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heart cookies dipped in dark chocolate decorated with pink sprinkles laying on a white plate
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5 from 20 votes

Easy Heart Cookies - No Chill!

Try these easy Valentine's Day heart cookies! Delicious buttery heart cookies dipped in dark chocolate and decorated with Valentine's Day sprinkles! No chilling required!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time9 minutes
Total Time24 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 14
Calories: 238kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

Dry Ingredients

  • 2 ¼ cup flour - (270g); all purpose or cake flour
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • ½ teaspoon salt

Wet Ingredients

  • 1 cup unsalted butter - (230g or 2 sticks); softened at room temperature
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract

Decorations:

Optional Flavorings:

  • 1 teaspoon lemon zest or orange zest

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Add the softened butter and sugar to a large mixing bowl. Using a hand mixer or stand mixer with a paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugar together on medium high speed for about 3 minutes or until light and fluffy.
    butter and sugar being creamed in a glass bowl with a hand mixer
  • Add the egg and vanilla extract to the bowl and beat on high until the mixture becomes soft and fluffy. Scrape the sides of the bowl halfway through.
    egg and vanilla added to creamed butter and sugar in a glass bowl with a hand mixer
  • Add the flour and salt to the mixture and slowly mix together until you have smooth batter. If the batter becomes too thick for a hand mixer, you can mix it with a spatula.
    spritz cookie dough batter with a grey spatula in a large glass bowl
  • Line a baking pan with parchment paper or silicone paper. Insert the heart disc in your cookie press and then add in the cookie dough. Stamp out designs according to its instructions.
    a spritz cookie press making heart spritz cookies on parchment paper
  • Bake the cookies at 350 degrees F for 7 to 9 minutes or until the edges start to turn a light golden brown. If you prefer softer cookies take them out closer to 7 minutes.
    heart cookies laying next to pink Valentine heart sprinkles and melted chocolate in a glass jar
  • Allow the cookies to completely cool. Meanwhile chop the chocolate into small pieces and microwave it for 30 seconds at a time until completely melted.
    Dip the heart cookies halfway into the melted chocolate and lay them on parchment paper. Next decorate with sprinkles before the chocolate hardens.
    chocolate dipped heart cookies decorated with pink Valentine sprinkles next to melted chocolate and bowl full of pink heart shaped sprinkles

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Notes

Makes about 70 cookies.
Make Ahead & Freeze:
The dough can keep in the fridge for up to 3 days. Baked cookies can be frozen for up to 2 months and thawed at room temperature before decorating.
Storage: 
Keep in an airtight container for up to 1 week. 
 

Nutrition

Calories: 238kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 48mg | Sodium: 90mg | Potassium: 31mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 424IU | Calcium: 9mg | Iron: 1mg