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Valentine Sandwich Cookies

February 13, 2013 by becky 35 Comments

Valentine Sandwich Cookies- Creamy pink buttercream sandwiched between delicious homemade chocolate heart-shaped cookies. A fancier and prettier version of homemade Oreos.  
Happy Valentine’s Day tomorrow! I hope you all have a very wonderful day and spend it with your loved ones!  Sorry, I have been MIA but I was on vacation having the time of my life at Disney World!  It was so amazing. I hope you all get the chance to visit there if you haven’t yet. This recipe has been something I have been wanting to create for a long time. I love when I made homemade Oreos and thought it’d be fun to make something similar but with a Valentine theme. I had seen a recipe from My Kitchen Addiction where she makes homemade Oreos by rolling the dough out and cutting it. So I used that cookie recipe to make these delicious and cute heart-shaped cut-out chocolate cookies then added a pretty pink buttercream frosting. The result was so pretty and even yummier!
The steps are basically the same as making sugar cookie dough you just add Dutch cocoa powder to it.  Once the dough comes together you wrap it up and let it firm up in the fridge for an hour. Then you roll it out, cut out your shapes, bake it and let it cool.  Then I whipped up some lovely buttercream frosting to pipe in the middle and pressed a cookie on top. I picked out the prettiest cookies to go on top.
 
Not only are these cookies gorgeous they are delicious!  The cookie tastes like sugar cookies but of course has a lovely chocolate flavor as well. It’s slightly crunchy but at the same time soft and chewy. And the buttercream frosting is amazing! These were a huge hit at my husband’s work today. These are perfect for kids and loved ones around Valentine’s Day or any day of the year!
valentine sandwich cookies
I made these with a 2-inch cookie cutter and it cut out 86 hearts, so it made 43 sandwich cookies. The amount this recipe yields will depend on exactly how thick you roll out the dough and what size of cookie cutter you use.
 
Happy Valentine’s Day!
 
Enjoy!

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Valentine Sandwich Cookies

Valentine Sandwich Cookies
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Additional Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes

Ingredients

For the cookies:

  • 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • ¾ cup dutch process cocoa powder
  • 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt

For the filling:

  • ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
  • 2-3 tablespoons half and half (or milk)
  • 2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 3 cups powdered sugar

Instructions

  1. Combine the butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl, and beat on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add the egg and vanilla, and beat until well incorporated. Whisk together the flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt. Gradually add the dry mixture to the creamed mixture, beating on the lowest speed. Continue to mix on the lowest setting until the dry ingredients are just incorporated.
  2. Divide the dough in half, and shape it into two discs. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.
  3. When the dough is chilled, preheat the oven to 350 F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a baking mat. Set aside. Taking only one portion of dough out of the refrigerator at a time, turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Roll the dough to 1/8-1/4 inch thickness. Use a heart-shaped cookie cutter to cut out cookies and transfer them to the prepared baking sheet.
  4. Bake the cookies for 9-10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Once the cookies are cooled, prepare the filling. Combine the softened butter, half and half, vanilla, and salt and beat until combined. Add the powdered sugar slowly until the filling is smooth. It should be slightly stiffer than cupcake frosting. Add pink or red food coloring until the desired color is reached.
  5. Transfer the filling to a piping bag fitted with a large round tip (or a freezer zip-lock bag with the corner snipped off.) Pipe the filling onto half of the cookies, and top with the remaining cookies to form a cookie sandwich.
© Becky
 
Recipe slightly adapted from My Kitchen Addiction
 
Valentine Sandwich Cookies
 

More Valentine’s Ideas:

The Best Sugar Cookies with Buttercream Frosting
Double Chocolate Cupcakes with Strawberry Buttercream
Chocolate Covered Brownie Hearts
Heart-shaped Cake Pops

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Comments

  1. Kim says

    February 14, 2013 at 12:21 am

    They are delicious! Thanks for the sample. 🙂

    Reply
  2. Kristen says

    January 14, 2014 at 12:53 pm

    Becky, those look AMAZING! I kind of don’t want my kids to see these pics because they will beg me to make them… and then I will be faced will all those yummy cookies to eat 😉

    Reply
    • becky says

      January 15, 2014 at 4:56 pm

      Thanks Kristen! haha You make me laugh! It’s totally worth making these though because they are SO delicious!

      Reply
  3. Ginger says

    January 14, 2014 at 7:51 pm

    Those are so cute! I bet they are delicious! 🙂 Pinning for later.

    Reply
    • becky says

      January 15, 2014 at 4:56 pm

      Thank you Ginger!

      Reply
  4. Deb@CookingOnTheFrontBurner says

    January 24, 2014 at 6:08 pm

    I just saw these at the I Heart Naptime party… so cute… pinned and now following you on FB too!

    Reply
    • becky says

      January 24, 2014 at 8:48 pm

      Thanks for stopping by! Great blog, I’m following you on FB too!

      Reply
  5. Julie says

    January 24, 2014 at 6:42 pm

    These look delicious!

    Reply
    • becky says

      January 24, 2014 at 8:49 pm

      Thank you Julie!

      Reply
  6. Christina @ I Gotta Create! says

    January 24, 2014 at 7:18 pm

    Super cute! Pinning 🙂
    <3 Christina @ I Gotta Create!
    Wildly Original link party is open.

    Reply
    • becky says

      January 24, 2014 at 8:49 pm

      Thanks Christina!

      Reply
  7. Katie says

    January 28, 2014 at 10:05 pm

    These are so cute and I bet they taste just as good! Thanks for sharing your recipe. I can’t wait to try them.

    Reply
    • becky says

      January 29, 2014 at 11:45 pm

      Thanks Katie! They are SO delicious!!

      Reply
  8. Winnie says

    January 29, 2014 at 1:01 pm

    These are fantastic looking cookies
    Love the colors and of-course the shape
    Great job!!

    Reply
    • becky says

      January 29, 2014 at 11:46 pm

      Thank you Winnie!

      Reply
  9. Bonnie @ The Pin Junkie says

    January 30, 2014 at 7:50 am

    Thanks for sharing these yummy sandwich cookies at The Pin Junkie. They were featured in today’s Valentine’s roundup. http://www.thepinjunkie.com/2014/01/valentines-day-crafts.html Please stop by to grab a featured button and don’t forget to join the party this evening! Hope to see you there!

    Reply
    • becky says

      January 30, 2014 at 8:50 am

      Thanks so much Bonnie!!

      Reply
  10. Sharon Hunt says

    January 12, 2021 at 11:47 am

    How many cookies does this make? What size heart did you use?

    Reply
    • becky says

      January 12, 2021 at 12:21 pm

      How many cookies this makes depends on the size of the cookie cutter. I think that heart size was about 2 inches. If I recall right it makes about 20 cookie sandwiches. Once I get the chance I’ll make it again and update the post.

      Reply

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