These heart shaped chocolate chip cookies are perfect to make for Valentine's Day, or just to show someone that you love them. They're a simple chewy cookie that can be made in less than 30 minutes, and does not require a cookie cutter.
These heart shaped chocolate chip cookies are the perfect homemade cookie to share with someone you love. They're a chewy chocolate chip cookie that is shaped into a heart by hand, and perfect for a Valentines treat.
For more fun Valentine's day cookies try my red hot cookies, my strawberry chocolate cookies or my chocolate dipped strawberry shortbread cookies.
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Why You Will Love These Cookies
- Quick and Easy: These cookies can be made in less than 30 minutes with staple kitchen ingredients.
- Heart Shaped: This cute shape is perfect for Valentine's Day, or anyone you love.
- No Chilling or Rolling the Dough: I figured out how to make the shape for these cookies so you don't need to use a cookie cuter.
Ingredient Notes
Full ingredient measurements and instructions can be found in the recipe card below.
- Butter: I like to use salted, but unsalted is fine also.
- Sugars: Using both sugars allows for a perfect chewy cookie with a slightly crispy edge.
- Flour: Weigh your flour if possible, and if you don't have a scale lightly scoop your flour into your measuring cup, making sure it's not too compact.
- Chocolate Chips: I used semi-sweet, but the basic dough lends itself to any flavor of chip you prefer.
- Flaked Salt: I love topping my cookies with a bit of salt to help balance the sweetness.
Step by Step Instructions
Step 1: Place the butter and sugars in a large mixing bowl. Beat on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes. Add egg and vanilla and mix again.
Step 2: Slowly mix in baking powder, baking soda, salt and flour being careful not to over mix. Fold in the chocolate chips.
Step 3: Scoop the dough into a 2 teaspoon size ball and roll into a long rolled shape about 3 inches long.
Step 4: Then roll a second one and attach the two at the bottom to form a "V" shape. Repeating these steps for all the hearts.
Step 5: Place 6-8 shaped hearts per cookie sheet. Place a few more chocolate chips along the top and sprinkle with some flaked salt.
Step 6: Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until the edges start to turn golden brown. If you need to reshape the heart at all after baking, simply run a butter knife around the cookie while it is still hot.
Expert Baking Tips
- Your dough will shape best if your butter is still slightly cold when starting. You don't want it to be so firm that you can't push into it at all, but also not totally room temperature.
- I highly suggest putting chocolate chips along the top before baking. It seems to help show the shape of the heart better.
- I have given both cups and grams as measurements. Grams will be more precise, especially when measuring flour. If you don’t have a kitchen scale, no problem! Just lightly spoon flour into your measuring cup to insure its not packed in there. Light and fluffy is the key.
FAQ
Yes, but I always suggest shaping your dough before chilling because once the dough is cold it is a lot less pliable.
Yes, depending on the size you make them you might need to add an extra minute or two to the baking.
If you wanted a frosted heart shaped cookie I would highly suggest my cutout sugar cookie recipe.
Storing & Freezing
Heart shaped chocolate chip cookies will remain fresh if stored in an airtight container at room temperature for 2-3 days. You can also prep the cookie dough in advance and store it in the fridge for up to a week.
You can freeze your cookies in an airtight container for 2-3 months with them remaining fresh. You can also freeze the cookie dough hearts if you would like to bake them one at a time.
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Heart Shaped Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- ½ cup (113.5 g) salted butter
- ½ cup (110 g) brown sugar
- ½ cup (100 g) granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoon (2 teaspoon) vanilla
- ½ teaspoon (0.5 teaspoon) baking powder
- ½ teaspoon (0.5 teaspoon) baking soda
- ½ teaspoon (0.5 teaspoon) salt
- 1½ cups (210 g) all-purpose flour
- 1 cup (180 g) chocolate chips
- flaked salt for topping
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 365 F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
- Place the butter and sugars in a large mixing bowl. Beat on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes.
- Add egg and vanilla and mix again.
- Slowly mix in baking powder, baking soda, salt and flour being careful not to over mix. Fold in the chocolate chips.
- Scoop the dough into a 2 teaspoon size ball and roll into a long rolled shape about 3 inches long.
- Then roll a second one and attach the two at the bottom to form a "V" shape. Repeating these steps for all the hearts.
- Place 6-8 shaped hearts per cookie sheet. Place a few more chocolate chips along the top and sprinkle with some flaked salt.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until the edges start to turn golden brown. If you need to reshape the heart at all after baking, simply run a butter knife around the cookie while it is still hot.
Perfect for valentines! And a very easy to follow recipe! So good!