Description
These Valentine’s Day Cookie Cups are delightful treats perfect for celebrating the holiday with loved ones. Made with a sugar cookie base and filled with Hershey’s hugs chocolates, these adorable bite-sized cups are baked to a golden perfection and topped with festive sprinkles for a sweet and charming dessert.
Ingredients
Scale
Cookie Dough
- 17.5 ounce package sugar cookie mix
- ½ cup (1 stick) salted butter, melted
- 3 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- Pink or red food coloring, as desired
Filling and Topping
- 24–26 Hershey’s hugs, unwrapped
- Decorative sprinkles (optional)
Instructions
- Prepare Pan and Oven: Spray a mini cupcake pan generously with cooking spray to prevent sticking. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit to ensure it reaches the perfect baking temperature.
- Mix Cookie Dough: In a large mixing bowl, combine the sugar cookie mix, melted salted butter, all-purpose flour, egg, and desired amount of pink or red food coloring. Beat the mixture until just combined to form a smooth dough with a festive tint.
- Shape Dough: Take approximately 1 tablespoon of the cookie dough and flatten it using your hand or a rolling pin to roughly the size of your palm, creating a flat circle ready to envelop the chocolate.
- Enclose Chocolate: Place one unwrapped Hershey’s hug in the center of the flattened dough, then carefully wrap and pinch the dough around the chocolate to form a smooth ball, completely encasing the chocolate inside.
- Fill Muffin Pan: Place each dough ball upright into a cavity of the prepared mini cupcake pan. Repeat this process with the remaining dough and chocolates until the pan is filled.
- Bake: Bake the cookie cups in the preheated oven for 10 to 12 minutes or until the outside of the dough looks set, indicating they are baked through.
- Add Toppings: Remove the baked cookie cups from the oven and immediately sprinkle decorative sprinkles on top while still warm, allowing them to adhere.
- Cool and Serve: Allow the cookie cups to cool in the pan for about 15 minutes to set completely before serving. Enjoy these festive treats once cooled.
Notes
- Using room temperature egg helps the dough mix evenly and improves texture.
- Adjust the amount of food coloring to achieve your preferred shade of pink or red.
- Ensure the mini cupcake pan is well-greased to easily remove cookie cups after baking.
- Decorative sprinkles are optional but add a festive touch perfect for Valentine’s Day.
- Store leftover cookie cups in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: Valentine's Day, Cookie Cups, Sugar Cookies, Hershey’s Hugs, Holiday Treats, Mini Cookies
