Valentine Chocolate Sugar Cookies

Valentine Chocolate Sugar Cookies are a soft and chewy chocolate sugar cookie decorated with Valentine M&Ms that are perfect to give your sweetie.

Do you love sugar cookies? What about chocolate sugar cookies? Yeah- I thought that might get your attention.

I originally shared this Valentine Chocolate Sugar Cookies recipe a while back on Or So She Says. But these are too good to not share here with you too.

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Chocolate sugar cookies are my favorite variety so whenever I have the choice between standard vanilla or the chocolate – I will always go for the chocolate.

Chocolate Sugar Cookies

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There’s just something about a chocolate sugar cookie. Chocolate is the perfect flavor for Valentine’s Day and these adorable little heart cookies will make your valentine so happy.

To make this recipe you will need…

• granulated sugar
• butter
• egg
• vanilla extract
• all-purpose flour
• dutch process cocoa powder
• milk chocolate Valentine M&M’s

I used my scalloped heart shaped cutters – my favorite ones out of all my hundreds of shapes. These really are so good. Soft & chewy & those M&M’s add just that little something extra to make them fabulous.

Here are some commonly asked questions

Can I decorate these cookies with frosting?

Absolutely. They would be great with frosting. I just loved the simplicity of the Valentine M&M’s.

Where can I find the cookie cutters?

I received mine as a gift. But you can find similar ones here on Amazon.

HOW DO YOU MAKE Valentine Chocolate Sugar Cookies?

1. Combine butter & sugar. Beat on medium speed until light & fluffy.
2. Turn the mixer to low & add egg & vanilla. Beat until just combined.
3. Slowly beat in flour & cocoa.
4. Transfer dough to large piece of parchment paper.
5. Place another piece on top & roll out to about 1/4 inch thick piece of cookie dough between the 2 sheets of parchment.
6. Place on cutting board & refrigerate at least 30 minutes.
7. Once dough is finished chilling- preheat oven to 350 degrees.
8. Remove top layer of parchment & use your cutters to cut your hearts.
9. Use a thin spatula to transfer cut out cookies to ungreased cookie sheet.
10. Place your M&M’s on your cookies & bake.
11. Allow to cool on baking sheet completely before transferring to airtight container.
12. Repeat rolling, cutting & baking until you have used all the dough.

Valentine Chocolate Sugar Cookies

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I absolutely love these cookies. Their fun Valentine colors…..the fact that they are chocolate. Love them.

I originally thought that these cookies would be frosted. But then I realized that I had just purchased SO MANY bags of M&M’s with the intention of using them in baking. Before long all these red & pink candies won’t be able to be used in my baking & there they will sit.

Then someone will just have to eat them – plain, possibly a whole bag….in one sitting. Yeah- you see why I have to use them in a recipe.

Looking for more great Valentine’s Day Ideas?

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Valentine Shortbread Bars

Valentine Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Ingredients

  

• 1-1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 2 sticks butter - room temperature
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup dutch process cocoa powder
• 1/2 bag milk chocolate Valentine M&M's

Instructions

• In mixer- combine butter & sugar. Beat on medium speed until light & fluffy.
• Turn the mixer to low & add egg & vanilla. Beat until just combined.
• Slowly beat in flour & cocoa.
• Transfer dough to large piece of parchment paper.
• Place another piece on top & roll out to about 1/4 inch thick piece of cookie dough between the 2 sheets of parchment.
• Place on cutting board & refrigerate at least 30 minutes.
• Once dough is finished chilling- preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Remove top layer of parchment & use your cutters to cut your hearts.
• Use a thin spatula to transfer cut out cookies to ungreased cookie sheet.
• Place your M&M's on your cookies & bake 10-13 minutes.
• Allow to cool on baking sheet completely before transferring to airtight container.
• Repeat rolling, cutting & baking until you have used all the dough.
• Enjoy!

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