The perfect dessert on February 14th is one of these Cookies for Valentine's Day Recipes. They make a nice surprise to add to your kid's lunchbox. Give a decorated gift box to your neighbors or your maybe your girlfriends at the office for Galentine's Day.
There are printable gift tags and even cute Valentine's Day cards for you to use to make the cookies even more special. However you plan on celebrating, make it sweet with any of these Valentine's Day Recipes and cookies this year!
Some people associate Valentine's Day with candy, roses, perfume or maybe a night out to a fancy restaurant. I love staying at home and cooking something special for my family.
Valentine's Day Cookie Recipes
When our kids were little I always made heart-shaped treats like brownies or chocolate chip bars. One year I even made a heart-shaped cake.
Included in this collection of Cookies for Valentine's Day Recipes are heart-shaped treats, kiss cookies, cutouts and even fancy mandeline cookies.
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Here's an easy cookie recipe for Heart Shaped Chocolate Chip Cookies that are perfect for Valentine's Day but you can also serve them for bridal showers, baby showers or even tea parties for cute little girls.
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Tips for Making Homemade Cookies
- Use room temperature ingredients; especially the butter.
- Don't use butter that is too warm or melted. The cookies will spread.
- Make sure you cream the butter and sugar until both are light and fluffy. This could take up to three minutes. Don't rush this step.
- Chill the dough before baking. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. Then after shaping the cookies or cutting them out, place on the baking trays and then place the baking trays in the refrigerator to chill for 15 minutes. This will help chill the butter so the cookies keep their shape while baking.
- Allow cookies to cool completely before either decorating or storing.
Storage Tips
- Wait for the Cookies for Valentine's Day Recipes to cool completely before layering the cookies between sheets of parchment paper and stored in an air-tight container.
- Most cookies can be store at room temperature for up to 5 days. However, if if is warm in the kitchen, you should store them in the refrigerator.
Freezing Tips
- Allow cookies to cool completely before layering them between sheets of parchment paper in a freezer-safe container.
- You can also flash freeze most cookies first by laying them on a baking sheet ion a single layer. Place the baking sheet in the freezer and allow the cookies to harden for about 30 minutes. Then place the cookies in a freezer-safe container layered between parchment paper.
- The cookies can be frozen for up to 3 months.
Recipe FAQ's
To keep homemade cookies fresh, allow the cookies to cool completely, store them in an airtight container in a cool, dry place. A pantry shelf works great.
Let cookies cool on the pan for a few minutes before removing them to a cooling rack. Allowing cookies to completely cool on a hot baking tray will cause the cookies to continue to bake.
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15 Cookies for Valentine's Day
If you love chocolate covered cherries, you have to try Chocolate Cherry Cookies. This is the perfect Valentine treat to bake up for your loved ones.
Simple sugar cookies with a marble glaze, these heart cookies would be a sweet Valentine’s treat.
I don't think anything screams Valentine's Day more than these red hot crinkle cookies.
Peanut Butter Pudding cookies can make a fun Valentine treat when filled with red and pink M&M candies and chocolate chips.
Whenever a holiday rolls around, my go to cookie is always sugar cookies. They are just so easy to make and fun to decorate.
Cherry Kiss cookies, also known as Cherry Blossom cookies are a sweet cherry almond cookie with a chocolate kiss in the center.
Chocolate cut out cookies are made with cocoa powder and dipped in melted chocolate.
Valentine’s Day Chocolate Covered Oreos are the cutest! Only 2 ingredients required and there are endless ways to decorate.
These Linzer Cookies, with their heart-shaped cutouts letting the red strawberry jam peek through like little stained glass windows, are the perfect treats for Valentine’s Day.
Easy Heart-Shaped Cutout Sugar Cookies | Valentine's Day Recipe
These Heart-Shaped Cutout Cookies are super simple, pretty and great for Valentine’s Day!
These are fudgy flourless brownie cookies full of extra chocolate and have just a few easy ingredients.
Heart sugar cookies without cute little sayings on top!
Elevate the classic French Madeleine cookie with an adorable and delicious twist with this White Chocolate Dipped Madeleines recipe.
Chocolate dipped strawberry cake mix cookies made with only 3 ingredients! These make the perfect Valentine’s Day treat!
Here's my favorite giant chocolate chip cookie recipe. Consider it my Valentine's Day gift to you.
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