Valentine's Day Cookies (2024)

You’re sure to win over your sweetheart with this amazing Valentine’s Cookies recipe that includes my favorite soft and chewy peanut butter cookies, with a Reese’s peanut butter heart pressed into the center.

I love easy Valentine’s recipes! Try my Sugar Cookie Bars, Valentine’s Cupcakes, or Chocolate Covered Strawberries!

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I’m a bit of a cookie snob, and these Valentine’s Day cookies fit the bill for my ideal cookie; slight crisp to the outside, but is really soft and chewy. Top with a Reese’s peanut butter heart candy and I can’t think of any better cookies to make on Valentine’s day. They are fantastic!

How to Make Heart Cookies:

1. Cream butter and sugar. Start with mixing together the butter, shortening, brown sugar and white sugar.

2. Add the eggs (room temp) and vanilla.

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3. Add dry ingredients and mix until combined.

4. Scoop into dough balls. The dough will be pretty soft. Use a cookie scoop or spoon to scoop the dough. This recipe will make about 2 dozen cookies.

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5. Roll in sugar. Roll each dough ball lightly in granulated sugar and place them on a parchment lined baking sheet.

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6. Bake for 7-10 minutes. Keep in mind these homemade Valentine’s cookies will set up as they cool, so don’t over bake them.

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7. Cool and add chocolate heart. Remove them from the oven and allow them to cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes before pressing an unwrapped Reese’s heart in the center. Remove them to a wire cooling wrack to cool completely.

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Make Ahead and Freezing Instructions:

To Make Ahead: The cookie dough may be refrigerated for up to 2 days before baking.

To Freeze: Once cooled, place in a freezer safe bag or container and freeze for up to 3 months.

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  • Classic Soft Sugar Cookies
  • Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies
  • Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookies

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Recipe

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Peanut Butter Heart Cookies

Win over your sweetheart with this amazing Valentine's Day Cookies recipe that includes my favorite soft and chewy peanut butter cookies, with a Reese's peanut butter heart pressed into the center.

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Author Lauren Allen

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 24

Calories 225

Cost 7

Prep 15 minutes mins

Cook 10 minutes mins

Total 25 minutes mins

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Ingredients

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

  • In a mixing bowl cream together butter, shortening, peanut butter, ½ cup granulated sugar, and brown sugar until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.

  • Add and eggs, mixing after each addition. Mix in the vanilla.

  • In a separate bowl whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt.

  • Stir dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and mix gently to combine. Don’t over-mix. The dough will be very soft.

  • Pour remaining ½ cup of granulated sugar into a small bowl. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.

  • Scoop dough into balls and then roll in sugar.

  • Bake for 7-10 minutes, just until set. They will be pale, and look just barely set. Don’t over-bake them or they will be hard once cooled.

  • Remove from oven and allow to cool on baking sheet for 2-3 minutes, and then transfer to cooling rack.

  • Press an unwrapped Reese’s heart to the center of each warm cookie. Allow cookies to cool completely.

  • Store leftover cookies in a container at room temperature, or they freeze very well.

Notes

To Make Ahead: The cookie dough may be refrigerated for up to 2 days before baking.

To Freeze: Once cooled, place in a freezer safe bag or container and freeze for up to 3 months.

Nutrition

Calories: 225kcalCarbohydrates: 28gProtein: 4gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 21mgSodium: 151mgPotassium: 100mgFiber: 1gSugar: 20gVitamin A: 90IUVitamin C: 0.04mgCalcium: 22mgIron: 1mg

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Valentine's Day Cookies (2024)

FAQs

What to write on Valentine's cookies? ›

Sweetness Level: A generous dollop!
  1. I will always love you.
  2. Together Forever.
  3. Happy ever after is easy with you.
  4. Love, Hugs and good fortunes.
  5. I believe in you.
Feb 4, 2021

How to get the Valentine's Day cookies in cookie Clicker? ›

Valentine's Day is activated by purchasing the upgrade "Lovesick biscuit", which will launch it for 24 hours. It is available after purchasing the heavenly upgrade "Season Switcher" which lets you trigger seasonal events at will, for a price. Triggering seasons is repeatable, but will get more expensive every time.

What do I use to write on cookies? ›

I use medium consistency royal icing to write on cookies. The icing holds a soft peak. It should be thin enough that it comes out of a small piping tip easily, but not so thin that it loses its shape.

What should cookies feel like when ready? ›

Firmness Equals Fully Baked

Misconception – Cookies that are firm to the touch must be fully baked. Reality – Some cookies, like chewy or soft-baked varieties, may still be slightly soft in the centre when fully baked. And some people prefer soft and chewy cookies!

What if cookies are not baked enough? ›

If your cookies have cooled all the way down and they're still more on the raw side, they'll have to go back in the oven. As per Food52's instructions, preheat your oven to about 300 or 325 degrees Fahrenheit, then add the cookies in for 10 to 15 minutes at most, depending on how underbaked they were to begin with.

What do cookies look like when done? ›

Golden brown edges - A fully cooked chocolate chip cookie will have light, golden-brown edges. If the edges are dark brown or black, you've overcooked them. On the other hand, if they're pale without a honey-brown tinge, they're not ready yet.

What season is Valentine's Day? ›

Another proverb says "Valentin – prvi spomladin" ("Valentine – the first spring saint"), as in some places (especially White Carniola), Saint Valentine marks the beginning of spring. Valentine's Day has only recently been celebrated as the day of love.

Is there a cheat for Cookie Clicker? ›

Enter the "generate cookies" code.

Type Game.Earn(number) into the console, making sure to replace number with the number of cookies that you want to generate. For example, if you want to generate virtually infinite cookies, you might type Game.Earn(999999999999999999999999999999) here.

How to get Elder Frenzy? ›

Popping a reindeer anytime is not enough, you need to pop it during an elder frenzy. For this you need your dragon fully trained and activate "Dragonflight", elder frenzy has a random chance to start when you pop a regular golden cookie.

What if my royal icing is too thick? ›

For crisp, well-defined outlines, start with 1/2 teaspoon water. If the icing is too thick to easily pipe through a small (1/8-in/3-mm or less) hole in a parchment cone, gradually add more water.

What is 15 second royal icing? ›

For example, a 15-second consistency. What does that mean? It's simply a timing method used to convey a consistency of royal icing. Using the 15-second example, if you use a knife to cut through royal icing in a bowl, it will be perfectly smooth again in 15 seconds.

How do you make icing on cookies without a piping bag? ›

Use Squeeze Bottles to Decorate Cookies with Icing

I am here to tell you that it's entirely possible and perfectly legit to decorate cookies with a simple icing of powdered sugar and milk using squeeze bottles in place of piping bags.

What are popular Valentine words? ›

Fall In Love With 14 Captivating Valentine's Day Words
  • cupid. A cupid is kind of like the official mascot of Valentine's Day. ...
  • star-crossed. People sometimes mistake the term star-crossed to mean that people are destined to be together. ...
  • admirer. ...
  • smitten. ...
  • unrequited. ...
  • woo. ...
  • lovebirds. ...
  • betrothed.
Feb 14, 2024

How do you write a cute Valentines letter? ›

Personalizing your love letter
  1. Create a playlist of all the songs that remind you of them.
  2. Write a short romantic poem that's just for them—such as an ode or sonnet.
  3. Draw or include artwork that symbolizes your relationship.
  4. Include a mini activity list that you plan to do with them.
Feb 8, 2024

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