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.
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?
- 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.
- Allow to cool on baking sheet completely before transferring to airtight container.
- 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.
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Valentine Chocolate Sugar Cookies
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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Tamar says
Oo, now that is a heavenly combination!
Amy | Club Narwhal says
Chocolate + hearts!? You just can’t go wrong 🙂 These cookies are adorable–and look perfect for Valentine’s Day. Thanks so much for sharing at The Makers!
Thalia @ butter and brioche says
What beautiful cookies! I definitely wouldn’t mind receiving a couple of these on valentine’s day.
Kim @ thebakingchocolatess says
Love these! I made some of these last week for my blog and they are soooo good! visiting from Moonlight & Mason Jars Link Party!
Cindy @ DIY beautify says
Yum…I’ve never seen a recipe for chocolate sugar cookies…but really, it makes total sense! Pinned and can’t wait to try them.
Kelsey says
These look SO yummy! I am going to have to make some of these with the kids this week!
Justine | Cooking and Beer says
These cookies are just too beautiful! Almost too beautiful to eat!
Lauren C. says
These are just beautiful! Cannot wait to try them! Pinning! So glad I found you at Pieced Pastimes 🙂
Lauren Copeland
Life Well Sweetened Blog
http://www.lifewellsweetened.com
Jan Phillips says
I think that 3/4 ” is a bit thick for a cookie. Perhaps you meant to say 1/4″.
Gina Kleinworth says
Thanks Jan