Hi everyone,
Today I’m going to be talking about some fun and delicious Valentine’s Day treats. It’s currently snowing here, so I was feeling cozy and after this I’m going to be doing some baking. I have three different treats to share with you, so let’s get into it.
The first one is Strawberry Truffle Kiss Cookies, these are really easy to make will be a favorite of whoever you give them to. This recipe makes 48 cookies.
What You Need:
- 1 box of strawberry cake mix
- 8 tablespoons of melted butter
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon of strawberry extract
- 4 ounces of softened cream cheese
- Pink sanding sugar
- 48 chocolate kisses
What You Do:
- The first step is to take the wrappers off of the kisses and put them in the freezer. This is so they don’t melt when you put them on the cookies.
- Next add the cake mix, butter, egg and strawberry extract to a bowl and mix until a soft dough forms.
- Once you have a soft dough, add the cream cheese and mix until well combined.
- Put the dough in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.
- Once you take the dough out, roll it into 48 balls and run through the pink sanding sugar, making sure it’s well coated.
- Bake the cookies at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 8 minutes. Once they’re baked let them sit for a few minutes before moving them to parchment paper/a cooling rack.
- Top each cookie with a frozen kiss and let them cool completely.
- Serve and enjoy!
The next treat we have is Pink Hot Chocolate. I love making hot chocolate from scratch like this, and it’s always a great choice during the winter months. This recipe makes 3 or 4 drinks depending on the size of your mug.
What You Need:
- 4 cups of milk. If you wanted to make this thicker and creamier then you can do 2 cups of half and half and 2 cups of milk
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
- 8 ounces of white chocolate chips
- Pink food coloring
- Toppings, whipped cream, marshmallows, etc
What You Do:
- In a medium sauce pan add the milk/half and half, vanilla and white chocolate chips and put on medium heat.
- Stir it occasionally until everything is combined and you’ve reached the desired temperature. Make sure you don’t let it boil.
- Add the food coloring until you have the desired color.
- Pour into mugs and top with your desired toppings.
- Serve and enjoy!
The last treat we have is M&M’s Caramel Cookies. I quite like M&M’s and I saw this recipe on the back of the bag, so I thought I would try it and they’re so good.
What You Need:
- 2 sticks of softened salted butter
- 2/3 cup of brown sugar
- 2/3 cup of granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 1/2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
- 2 cups of all purpose flour
- 1 1/4 teaspoons of baking soda
- 1 teaspoon of salt
- 1 3/4 cups of M&M’s Caramel Chocolate Candies Cupid’s Mix (these are the red, pink and white ones)
What You Do:
- In a large bowl, add the butter and both sugars and cream until smooth. Once smooth, add the egg and vanilla extract and beat until well combined.
- In a different bowl sift the flour, baking soda and salt together. Stir this into the butter mixture.
- Then add in the M&M’s, making sure it’s well combined and refrigerate the dough for at least an hour.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Form the dough into rounded tablespoons and drop them on the tray 2 inches apart.
- If you want chewy cookies make them for 8-10 minutes and if you want crispy cookies bake for 12-14 minutes.
- Serve and enjoy!
That about wraps it up for this post, if you guys make any of these treats tweet me a picture or tag me on Instagram. I’d love to see how they turn out.
Until next time, enjoy your treats and have a Happy Valentine’s Day :).
-K
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