CHOCOLATE FILLED PEPPERMINT VALENTINE HEART COOKIES
The chef at the hotel where I worked published this recipe in our employee newsletter. They are chocolaty and minty --a perfect Valentine cookie!
Provided by extrayummystuff
Categories Desserts Cookies Filled Cookie Recipes
Time 3h
Yield 60
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Mix flour, baking soda, and salt in a bowl until thoroughly combined. With an electric mixer or stand mixer, beat together the butter, 3/4 cup shortening, sugar, and brown sugar in a large bowl until fluffy; beat in the eggs, 1/4 cup milk, and 1 1/2 teaspoons of peppermint extract. Gradually beat in the flour mixture, about 1 cup at a time, until the mixture forms a soft dough. Divide the dough into 4 pieces, cover, and chill for 1 hour in refrigerator.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- To make filling, melt 1 3/4 cups of milk chocolate chips with 2 tablespoons of vegetable shortening in the top of a double boiler over hot (not boiling) water. Stir the mixture until very smooth, and remove the filling from the heat to cool and slightly thicken.
- Remove one piece of cookie dough from refrigerator at a time, and working on a floured surface, roll the cookie dough out 1/8-inch thick, and cut out 120 hearts (total) with a 2 1/2-inch heart-shaped cookie cutter. Place half the hearts onto ungreased baking sheets. Carefully spread those hearts with about a teaspoon of the chocolate filling, avoiding the edges, and top each with another heart cookie. Gently pinch the edges of both cookies together to enclose the filling.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes; let cool for 1 minute on the baking sheets before removing to finish cooling on racks.
- For peppermint drizzle, mix together the confectioners' sugar, 1 drop of peppermint extract (to taste), red food coloring to your desired shade of pink or red, and milk as needed in a bowl to make a smooth, thin icing. For chocolate drizzle, melt 1/4 cup of milk chocolate chips with 2 teaspoons of vegetable shortening over hot (not boiling) water in a double boiler; stir and heat until the mixture is thin enough to drip in strings from a spoon.
- Drizzle each cooled cookie with a little peppermint drizzle on one side, and a little chocolate drizzle on the other. Let the cookies stand so the drizzle sets, about 30 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 144.4 calories, Carbohydrate 17.9 g, Cholesterol 14.2 mg, Fat 7.6 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 1.6 g, SaturatedFat 3.4 g, Sodium 64.5 mg, Sugar 10.3 g
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Laurika Raymond
[email protected]These cookies were a bit too salty for my taste.
Puskar Kunwar
[email protected]These cookies were a bit too bitter for my taste.
Nazaqat Ali
[email protected]These cookies were a bit too bland for my taste.
KELEIGH ISHAMGRIFFITHS
[email protected]These cookies were a bit too chewy for my taste.
Sabir Yadav
[email protected]These cookies were a bit too crumbly for my taste.
Waseem Chaudry
[email protected]These cookies were a bit too dry for my taste.
MÒĤŜĬÑ RAZA ÇĤÊĚMÃ
[email protected]I had a hard time getting the cookies to hold their shape. They spread out too much in the oven.
535 EAGLE
[email protected]These cookies are a bit too sweet for my taste, but they're still good.
Abhisek Chettri
[email protected]I made these cookies for my kids and they loved them. They're the perfect size for little hands.
MASHMASHA MADO
[email protected]These cookies are the perfect Valentine's Day treat. They're festive, delicious, and easy to make.
lillian Wright
[email protected]I've made these cookies several times now and they're always a hit. They're so easy to make and they always turn out perfectly.
PRINCE VERMA
[email protected]These cookies were absolutely delicious! The chocolate and peppermint flavors were perfect together.
Felix Esther
[email protected]These cookies were a disaster. They didn't turn out at all.
Nadira Chadli
[email protected]I had a hard time getting the cookies to hold their shape. They spread out too much in the oven.
muzamil Smbhutto
[email protected]These cookies were a bit too sweet for my taste, but they were still good.
Parvin Akhtar
[email protected]I'm not a big fan of peppermint, but these cookies were still delicious. The chocolate filling was really good.
sahide shekh
[email protected]These cookies are so cute and festive. They're perfect for Valentine's Day.
Emma Namuya
[email protected]I made these cookies for a Valentine's Day party and they were a huge success. Everyone loved them!
pappuyadav pinto
[email protected]These cookies were a hit! They were so easy to make and they turned out perfectly. The chocolate filling was rich and creamy, and the peppermint flavor was just right.