Description
Sweet, romantic heart-shaped chocolate chip cookies melt hearts with their charming form and irresistible flavor. Crafted with love, these delightful treats promise to spark joy and create memorable moments for you and your loved ones.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 2 1/4 cups (540 ml) all-purpose flour
- 2 cups (340 g) semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 2 large eggs
Sweeteners:
- 3/4 cup (150 g) granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup (165 g) packed brown sugar
Baking and Seasoning:
- 1 cup (227 g) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Additional:
- 1 heart-shaped cookie cutter
Instructions
- Combine dry ingredients by whisking flour, baking soda, and salt in a medium mixing bowl, setting the mixture aside for later use.
- In a separate large bowl, thoroughly cream butter with granulated and brown sugars until achieving a light, airy texture.
- Incorporate vanilla extract and eggs individually into the butter-sugar mixture, ensuring thorough blending after each addition.
- Gently fold dry ingredients into wet ingredients, mixing until just combined to prevent overmixing.
- Fold chocolate chips into the dough, distributing evenly throughout the mixture.
- Wrap the dough and refrigerate for minimum 1 hour, allowing ingredients to meld and dough to firm up.
- Preheat oven to 350F (175C) and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Roll chilled dough on a lightly floured surface to approximately 14-inch thickness.
- Use heart-shaped cookie cutter to create shaped cookies, placing them 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheets.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes until edges turn golden, noting centers might appear slightly soft.
- Allow cookies to rest on baking sheets for 5 minutes, enabling them to set.
- Transfer cookies to wire rack for complete cooling.
- Optional: Embellish with melted chocolate drizzle or festive Valentine’s Day sprinkles.
Notes
- Chilling the dough is crucial for preventing cookies from spreading and maintaining their perfect heart shape during baking.
- Use room temperature butter and eggs for smoother mixing and better cookie texture, ensuring even incorporation of ingredients.
- For gluten-free version, swap all-purpose flour with a 1:1 gluten-free baking blend to make the cookies accessible to more dietary needs.
- Avoid overmixing the dough to prevent tough cookies; stop mixing as soon as ingredients are just combined for tender, melt-in-your-mouth results.
- Prep Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 190 kcal
- Sugar: 13 g
- Sodium: 80 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 26 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 25 mg