising agent. The undersides of the cookies are brownish in color.
Equipment:
Stand or hand mixer
Baking sheets
Cooling rack
Parchment paper or Silpats
Cookie scoop [ice cream scoop]
Sifter
Mixing bowls
Measuring cups/spoons
Spatula
Cookie jar or airtight storage container
Ingredients:
1/2 cup [115 grams] unsalted butter, room temperature
1/2 cup [100 grams] firmly-packed brown sugar
1/2 cup [100 grams] granulated white sugar
1 large egg, room temperature
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1 1/4 cups [185 grams] all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon Himalayan pink salt
1 1/2 cups [262 grams] ruby chocolate chips/chunks + 1 Tablespoon [15 grams] for adding later
Oven Temperature: 325 Fahrenheit [160 Celsius]
Baking Time: 16 -18 minutes
Directions:
In a medium bowl, sift the flour, baking powder, and salt. Combine the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar and cream together well. Beat in the egg and vanilla extract. Add the sifted flour, baking powder, and salt to the butter mixture. Lastly, add the ruby chocolate chips and mix until incorporated. Using a small ice cream scoop or a tablespoon, scoop dollops of dough [about 1-2 Tablespoons]. Place onto a parchment-lined baking tray with about three- inches between the cookies. This step is optional, but you can put the cookies in the refrigerator for 15 minutes to one hour before baking. Bake for 16-18 minutes until browned around the edges. Cool the cookies on the baking tray. Let cool slightly and transfer to cooling rack.
TIPS: Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for about a week.
Cookies can be refrigerated or frozen if wrapped in freezer-safe plastic wrap and put in an airtight container.
Label and date your container[s] of cookies. Underbaked cookies can be reheated in an oven or toaster oven.
Video
Learn how to make many different desserts, no matter what your level of baking experience.
I became aware of ruby chocolate when I was watching The Great British Baking Show. A contestant was baking biscuits [cookies] using ruby chocolate. Paul Hollywood, one of the judges, proclaimed that the new chocolate “has a nice kick to it.”
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