Adorable Valentine Cookie Ideas + Recipes

Valentine’s Day is the perfect time of the year to bake the love of your life some cookies to show your appreciation. Try a few of these Valentine’s cookie ideas, and your loved one will love you for it.

Easy Valentine cookies

Most of these cookies are easy to make. They just take a little time and some decorating to make them perfect for that special day.

1. Heart-shaped sugar cookies

Start off with a sugar cookie dough and roll it out. Use a heart-shaped cutter to cut out the cookies. You can even use arrow or cupid cutters if you have them. Once the cookies are baked and cooled, some heart cookie decorating ideas are coating the cookies with red, white, and pink icing and then topping them with glittery red sprinkles. 

2. Inside out red velvet cookies

The red color of these cookies fits the holiday perfectly. All you need to do is make 2 separate mixtures: 1 red velvet cookie batter and 1 cream cheese filling. The cream cheese filling is sandwiched in between 2 red velvet cookies and baked. Top with streaks of white icing.

3. Lovely Linzer cookies

These cookies are typically made at Christmas time, but they can easily be modified for Valentine’s Day. Just cut 2 layers of dough into heart shapes, but cut a smaller heart in the center of 1 layer. Put them together and fill the heart-shaped hole with strawberry or raspberry jam.

4. Heart macarons

Macarons are made from a mixture of almond flour, powdered sugar, and egg whites. Pipe this dough onto your parchment paper into heart shapes. Bake until they rise.

5. Cream cheese strawberry cookies

Cream cheese-based cookies are super decadent and perfect for Valentine’s Day. The strawberries that are mixed into the batter give them the red color you want for this holiday. 

6. White chocolate and lavender madeleines

A madeleine is a French cookie that is golden and buttery. Give them a Valentine’s twist by infusing the batter with lavender and dipping them in white chocolate. Top them with pink and red sprinkles. 

7. Black and red crinkle cookies

Crinkle cookies are made with a dough that is similar to brownies, and they have a cracked appearance. To make these Valentine’s themed, dye the dough red like red velvet cookies. Before baking, dust the top of the cookies with dark chocolate powder for a little extra decadence. 

8. Rhubarb shortbread bars

The rhubarb in these bars makes the cookie a bright ruby red color, which looks lovely when cut into a heart. Drizzle the bars with white chocolate icing for that final touch.

9. White chocolate raspberry truffles

Truffles are bite-sized cookies full of flavor and sweetness. You can make them any flavor, but raspberry gives them a great pink color. Dip them in white chocolate and roll in glittery red sprinkles.

10. Conversation heart cookies

Everyone loves the mini conversation hearts on the holiday, so why not try a larger cookie form? Start by making heart-shaped sugar cookies and letting them cool. Ice them with pastel colors like pink, yellow, blue, and green. Write your favorite candy phrase on them in icing, such as “Be Mine,” “XOXO,” and “Hug Me.”

11. Red sugar balls

These quick-to-make cookies use a butter dough and are rolled into balls and then rolled in red sprinkles before baking. The sugar will be very shiny after baking.

12. Peanut butter kisses

Nothing says Valentine’s Day like a kiss. These classic cookies can even be made with pink dough to show some extra holiday spirit.

13. Chocolate-dipped strawberry cookies

These cookies mimic the favorite treat of Valentines’ Day. They are a chocolate cookie that has chunks of strawberry and chocolate in them. They are even drizzled in chocolate.

14. Meringue hearts

Making a cookie out of meringue means they will be very light and airy. Add red food coloring to the egg whites before whipping along with strawberry flavoring. Shape into hearts before baking.

15. Strawberry shortcake cookies

Cut heart shapes out of shortbread dough. Bake, then glaze with pink icing. Arrange a perfect layer of strawberries to fill in the top of the heart cookie.

16. Chocolate-covered pretzel cookies

Start with a normal chocolate chip cookie recipe, but add in chunks of chocolate-covered pretzels instead of the chocolate chips. They will add a nice salty and sweet taste.

17. Dipped pink wafers

Take pink sugar wafers and dip the ends in white chocolate. Decorate the white chocolate with sprinkles or heart candies before it sets.

18. Cupid cookies

These beautifully decorated cupid cookies will be cherished by your valentine. Use a sugar cookie dough cut into a cupid shape. Carefully decorate the cupid with icing with all of the appropriate colors and shapes.

19. Cinnamon thins

Simply dip Ritz crackers into a white chocolate mixture and decorate with toppings like crushed cinnamon candy and red-colored sugar. Allow the chocolate to set and then enjoy!

20. Raspberry coconut balls

Make a dough made out of crushed vanilla wafers and shredded coconut then roll into balls. Roll the balls in shredded coconut that has been dyed pink. They don’t even need to be baked!

21. Snickerdoodles

Snickerdoodles are a cold-weather classic, and if you’re loved one is a fan of this particular cookie, you can make them Valentine-themed by using a heart-shaped cookie cutter.

Tips on making your cookies Valentine’s Day themed

There are a few things to try that can make almost any type of cookie fit the Valentine’s Day theme.

• Use red or pink food coloring to give the cookie the color of the holiday.
• Cut the cookies into hearts, arrows, or cupids to make their hearts melt.
• Chocolate is usually given as a gift on Valentine’s Day, so decorate your cookies with some.

Adorable Valentine Cookie Recipes

Recipe by InstacartCourse: DessertCuisine: Holidays, Valentine’s DayDifficulty: Easy

Servings

8

servings

Prep time

30

minutes

Cooking time

30

minutes

Total time

1

hour 

10

minutes

Try out these special Valentine’s Day cookie ideas to show some love to your significant other, friends, or family!

Ingredients

• Heart-shaped sugar cookies

• Inside out red velvet cookies

• Lovely Linzer cookies

• Heart macarons

• Cream cheese strawberry cookies

• White chocolate and lavender madeleines

• Black and red crinkle cookies

• Rhubarb shortbread bars

• White chocolate raspberry truffles

• Conversation heart cookies

• Red sugar balls

• Peanut butter kisses

• Chocolate-dipped strawberry cookies

• Meringue hearts

• Strawberry shortcake cookies

• Chocolate-covered pretzel cookies

• Dipped pink wafers

• Cupid cookies

• Cinnamon thins

• Raspberry coconut balls

• Snickerdoodles

Directions

• Choose one of the above Valentine’s Day cookie recipes.
• Purchase all necessary ingredients.
• Bake according to the directions, and decorate.
• Enjoy!

Related guides to Valentine’s Day cookies

If you liked this cookie guide and you’re looking for more inspiration, make sure to check out our related resources:

• Valentine’s Day Food Ideas to Wow Your Partner
• Sweet Valentine’s Day Gift Basket Ideas
• Unique Valentine Cake Ideas and Design Suggestions

Final thoughts on Valentine cookie ideas

Bake your love some of the Valentine’s Day cookies on this list, and you’ll have a happy holiday. Once you choose what cookies you want to bake, you can use Instacart to order any of the ingredients you need. Pick out what you need and either choose from same-day pickup or future delivery. 

Grab it now on Instacart:

PHILADELPHIA Original Cream Cheese (8 oz)

Sun Fresh Freezerves Jam (1 lb)

Wilton Red Jimmies Sprinkle Tube, 1.5 oz. (1.5 oz)

Hershey's Dutched Cocoa Powder (8 oz)

White Chocolate Chips (each)

Brach's Conversation Hearts, Tiny (33 oz)

All Whites Egg Whites, 100% Liquid (16 fl oz)

Chocolate Covered Pretzels (6 oz)

Keebler Cookies Strawberry (2.75 oz)

Ritz Crackers (12 oz)

Ferrara Red Hots Cinnamon Candy, Original (0.9 oz)

Nilla Cookies, Vanilla Wafers (30 oz)

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