Whether you’re looking for a rich and decadent chocolate treat, a buttery shortbread cookie, or something with a hint of fruity sweetness, we’ve got you covered with our list of “14 Valentine’s Day Cookies You’ll Love at First Bite.” From classic favorites to unique and easy-to-make recipes, there’s something for everyone to enjoy. So grab your apron and get ready to whip up some love-filled treats that will have your Valentine falling head over heels at first bite.
When it comes to Valentine’s Day gifts, you can never go wrong with something homemade, especially if you give the gift of homemade baked-from-scratch cookies. If your Valentine swoons over peanut butter, bake them a batch of our Nutty M&M Peanut Butter Cup Valentine Cookies or our Flourless Chunky Peanut Butter Blossoms. If the love of your life can’t get enough of chocolate, try baking them a batch of our Heart-Melting Chocolate Espresso Cookies or our Chocolate Chip Vanilla Cookies. Below you’ll find 14 of our favorite Valentine’s Day-worthy recipes, including two cake mix cookie recipes for y’all who might not be so confident in the kitchen or just don’t have a lot of time to spend baking. No matter which cookie recipe you choose, your Valentine will love you for the effort.
Heart-Melting Chocolate Espresso Cookies
If you’re looking for a chocolate cookie that will truly melt your heart this Valentine’s Day, then you’re really going to fall in love with these Heart-Melting Chocolate Espresso Cookies. They’re chocolaty, crunchy, and sweet, with a lovely espresso flavor. And for the finishing touch, each cookie is topped with a heart-shaped chocolate that literally melts into it. How can your heart not totally melt over these cookies?
Chocolate-Covered Cherry Bon Bon Cookies
These heavenly chocolate-covered bon bon cookies are filled with a sweet surprise. Tucked inside each one is a maraschino cherry, just waiting for you to discover it. And, after each cookie is dipped in melted dark chocolate and topped generously with sprinkles, I think you’ll agree that these amazing cookies are pretty hard to resist.
Ginger’s Cherry Chocolate Chip Sprinkle Cookies
Chocolate chip cookies are everyone’s favorite, and this cookie recipe is one that my mom, Ginger, would have loved at first bite. These delicious cookies are loaded with miniature semi-sweet chocolate chips, chocolate sprinkles, and dried sweetened cherries, making them the perfect combination of crunchy and chewy. If you’re someone who loves chocolaty cookies with lots of texture, these are the cookies for you.
Chocolate Chip Strawberry Cake Mix Cookies
Baking up a batch of deliciously sweet cookies for your sweetheart doesn’t always mean that you need to spend a lot of time in the kitchen or dirty a ton of dishes. With these chocolate chip strawberry cookies, you’ll just need a mixing bowl, a strawberry cake mix, and five common household baking ingredients. This Valentine’s Day, show that special person in your life just how much you love them with a batch of these easy-to-make cake mix cookies.
Strawberry Dark Chocolate Shortbread Biscuits
English shortbread biscuits are wonderful on their own, with their buttery flavor and crumbly texture, however, when you add freeze-dried strawberries and dark chocolate into the dough, they become even more amazing. Whether you choose to bake these cookies for Valentine’s Day or on any other day of the year, their lovely strawberry and chocolate flavor is sure to win over hearts.
Cherry Liqueur Icing Filled Thumbprint Cookies
After baking, these buttery thumbprint cookies are filled with a smooth powdered sugar cherry liqueur icing and sprinkled with finely chopped maraschino cherries. The result is a delicious, bite-sized treat that is as attractive as it is delicious. These cookies are just the cookie recipe you need to add some gorgeous holiday color to your cookie tray this season.
Nutty M&M Peanut Butter Cup Valentine Cookies
Unfortunately, Valentine’s Day only comes around once a year. That means, that this may be your only chance, to enjoy these nutty peanut butter cup cookies chock-full of festive holiday M&M’s. So, if you love festive holiday-themed cookies, make sure to share a few of these sweet, over-loaded with goodness, irresistible M&M cookies with your special Valentine.
Celebrate Valentine’s Day with these Valentine’s Tea Cookies, which are filled with a healthy dose of Milk Chocolate M&M’s and generously sprinkled with red and white sanding sugar.
Vanilla Bean Cherry Chocolate Kiss Cookies
Looking for a sweet festive cookie to share with your loved one this Valentine’s Day? These maraschino cherry cookies contain not just vanilla extract but also the seeds from two vanilla bean pods, making them a vanilla lover’s dream come true. Add a chocolate kiss on top of each cookie for the ultimate treat to show your sweetheart just how much you love them.
Chocolate Chip Vanilla Cookies
These simple and unassuming chocolate chip cookies are so much more than they first appear. They’re soft and chewy, but also have an intense vanilla flavor that helps to bring out the taste of the semi-chocolate chips in them as well. In addition, they somehow manage to get even better after sitting for a few days after they are baked, which makes them the perfect Christmas cookie to add to a holiday cookie tray.
Amish Buttermilk Vanilla Sundae Cookies
These buttermilk Amish cookies are soft, dreamy, flecked with vanilla bean seeds, and covered in a sweet, creamy, decadent cherry juice and vanilla-infused icing. To create charmingly adorable and irresistible cakey sundae cookies no one can resist, simply sprinkle on a few sprinkles and top with half a maraschino cherry.
White Chocolate Red Velvet Cake Mix Cookies
Cake mix cookies are a delicious way to enjoy a sweet treat without having to spend a lot of time in the kitchen. These red velvet cake mix cookies are soft, cakey, and absolutely delicious. Plus, the addition of chopped white chocolate to the cookie dough gives these vibrant red velvet cookies a festive red-and-white color combination that’s perfect for the holidays.
Dark Rum Cherry Almond Thumbprint Cookies
What’s better than a Christmas thumbprint cookie? A boozy Christmas thumbprint cookie made using dark rum and cherry preserves. Add on a drizzle of powdered sugar rum glaze and a few sliced almonds, and these boozy Christmas cookies will certainly grab your attention with their festive presentation if not their amazing and absolutely delicious taste.
Flourless Chunky Peanut Butter Blossoms
After chocolate chip cookies, peanut butter cookies topped with Hersey’s kisses, are probably one of the most-baked cookies of all time. So, I think it’s pretty safe to say that these six-ingredient peanut butter blossom cookies, which are flourless and therefore gluten-free, will definitely win you over with their sweet flavor and crunchy texture.
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