Description
Homemade chocolate chip cookie dough hearts bring sweet romance to dessert tables. Rich chocolate and creamy dough merge into playful heart-shaped treats perfect for sharing intimate moments with someone special.
Ingredients
Scale
Chocolate:
- 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
Dry Ingredients:
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour (heat-treated to ensure safety)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
Wet Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons milk
Instructions
- Cream butter with both sugars until light and fluffy using an electric mixer at medium speed for 2-3 minutes.
- Incorporate vanilla extract and milk into the butter-sugar mixture, blending until fully integrated.
- Carefully sift and mix heat-treated flour with salt, stirring until dough reaches a uniform consistency.
- Gently fold mini chocolate chips into the dough, distributing evenly throughout.
- Place dough between two parchment paper sheets and roll to a uniform 1/2-inch thickness.
- Press heart-shaped cookie cutter into rolled dough, transferring cut shapes onto a lined baking sheet.
- Refrigerate heart-shaped dough pieces for 30 minutes until completely firm and chilled.
- Melt chocolate chips and coconut oil in microwave, stirring every 20-30 seconds until smooth and glossy.
- Position chilled cookie dough hearts on a wire rack positioned over a baking sheet.
- Generously coat each heart with melted chocolate, using a spatula to ensure complete coverage.
- Embellish with optional sprinkles or sea salt while chocolate remains wet and malleable.
- Return chocolate-covered hearts to refrigerator for 15-20 minutes until chocolate sets completely.
- Serve directly from refrigerator or allow to soften slightly at room temperature before enjoying.
Notes
- Carefully heat-treat flour in the oven at 350°F for 5-7 minutes to eliminate potential bacteria, ensuring safe consumption of raw dough.
- Use room temperature butter for smoother mixing and better cookie dough texture, preventing lumpy or uneven consistency.
- Try alternative chocolate chips like dark, white, or vegan options to customize flavor and dietary preferences.
- Refrigerate dough for easier handling and cleaner heart-shaped cuts, preventing sticky and difficult-to-manage mixture.
- Prep Time: 45 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Chilling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 109 kcal
- Sugar: 7 g
- Sodium: 44 mg
- Fat: 6 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 14 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg