Easy Valentine Cookie Cups

If you want an easy treat for Valentine’s Day, make these cookie cups. They’re easy to bake and combine two treats in one: a chocolate chip cookie and a chocolate heart.

I’m a huge fan of cookie cups! I like to fill them with peanut butter cups, Rolos, and, around Valentine’s Day, heart-shaped chocolates. They’re super easy to make—especially if you use store-bought chocolate chip cookie dough. If you prefer homemade dough, just use about a tablespoon of cookie dough per cup. No matter how you make them, I’m sure you’ll love them!

The 3 Essentials for a Perfect Batch of Heart Cookie Cups

• Cookie Dough. I make these with store bought chocolate chip cookie dough. Peanut butter or sugar cookie dough works great too!
• Chocolate Hearts. Around Valentine’s Day, Dove makes solid chocolate hearts that are the perfect size for these cookies. 
• Mini Muffin Pan. The cup shape comes from a mini-muffin pan.

How to Make Valentine’s Cookie Cups. It’s as easy as 1-2-3!

1. Place the cookie dough into a greased mini-muffin pan. 
2. Bake until the cookies are set. The edges should look golden brown.

3. Press the chocolate heart into the baked cookies as soon as the pan comes out of the oven. Let the cookie cups cool in the pan for about 5 minutes before removing them. 

Tips

• Remember to grease your muffin pan. Even if it’s nonstick. 
• Don’t wait to press the chocolate into the cookies. Press the candy in when the cookie is hot. 
• Use whatever cookie dough you love.

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Easy Valentine’s Cookie Cups

These cute cookie cups are perfect for Valentine’s Day thanks to heart-shaped chocolates.

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Total Time 20 minutes

Servings 24 cookies

Ingredients

• 1 (24-count) package chocolate chip cookie dough⁣
• 24 unwrapped chocolate heart candies⁣

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a mini muffin pan generously with nonstick cooking spray.⁣
2. Place one cookie dough piece into each mini muffin cavity.⁣
3. Bake until cookies are golden brown, about 14 minutes⁣
4. As soon as you remove the pan from the oven, press the unwrapped chocolate into the cookie.⁣
5. Let the cookies cool in the pan for about 10 minutes. If you try to remove the cookies too soon, they can break. Remove cookies from the pan and enjoy. Store wrapped at room temperature for up to five days.⁣

Recipe Notes

If you’re using homemade cookie dough, you’ll need a tablespoon of dough per cup.