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    Rich Dark Chocolate Valentine's Cookies

    Published: Jan 30, 2014 · Modified: Sep 20, 2019 by Melissa · 43 Comments

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    Title Image for Rich Dark Chocolate Valentine's Cookies with 9 dark chocolate cookies topped with tiny red hearts and candy conversation hearts

    Dark Chocolate Valentine's Cookies are a rich way to show someone you love them. With extra chocolate and conversation hearts, who could not feel loved?

    Dark chocolate cookies with heart sprinkles and conversation hearts

    Dark Chocolate Valentine Cookies

    Valentine's is just around the corner and that means two things to me - sugary treats and chocolate (preferably together). As I was planning out the year for my blog I knew I wanted to do something centered around my love of chocolate for you all in February.

    I am in love with these chocolate cookies. The cookie has the perfect chocolate flavor and is rich and dark in color because of dutch processed cocoa. You just can't go wrong with that cocoa! I dressed them up for the holiday with some simple sugar hearts and conversation hearts. My kids loved these cookies and they liked helping me decorate them even more. And I loved that they were pretty without having to make any icing and pipe it on. I love a decorated sugar cookie but they can be such a hassle. I'm still recovering from making a million and one sugar cookies at Christmas.

    So save yourself a little time and mess by making these delicious rich dark chocolate Valentine cookies. They are decorated before you even stick them in the oven!

    Dark chocolate cookies with heart sprinkles and conversation hearts

    How should I store these cookies?

    You can store the baked cookies in an airtight container or freeze them for later! You can even form the uncooked dough into balls and freeze the balls to bake into cookies later as well.

    What else can I put on top of these cookies?

    To keep with the Valentine's Day theme, these cookies would also taste delicious with icing on top that you could even dye a lovely color you like. Another tasty option would be to dip half of a cooled cookie in melted chocolate and add sprinkles. There are lots of ways to show your love of cookies and of Valentine's.

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    Rich Dark Chocolate Valentine’s Cookies


    • Author: Melissa Griffiths - Bless This Mess
    • Total Time: 25
    • Yield: 2.5 dozen 1x
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    Dark Chocolate Valentine's Cookies are a rich way to show someone you love them. With extra chocolate and conversation hearts, who could not feel loved?


    Ingredients

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    • 1 cup butter, softened
    • 1 cup granulated sugar
    • ½ cup brown sugar
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 2 eggs
    • 2 ¼ cups all-purpose King Arthur Flour
    • ⅔ cups King Arthur Flour double-dutch dark cocoa
    • 1 teaspoon baking soda
    • ¼ teaspoon salt
    • Valentine sprinkles and/or large conversation hearts

    Instructions

    1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a baking mat.
    2. In a large bowl or the bowl of your stand mixer beat together the butter and sugars until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the vanilla and eggs and beat to combine well. Add the flour, cocoa, soda, and salt and stir to combine.
    3. Form the dough into 1 to 1 ½ inch balls. Dip the top of the ball into the heart sprinkles and then lightly press the sprinkles into place. Place on the cookie sheet. For the conversation heart cookies, form the dough into 1 to 1 ½ inch balls and place on the cookie sheet. With the bottom of a glass of measuring cup slightly flatten the dough ball. Place a conversation heart in the center of the dough and press lightly to get it to stick into the dough.
    4. Bake the cookies for 8 to 10 minutes until the centers are set. Let the cookies cool on the pan for 2 or 3 minutes and then place them on a wire rack.
    5. Store extra cookies in an air-tight container.

    Notes

    It's a little hard to tell when these dark cookies are done, so set a timer!

    • Prep Time: 15 minutes
    • Cook Time: 10 minutes
    • Category: Dessert
    • Method: Baked
    • Cuisine: American

    Keywords: cookie, chocolate, dessert, valentines, chocolate cookie, recipe, valentine's day ideas

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    This post was originally published in 2014 and has been updated in July 2019.

    Dark Chocolate Valentine's Cookies are a rich and chocolatey way to say 'I love you' this Valentine's Day, with conversation hearts and heart candies to show it.

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    1. Nicole

      February 05, 2014 at 12:21 pm

      Y-U-M.

      Reply
    2. theresa krier

      February 05, 2014 at 12:31 pm

      i love king arthur ingredients , always looking for new recipes, so thanks, these look so yummy. what a great giveaway

      Reply
    3. Rose devero

      February 05, 2014 at 10:58 am

      Love your site! Thank you:)

      Reply
    4. Esther

      February 04, 2014 at 10:26 am

      Love these cute ideas for Valentines day!!

      Reply
    5. jacquie

      February 03, 2014 at 9:36 pm

      love KA products

      Reply
    6. Gina Guthrie

      February 03, 2014 at 9:36 pm

      I love King Arthur. They make very high quality products.

      Reply
    7. stephanie

      February 03, 2014 at 7:23 pm

      would love to try this flour! my friends love this kind of flour! i cant wait to try the receipes out!
      thanks so much!

      Reply
    8. Anna Pry

      February 02, 2014 at 2:03 pm

      Kudos for trying the roll and unashamedly eating (and photographing) the messed up result, bet it was tasty!

      Reply
      • Melissa

        February 03, 2014 at 1:48 pm

        Thanks for the kind words! It did still taste sooo good, even if it was ugly 🙂 Enjoy the recipe!

    9. Tara

      February 01, 2014 at 8:11 pm

      I want to try that dark chocolate!

      Reply
    10. Melissa

      February 01, 2014 at 5:47 pm

      These cookies look oh so yummy! And chewy! Thanks for the opportunity for the giveaway 🙂

      Reply
    11. jessicaisbaking

      February 01, 2014 at 12:31 pm

      I love King Arthur products!!

      Reply
    12. Kim

      January 31, 2014 at 7:23 pm

      I want to try the chocolate disks you keep saying you eat as a snack! I am not loving rafflecopter lately! Have you noticed that the links to facebook and twitter and such don't work anymore? And I now have to log in every single time. Very annoying.

      Reply
      • Melissa

        February 01, 2014 at 10:36 am

        Good to know about the refflecopter bit... I haven't used it personally lately (just setting it but but it's different than applying!) There's another program a lot of other bloggers are using and maybe I'll try that for the next one. Thanks for letting me know!!!

    13. Cindy A.

      January 31, 2014 at 6:06 pm

      Thank you so much for offering such a wonderful giveaway. I have never tried King Arthur Flour, so I would be thrilled to win!

      Reply
    14. rachel

      January 31, 2014 at 11:56 am

      I'm such a fan of King Arthur Flour. Their products rock!

      Reply
    15. Lachelle

      January 31, 2014 at 11:51 am

      Yum! The cookies look delicious!

      Reply
    16. Sheila

      January 31, 2014 at 11:00 am

      I would especially love those cookie/biscuit cutters. I always just use a glass when I make biscuits. Thank you for an easy to enter giveaway.

      Reply
    17. Amy

      January 31, 2014 at 9:22 am

      These cookies look great!

      Reply
    18. Liz

      January 31, 2014 at 7:24 am

      Thank you and have a Great Weekend!

      Reply
    19. Melissa

      January 30, 2014 at 11:47 pm

      Thank you for the chance to win… I'm a chocolate lover, so this would be great!

      Reply
    20. Laura C

      January 30, 2014 at 8:11 pm

      I love KAF. These look so good!

      Reply
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