Chocolate Valentine Kiss Cookies ~ a chocolate, sprinkle-adorned Valentine version of classic peanut butter blossom cookies. So pretty, and oh so delicious.
It's almost Valentine's Day! So, have you made some sweet treats for your sweetie yet? I've whipped up these totally adorable Chocolate Valentine Kiss Cookies. Aren't they cute?
But I have a confession to make ...
I didn't make these for my sweetie.
No. I shared the love of these tasty little cookies with someone else. But it's okay, and my sweetie is okay with it.
See, I have a new baking project.
A chocolate, sprinkle-adorned Valentine version of classic peanut butter blossom cookies ~ so pretty, and oh so delicious.
For me The Kitchen is My Playground has always been about more than cooking, baking, and writing about it. It's also an opportunity to do something I love ... cook & bake ... that I would do no matter what ... and turn it into an opportunity to give back to the community. Even if it's in just a small way.
And so I began this newest baking project back in October, and have continued with a new sweet treat each month since.
Who is the recipient of my confections, you ask?
Well, it's not just one person ... it's the group of children in residence at a place simply known as The Shelter, our local battered women's shelter. The Shelter strives to empower victims of domestic violence by providing emergency shelter, advocacy, and support on their journey to an abuse free life. And in so doing, at any given time they are typically providing shelter to about 20 children.
I am happy to share this tiny token of love with these children.
For this month's treat, I was specifically asked to make Valentine cookies. No problem there ... I was definitely game for that!
So I put on my thinking cap and came up with this sprinkle-covered adaptation of the classic peanut butter blossom cookie. But with chocolate. Because in my book, chocolate beats peanut butter any day.
I just love how fun they look in a group with all the different sprinkles.
I got myself ready with unwrapped Hershey Hugs and Kisses and an assortment of pretty Valentine sprinkles.
Nice big, multi-colored sprinkles work especially well.
Then I baked the cookies up and popped a Kiss (or a Hug ... but the Kisses work better) in the center of each one, just like you would for classic peanut butter blossom cookies.
So cute!
I just love how fun they look in a group with all the different sprinkles.
They tend to melt into little pools of zebra stripes instead of staying intact like the Kisses do. See?
Just wanted to make you aware of the melting. You know, full disclosure and all. I know I was a disappointed in how they worked out.
Whatever your Valentine's plans, I wish you and those in your heart the blessings of many sweet treats. Happy Valentine's Day!
And, ... share the love.
Check out these other fun & tasty Valentines sweet treats:
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Yield: about 25-30 cookies
Chocolate Valentine Kiss Cookies
A chocolate, sprinkle-adorned Valentine version of classic peanut butter blossom cookies. So pretty, and so delicious.
prep time: 1 H & 30 Mcook time: 12 Mtotal time: 1 H & 42 M
ingredients:
- 1 c. all-purpose flour
- 1/3 c. cocoa powder
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 8 T. (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
- 2/3 c. sugar
- 1 egg yolk
- 2 T. milk
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 3/4 to 1 c. assorted Valentine sprinkles
- 25 to 30 Hershey Kisses candies, unwrapped
instructions:
How to cook Chocolate Valentine Kiss Cookies
- Combine flour, cocoa, and salt; set aside.
- With an electric mixer on medium-high speed, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add egg yolk, milk, and vanilla; mix until incorporated. Reduce mixer speed to low and add the flour mixture until just combined.
- Wrap dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm, 1 hour.
- Roll chilled dough into 1-inch balls and roll each ball in sprinkles, completely covering the dough ball with sprinkles. Place balls about 2 inches apart on a baking sheet. With your thumb, gently press down into the center of each ball just slightly to make a very small indentation. Chill the baking sheet of dough balls in the refrigerator for 10 to 15 minutes.
- Bake at 350 degrees until set, about 12 minutes.
- After removing cookies from the oven, immediately place a Hershey Kiss in the center of each cookie. Let cookies cool on the baking sheet for about 3 minutes, remove to a cooling rack to cool.
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Love these cookies!
ReplyDeleteWhat a nice thing to do to help brighten those kids' day!.These are super duper cute! I think I'm going to have to make some of these this weekend with some of my valentines sprinkles.
ReplyDeletecute chociiis......My Valentine's day wishes to u & to "The Shelter". :)
ReplyDeleteHelen
http://myworldmyhome2012.blogspot.in
very colorful recipe! these kisses looks scrumptious!
ReplyDeleteI'm a new follower, I just discovered your blog and read some of your latest recipes, they're all yummy!
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Thank you for becoming a follower, Michela! So glad to have you here.
DeleteThink I'll have to make these for the next dance competition...kids would love them!
ReplyDeleteYou're an inspiration Tracey! These are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Dorothy! You're pretty inspiring yourself. :-)
DeleteLove these cookies! Great idea!
ReplyDeleteThose are adorable!!! The sprinkles look so cute on the cookies. Great idea. I might try these and use the dove heart chocolates instead of kisses! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteMmmmmm ... I love Dove. That would be yummy.
DeleteThese are absolutely darling and what a wonderful way to give back to your community, I'm sure it means a lot to those kids. I've taken treats I make from my blog to a soup kitchen...it's a great thing.
ReplyDeleteThese are perfect! I'm in long distance relationship and I'd love to send these to my boyfriend! :)
ReplyDeleteThese cookies are so cute, and perfect for Valentine's Day. That's so sweet of you to share your cookies with The Shelter.
ReplyDeleteI had the same experience with Hugs at Christmas and peppermint zebra striped cookies. Great idea to add the sprinkles:)
These are so cute! Is there an easy way to print the recipe?
ReplyDeleteThere's a little green 'print-friendly' button at the bottom of each post ... give that a 'click' and it'll help you out with that. Enjoy!
DeleteYour cookie idea is so cute, and the reason behind their creation is an inspiration. I think I'll try the cookies, and try to include in packages being sent to our troops overseas. Thanks for the ideas!
ReplyDeleteOh, wow! ... love that you prepare packages for our troops overseas. YOU are an inspiration!
DeletePerfect and lovely cookies....so cute...amazing clicks...
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What a good baker you are and sure the shelter is happy to see you arrive. Your little cookies are cute. Andi thewednesdaybaker
ReplyDeleteOh they are gorgeous! Thank you so much for sharing! We would like to invite you to share as many of your ideas as you would like at our link party. It starts tomorrow (Thursday) 1/31/13 and goes through Tuesday each week. We hope to see you there!
ReplyDeleteThank you!
Joye & Myrna
thebusybhive.blogspot.com
The sprinkles put this over the top! Pinned!
ReplyDeleteSprinkles just make ya happy, don't they? Thanks so much for the Pin, Diana!
DeleteThese are way cute & I'm sure incredibly yummy too!! Pinning..thanks for sharing! ;)
ReplyDelete-Brenda @ChattingOverChocolate.blogspot.com
I've been looking for the perfect Valentines Cookies recipe and I think I just found it :) Saw your link over at This Gal Cooks link party.
ReplyDeleteI'd love for you to stop by and link up a few of your favorite recipes this weekend @The Weekend re-Treat. The party starts Friday morning!
Shauna {The Best Blog Recipes}
I love this idea! I love all your sprinkle options! I just started a new link party and would love for you to come over and share your post or any social media sites. Talkin’ About Thursday - http://designeddecor.com/talkin-about-thursday-link-party-5/
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How good for you! I love that these aren't just fun and festive but for others, too.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Nicole!!
DeleteFound your recipe from Rattlebridge Farm. They are absolutely yummy!
ReplyDeletelovely!
ReplyDeleteThese cookies are super cute, and I love the fact that you made them for a local women's shelter. I'd love it if you would share these at my Saturday Spotlight linky party. :) http://angelshomestead.com/saturday-spotlight-2-features/
ReplyDeleteThese are adorable for Valentine's Day!
ReplyDeleteoh my... YUM. How fun for Valentines Day!! I hope you'll come share at my New Super Saturday Show & Tell Party today :) You're awesome and I love your mad cooking skills! xoxo~ Ruthie http://www.whatscookingwithruthie.com
ReplyDeleteYou're awesome too, Ruthie! Love your blog.
DeleteThanks so much for linking to Make the Scene Monday @ Alderberry Hill. You are being featured later this evening!
ReplyDeleteI hope you are having a wonderful weekend, and join me tomorrow night for Make the Scene Monday #60!
Thank you popping over and letting me know about the feature, Sarah! I'll be right over to party!! :-)
DeleteThese are beautiful! Had to pin them. Found you on the PPP party!
ReplyDeleteThese are awesome! And who doesn't love sprinkles?! I love this alternative to the peanut butter blossoms.
ReplyDeleteI'd love for you to share this at my weekend link party. Hope to see you there!
Chocolate cookies, kisses, and sprinkles. Can't go wrong.
ReplyDeleteI'm having a Valentine link party going on now and would love you to link up.
The link is:
http://homastyle.com/wp/2013/01/30/valentine-link-party/
Those cookies are super adorable!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great Valentine Cookie. Have a great week and thank you so much for sharing your awesome recipe with Full Plate Thursday.
ReplyDeleteCome Back Soon!
Miz Helen
Just featured these yummies at cowgirl up, so come by the ranch, and grab a featured button!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for the feature, Anita! I so appreciate you stopping back by to let me know. I'm on my way over to the ranch!
DeleteThese are the most amazing looking cookies! Every time I see the pictures I just stop and stare! And the reason behind the cookies is so sweet...you are definitely an inspiration to me!!! Thank you!!
ReplyDeleteI found you on Trick or treat Tuesday's! These are the cutest Valentine Cookies so far! You did a great job! I have pinned these little darlings!
ReplyDeleteI am in charge of the Valentine's Day treat for my 2nd grader, and these look perfect! They are gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteOkay, Tracey, I have printed out this recipe. These are so cute. My husband loves Hershey Hugs and so do all my grandchildren. I like the dark chocolate Kisses best, so I guess I'll make some of both! Thanks for this recipe. Your blog is great!
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ReplyDeleteWelcome, Lynn! So glad to have you following along.
DeleteI love these! I found these on pinterest and I am definitely making them for my son's 1st grade Valentine's day party. I make the peanut butter blossoms every year for Christmas, and have had so many 'melted puddles' I've learned to POP THE KISSES IN THE FREEZER FOR 10 MIN PRIOR TO PUTTING THEM ON HOT COOKIES. Trust me- works every time :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing
Oh, thank you so much for the freezer tip, Debbye. I will definitely try that next time. Hope your little 1st graders enjoy the cookies!
DeleteThank you so much for visiting Homa Style and linking your Valentine cookies. Almost too pretty to eat...almost!
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful Valentines Day!
Remember to visit again on the last Wednesday of February for the Inspire Me link party.
I just tried these last night and they were a huge hit. I love it when a recipe turns out just like the picture, and these definitely did. And they were delicious to boot! Thanks very much.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you enjoyed them!
Deletejust made these...doubled the recipe...put kisses in fridge while the cookies baked....turned out perfect!!! Had to try one (of course) and delish!!!
ReplyDeleteYay! So glad you liked them!!
DeleteGotta tell you, I mixed up a batch of this cookie dough last night and took it out our the fridge this morning. My 4 yr. old grand daughter, whom I keep every week day while Mama works, and I had a ball making these cookies. We used only hugs and used multi-color sprinkles. They are delicious and when Mama came by to pick her up, she and my other daughter, who had also stopped by took home to share with the rest of family. They truly are good. Thanks again!
ReplyDeleteSo fun, Lynn! I love that you and your grand daughter had such a great time making these together. Thank you so much for stopping back by and sharing this!
DeleteI made these--and a vanilla version using Biscoff--for my daughter's Valentine's Day party and they were a huge hit. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing!! These cookies are so cute! I will be making these for sure!
ReplyDeleteI mixed this up today but haven't baked it yet. Quick question--there isn't anything in the dough to make it rise--such as baking soda. Do they raise anyway? Do you not need that in the cookie dough?
ReplyDeleteHi, Kristi! Yes, they'll rise the amount they need to just fine. Enjoy!!
DeleteThanks. I was just wondering about that. I think they are just the cutest cookies for Valentine's Day! Can't wait to bake them and share them!
DeleteSo pretty! I love these. I am making them tomorrow to share with my daughter's basketball team. Great sweet treat for a pizza party.
ReplyDeleteOMG!!!
ReplyDeleteCookies with Kisses.
Sounds Interesting.
Thanks for Sharing.
I noticed their is no baking powder in this recipe.
ReplyDeleteThat's correct, Rosaria.
DeleteI made these for a work pitch in today and they went over SO well. Plus, they tasted delicious. I made half of the batch with different sprinkles, and the other half plain. they were so easy to make, too. Two thumbs up from me!
ReplyDeleteThis recipe is great! Just made them for Valentine's Day. Unfortunately the kisses melted into a puddle, but hey, it all tastes the same!
ReplyDeleteI tried making this twice, each time it was not doughy, it was more like pudding, not sure why.
ReplyDeleteHi Tracey! I reached this recipe via Pinterest - while looking for cookies I can make for my first grader's class for Valentines day. I have already bought sprinkles today. However, just one question - the sugar is regular white sugar? not brown sugar? How should these come out to be? Soft or crisp? Thanks so much! Mansi
ReplyDeleteDid you forget to include baking soda as one of the ingredients? Mine turned out a flat, crunchy mess :(
ReplyDeleteHate to hear these didn't work for you. But nope, I did not forget to include baking soda as an ingredient ... the egg acts as the only leavener in these cookies. I've never had them turn out flat or crunchy ... the only things I can think are perhaps the brand of butter used {since some behave very differently} or the chilling of the dough??
DeleteThanks for a great recipe! I made them with Reese's peanut butter hearts and everyone raved about them!
ReplyDeleteMy dough was sticky and did not roll very well, any hints ???
ReplyDeleteWas the dough chilled for the full hour after mixing? Chilling is critical for this dough to behave correctly.
DeleteHow do you keep the sprinkles from melting? After baking were in a pool of melted sprinkles.
ReplyDeleteHmmmm ... I don't know! I've never had the sprinkles melt on me. Try a different type of sprinkles?
DeleteThese are so pretty! They would make the perfect Valentine gift. And, I bet they taste fantastic!
ReplyDeleteI make these every Valentine's Day and love them! Do you think they would turn out just as well with margarine so they're a little more lactose-intolerant friendly? Thanks!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful labour of love, Tracey. It's so lovely that you can share your love of baking and these yummy treats with children who need a bit of extra love. Your Valentine Kiss Cookies look so pretty and so delicious too. I've featured them at the Hearth and Soul Link Party this week. Thank you so much for sharing them with us!
ReplyDeleteThese were easy to make and delicious! Looking forward to making more of these with different seasonal sprinkles. Thanks for sharing this recipe.
ReplyDeleteWow.. wonderful valentines Cookies
ReplyDeleteThese are super-pretty. I've not seen Hershey's Kisses in the UK for months though... I'm wondering whether they don't make it here any more xx
ReplyDeleteNot only are these adorable, but they went to children who deserve all the love and sunshine cookies like these would have given them. Thank you for sharing your recipe with the fiesta
ReplyDeleteThese are just the perfect little morsels of love! Featuring when my party opens up tonight!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the feature. We hoe you enjoy these cookies as much as we do.
DeleteYou make beautiful cookies! Thanks for sharing at the What's for Dinner party. Hope you have a wonderful week!
ReplyDeleteWonderful and delicious version of the classic cookie we all love! So glad you shared it. Pinned of course and I am going shopping for Hershey kisses and sprinkles! #HomeMattersParty
ReplyDeleteThank you Donna, One of our readers made these with the "hugs" version of the kiss. My husband joked that would make the cookie a hug and a kiss.
DeleteThese couldn't be more perfect for Valentine's Day Tracey!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your recipe at Create, Bake, Grow & Gather this week. I'm delighted to be featuring your Chocolate Valentine Kiss Cookies at the party tonight and also pinning.
Hugs,
Kerryanne
Thank you Kerryanne, I was there were a lot of competition, everything looked delicious.
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