Valentine’s Day Heart Stacked Cookies Recipe
Valentine’s Day Heart Stacked Cookies Recipe
If you are planning on some fun LOVE related dessert items then this Valentine’s Day Heart Stacked Cookies recipe might be the perfect choice! So pretty and fancy but really (really!) easy.
In fact, you could even use pre-made sugar cookie dough if you don’t want to make the cookies from scratch and that might be a really fun and easy way to make these cookies for a party or even for a classroom activity.
But, if you do chose to make them from scratch, this recipe will not disappoint and is one of my favorite go to recipes and it works perfectly for these heart stacked cookies.
Ingredients for Making Heart Stacked Cookies
1 C. butter, softened to room temperature
1 C. granulated sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 egg
3 tsp. baking powder
3 C. flour
strawberry frosting (I used strawberry)
heart cookie cutter
round frosting tip
disposable piping bag
pink frosting (I used Pillsbury strawberry flavor)
12 oz Wilton chocolate candy melts
small sandwich bag
3 heart cookie cutters in varying sizes
How to Make Stacked Heart Cookies for Valentine’s Day
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Using a hand mixer or a stand mixer, combine the softened butter. Whip until creamy, 2-3 minutes.
Add in the vanilla extra and egg, continue to mix.
Sift in the 3 cups of flour and baking powder.
The mixture will be stiff so use your hands to finish mixing, if needed.
Divide the dough into 3-4 smaller batches.
Use a rolling pin to roll the dough out onto a lightly floured surface to about 1/4″ thick.
Use the heart cookie cutters to cut the same number of hearts in each size.
Place the cookies on an ungreased cookie sheet about 2″ a part.
Place the cookies in the oven.
Set a timer for 3-4 minutes and remove the cookie sheet from the oven and remove the smallest stars from the cookie sheet.
Place the cookie sheet back into the oven.
Set the timer for another 2 minutes and then remove the medium size stars.
Place the cookie sheet back into the oven for the large stars to finish baking another 2-3 minutes.
Let the cookies cool completely.
Gently frost the edges of the bottom of a medium heart shaped cookie.
Gently place the cookie on top of the large heart cookie.
Gently frost the bottom of the smallest heart and place on top of the stack.
Repeat with all the cookies.
Heat in 30 second increments, stirring occasionally until melted.
Let the melted chocolate cool a few minutes.
Scoop the chocolate into the small sandwich bag and snip the corner with a pair of scissors.
Gently squeeze the chocolate out of the bag and across the cookies.
Repeat with all cookies and let set.
Print this Recipe for Valentine’s Day Stacked Cookies
Valentine's Day Heart Stacked Cookies Recipe
These stacked heart cookies look so fancy but they are really quite easy and will definitely be a hit as your Valentine's Day dessert!
Ingredients
- 1 C. butter, softened to room temperature
- 1 C. granulated sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 egg
- 3 tsp. baking powder
- 3 C. flour
- strawberry frosting (I used strawberry)
- heart cookie cutter
- round frosting tip
- disposable piping bag
- pink frosting (I used Pillsbury strawberry flavor)
- 12 oz Wilton chocolate candy melts
- small sandwich bag
- 3 heart cookie cutters in varying sizes
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Using a hand mixer or a stand mixer, combine the softened butter. Whip until creamy, 2-3 minutes.
Add in the vanilla extra and egg, continue to mix.
Sift in the 3 cups of flour and baking powder.
The mixture will be stiff so use your hands to finish mixing, if needed.
Divide the dough into 3-4 smaller batches.
Use a rolling pin to roll the dough out onto a lightly floured surface to about 1/4" thick.
Use the heart cookie cutters to cut the same number of hearts in each size.
Place the cookies on an ungreased cookie sheet about 2" a part.
Place the cookies in the oven.
Set a timer for 3-4 minutes and remove the cookie sheet from the oven and remove the smallest stars from the cookie sheet.
Place the cookie sheet back into the oven.
Set the timer for another 2 minutes and then remove the medium size stars.
Place the cookie sheet back into the oven for the large stars to finish baking another 2-3 minutes.
Let the cookies cool completely.
Attach the frosting tip to the disposable piping bag and fill with strawberry frosting.
Gently frost the edges of the bottom of a medium heart shaped cookie.
Gently place the cookie on top of the large heart cookie.
Gently frost the bottom of the smallest heart and place on top of the stack.
Repeat with all the cookies.
Poor the chocolate candy melts into a microwave safe dish.
Heat in 30 second increments, stirring occasionally until melted.
Let the melted chocolate cool a few minutes.
Scoop the chocolate into the small sandwich bag and snip the corner with a pair of scissors.
Gently squeeze the chocolate out of the bag and across the cookies.
Repeat with all cookies and let set.
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