Valentine’s Day is in the air, and it is all about hearts. Chocolate heart cookies, red velvet hearts, and red and pink hearts!! Cupid’s symbol all over.

Easy Valentine's Day Chocolate Heart Cookies

Here at A Classic Twist, it is also my ‘baking’ anniversary. I baked my first cake ever a year ago, in my friend Chrissa’s kitchen, seen here. It was a small step at the time that now looks like a giant leap!

Easy Valentine's Day Chocolate Heart Cookies

In honor of Valentine’s day and this baking anniversary, I decided to try a new baking bucket list item, cut out cookies. These chocolate heart cookies fulfill my tradition of baking a heart treat for Valentine’s Day while also challenging myself. 

Have you ever made cut-out cookies?? They seem very daunting but after you try them you realize they really are not. I decided to try a chocolate version this time around but I do have some Easy Christmas Decorated Cookies and also Spring decorated cookies

How to make Easy Valentine’s Day Chocolate Heart Cookies

To start, let’s gather our ingredients. This is always the most important step to any recipe. 
Easy Valentine's Day Chocolate Heart Cookies
 
Sift together your dry ingredients. 
 
Easy Valentine's Day Chocolate Heart Cookies
Let’s cream the butter and sugar together. As well as the eggs. 
 
Easy Valentine's Day Chocolate Heart Cookies
Next, we add in the dry ingredients. 
Easy Valentine's Day Chocolate Heart Cookies
Mix all well!
Easy Valentine's Day Chocolate Heart Cookies
 
And that is it! Divide the dough into three equal parts and chill for at least 2 hours. Please don’t skip this step. 
 
Easy Valentine's Day Chocolate Heart Cookies
 
Once ready to bake, roll out dough onto a lightly floured surface. 
 
Easy Valentine's Day Chocolate Heart Cookies
Easy Valentine's Day Chocolate Heart Cookies
 
Use any shaped cookie cutters to cut out the cookies. 
 
Easy Valentine's Day Chocolate Heart Cookies
 
And that’s it! Just bake the cookies for about 10 minutes. Check the recipe card below for detailed instructions. 
 
Easy Valentine's Day Chocolate Heart Cookies
 
Once they cool, you can decorate them with royal icing. I have the recipe for royal icing linked below. 
 
Easy Valentine's Day Chocolate Heart Cookies
 
These chocolate heart cookies would be fun to create with kids. 
 
Happy baking! 
 

Easy Valentine's Day Chocolate Heart Cookies
Yield: ~1 dozen cookies

Chocolate Heart Cookies

Chocolate heart cookies perfect for your Valentine!

Prep Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes

Ingredients

  • ½ cup cocoa powder
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • ⅔ cup granulated sugar
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 1 large egg, at room temperature
  • 2 tablespoons chocolate liqueur or extra strong coffee (this can be made with about 1 teaspoon of instant espresso dissolved into 2 tablespoons warm water)
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Instructions

  1. Sift together (or gently stir with a whisk) the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
  2. With an electric mixer cream together the butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar together until fully incorporated and fluffy.
  3. Beat in egg, coffee or liqueur, and vanilla extract.
  4. Add in flour/cocoa mixture about 1 cup at a time. Blend until fully incorporated. (If you are using a hand mixer you may need to add the last cup of flour by hand).
  5. Divide dough into two or three large balls, pat each into a dice and wrap in a plastic bag. Chill dough in the refrigerator for about 1-2 hours (if you’re in a hurry, you can chill the dough for about 20 minutes in the freezer).
  6. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  7. Once chilled, work with one ball of dough at a time, and roll onto a lightly floured surface. I find it works best to place a sheet of parchment paper on top of the dough, and then roll on top of the parchment. This prevents the dough from sticking to your rolling pin, and you also don’t need to add as much extra flour (as you would without the parchment).
  8. Cut out desired shapes with cookie cutters and place on a baking sheet.
  9. Place the baking sheet (with cookies on it) in the freezer about 5 minutes (this helps the dough keep it’s shape when baked).
  10. Bake cookies for 7-10 minutes (depending on size).
  11. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet a few minutes and then transfer to a wire cooling rack.
  12. Decorate as desired using royal icing or buttercream.

Notes

Cookies and Royal icing adapted from Glorious Treats

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Royal Icing Recipe

Royal Icing Recipe

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes

Ingredients

  • ¾ cup water
  • 5 tablespoons meringue powder
  • 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 2.25 pounds powdered icing sugar
  • 1 teaspoond vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract

Instructions

  1. Whisk together the water, meringue powder and cream of tartar in the mixer bowl for about 1 minute. Add all the sugar and using the paddle attachment, beat on lowest speed for 10 minutes.
  2. Thin the icing with water, a teaspoon at a time until your desired consistency. Color and enjoy!

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