Description
Romantic heart-shaped chocolate chip cookies celebrate love with sweet precision. Chocolate chips nestled in buttery dough create delightful moments you’ll cherish and share with someone special.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 cups chocolate chips
- 2 large eggs
Binding and Flavoring Ingredients:
- 3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Leavening and Seasoning Ingredients:
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Utensil:
- 1 heart-shaped cookie cutter
Instructions
- Prepare the workspace by preheating the oven to 350F (175C) and lining a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a mixing bowl, thoroughly combine flour, baking soda, and salt using a whisk to ensure even distribution.
- Using an electric mixer, cream butter with brown and granulated sugars until the mixture becomes light and airy.
- Incorporate eggs individually into the butter mixture, beating well after each addition, then blend in vanilla extract until smooth.
- Gradually fold the dry ingredient mixture into the wet ingredients, mixing until just combined to prevent overmixing.
- Gently fold chocolate chips into the cookie dough, distributing them evenly throughout the mixture.
- Dust a clean work surface with flour and roll out the dough to approximately 14-inch thickness.
- Press a heart-shaped cookie cutter into the rolled dough, carefully lifting and transferring each shaped cookie to the prepared baking sheet.
- Arrange cookies with slight spacing to allow for potential spreading during baking.
- Place the baking sheet in the preheated oven and bake for 10-12 minutes, watching for golden brown edges as an indication of doneness.
- Remove cookies from the oven and allow them to rest on the baking sheet for 5 minutes to firm up.
- Transfer cookies to a wire cooling rack, letting them cool completely before serving or storing.
Notes
- Chill the dough for at least 30 minutes before rolling to prevent spreading and maintain the heart shape.
- Use room temperature butter and eggs for smoother, more consistent cookie texture.
- For gluten-free version, swap all-purpose flour with a 1:1 gluten-free baking blend.
- When cutting heart shapes, dip the cookie cutter in flour between each cut to prevent sticking and ensure clean edges.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 160 kcal
- Sugar: 11 g
- Sodium: 80 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2.5 g
- Trans Fat: 0.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 22 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 25 mg