These Valentine's Day chocolate chip cookies have been my absolute favorite holiday cookie recipe for years, and I've made them every February without fail because they're just that good. After countless batches, I've perfected the technique to get those gorgeous M&M's pressed beautifully on top while keeping the cookies perfectly chewy in the center with slightly crispy edges.
What I love most about these festive cookies is how they're both stunning to look at and incredibly delicious – the combination of semi-sweet chocolate chips, colorful Valentine's M&M's, and festive sprinkles makes them irresistible to kids and adults alike. Whether you're baking them for school Valentine's parties, gifting them to loved ones, or simply indulging your own sweet tooth, these easy chocolate chip cookies will become your new Valentine's Day tradition.
Why you'll love these valentine cookies
- These chewy cookies will be a perfect addition to your Valentine gifts
- These cute cookies will make for a great dessert for Valentines Day and a great way to celebrate.
- Sweeten your Valentine's Day with these easy cookies adults and children will love.
- After having a Valentine themed breakfast with these pancakes and waffles, finish the day with these delicious cookies.
- This delicious cookie is a fun activity to make with children and is the perfect Valentine treat.
Ingredients needed for these easy Valentines cookies
- Flour
- Butter
- Vanilla extract
- Brown sugar
- White sugar
- Eggs
- Corn Starch
- Instant Vanilla Pudding Mix
- Baking soda
- Colorful sprinkles
- Valentine M&M's
- Chocolate chips
Instructions needed for these chocolate chip Valentines Day cookies
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Place room temperature butter into a stand mixer along with the brown and granulated sugar.
- Beat to combine then add egg and vanilla beating to combine the wet ingredients.
- Once combined, add your dry ingredients, the flour, baking soda, corn starch, vanilla pudding mix and salt. Mix on low until just combined.
- Lastly, mix in 1 ½ cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips
- Place the valentine m&m's and ½ cup of chocolate chips on a plate or medium bowl
- Using a cookie scoop or ice cream scoop, scoop our your cookie dough.
- Grab your cookie dough ball and press it into the plate filled with m&m's. Be sure to press all those m&m's into the top the cookie.
- Place the cookies in the freezer for 15 minutes then bake for 12-15 minutes.
- Once ready to bake, place the cookies on a parchment lined cookie sheet and space them atleast 2 and a half inches apart.
- Right before placing the cookies in the oven, sprinkle your sprinkles on the cookies.
- Bake them for 13-15 minutes, carefully transfer them to a cooling rack once they come out of the oven. Allow the cookies to cool and enjoy.
Variations and substitutions for this Valentine cookie recipe
Don't like Valentines Day m&m's? You can simply omit them or use your favorite Valentine's day candy
Don't have valentine's day themed sprinkles? Go for sprinkles that are red/pink colors.
Don't like semi sweet chocolate chips? Use white chocolate chips or milk chocolate instead.
Don't have corn starch, use baking powder instead.
Want smaller cookies? Use a smaller cookie scoop and adjust your baking time accordingly.
Use this same recipe to make cookies for other holidays like Easter themed chocolate chip cookies
Tip
- For the perfectly round cookie, the minute the cookies come out of oven, use the largest biscuit cutter you have or the opening of large round cup if the cookies are too big (anything round and wider than your cookies) Place the biscuit cutter over the cookies on the hot cookie sheet and move your hand in a circular motion for about 10 seconds.
Storage
unbaked cookie dough storage
I'm a big fan of making a big batch of cookie dough and freezing the bulk of the dough in order to have a warm freshly baked delicious treat whenever I want. This is my process for freezing cookie dough:
- Using your ice cream scoop, scoop out your cookie dough onto a parchment lined cookie sheet.
- Chill the scooped cookie dough balls in the freezer for 20 minutes.
- Remove the cookie dough from the freezer and place the cold cookie dough balls into a freezer safe zip-top bag.
- Place the freeze cookie dough for up to 2 months.
- Right before baking add the m and m's
- When it’s time to bake the cookies, bake them for 2-3 minutes longer since the dough is frozen.
baked cookie storage
To store your baked Valentine cookies, place them in an airtight container. This sweet treat will keep at room temperature for upto 3 days.
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Valentine's Day Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- ½ cup stick salted butter
- ½ cup packed light brown sugar
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons instant vanilla pudding mix
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon corn starch
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup valentine's m&m's
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Place room temperature butter into a stand mixer along with the brown and granulated sugar.
- Beat to combine then add egg and vanilla beating to combine the wet ingredients.
- Once combined, add your dry ingredients, the flour, baking soda, corn starch, vanilla pudding mix and salt. Mix on low until just combined.
- Lastly, mix in 1 ½ cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips
- Place the valentine m&m's and ½ cup of chocolate chips on a plate or medium bowl
- Using a cookie scoop or ice cream scoop, scoop our your cookie dough.
- Grab your cookie dough ball and press it into the plate filled with m&m's. Be sure to press all those m&m's into the top the cookie.
- Place the cookies in the freezer for 15 minutes then bake for 12-15 minutes.
- Once ready to bake, place the cookies on a parchment lined cookie sheet and space them atleast 2 and a half inches apart.
- Right before placing the cookies in the oven, sprinkle your sprinkles on the cookies.
- Bake them for 13-15 minutes, carefully transfer them to a cooling rack once they come out of the oven. Allow the cookies to cool and enjoy.
Notes
Variations and substitutions for this Valentine cookie recipe
Don't like Valentines Day m&m's? You can simply omit them or use your favorite Valentine's day candy Don't have valentine's day themed sprinkles? Go for sprinkles that are red/pink colors. Don't like semi sweet chocolate chips? Use white chocolate chips or milk chocolate instead. Don't have corn starch, use baking powder instead. Want smaller cookies? Use a smaller cookie scoop and adjust your baking time accordingly. Use this same recipe to make cookies for other holidays like Easter themed chocolate chip cookiesTip
- For the perfectly round cookie, the minute the cookies come out of oven, use the largest biscuit cutter you have or the opening of large round cup if the cookies are too big (anything round and wider than your cookies) Place the biscuit cutter over the cookies on the hot cookie sheet and move your hand in a circular motion for about 10 seconds.
Storage
unbaked cookie dough storage
I'm a big fan of making a big batch of cookie dough and freezing the bulk of the dough in order to have a warm freshly baked delicious treat whenever I want. This is my process for freezing cookie dough:- Using your ice cream scoop, scoop out your cookie dough onto a parchment lined cookie sheet.
- Chill the scooped cookie dough balls in the freezer for 20 minutes.
- Remove the cookie dough from the freezer and place the cold cookie dough balls into a freezer safe zip-top bag.
- Place the freeze cookie dough for up to 2 months.
- Right before baking add the m and m's
- When it’s time to bake the cookies, bake them for 2-3 minutes longer since the dough is frozen.
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