Description
These Valentine’s Day Cookie Cups are delightful bite-sized treats featuring a soft, chewy, buttery cookie base hiding a sweet Hershey’s hug inside. Perfectly decorated with sprinkles, they make a charming dessert for celebrating love.
Ingredients
Scale
Cookie Base
- 17.5 ounce package sugar cookie mix
- ½ cup (1 stick) salted butter, melted
- 3 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- Pink/red food coloring, as needed
Filling and Topping
- 24–26 Hershey’s hugs, unwrapped
- Decorative sprinkles, optional topping
Instructions
- Prepare Pan and Oven: Spray a mini cupcake pan with cooking spray and preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Make Cookie Dough: In a large bowl, beat together the sugar cookie mix, melted butter, all-purpose flour, egg, and food coloring until just combined. Adjust coloring to achieve desired shade.
- Shape Dough: Take about 1 tablespoon of dough and flatten it with your hand or rolling pin to roughly the size of your palm.
- Add Filling: Place an unwrapped Hershey’s hug in the center of the flattened dough, then wrap the dough completely around the hug, shaping it into a ball. Use your hands to seal any cracks.
- Place in Pan: Set each filled dough ball upright into the cupcake pan cavities and repeat until all dough is used.
- Bake: Bake in the oven for 12 minutes or until the edges look set and slightly golden.
- Decorate: Remove from oven and immediately press decorative sprinkles onto the warm cookie cups so they stick well.
- Cool: Allow cookie cups to cool in the pan for about 15 minutes before removing and serving.
Notes
- Store cookie cups at room temperature in an airtight container for up to two weeks.
- Freeze individually wrapped cookie cups in freezer-safe bags or containers for 5-6 months.
- Let the cookie cups cool for 15 minutes in the pan to avoid breaking when removing.
- Fix any cracks formed when wrapping dough around the Hershey’s hug by shaping gently with your hands.
- Use festive sprinkles like hearts or flowers to enhance the Valentine theme and press them onto warm cookie dough for better adhesion.
