Make a layered cookie cake! 3 sweet ways to mix up valentine chocolate chip cookies

What’s better than cake? A cookie cake!

A chocolate chip cookie is the way to any heart. But with a little extra love, you can make it so much more!

Sweet Tooth Fairy Megan Faulkner Brown shared three creative way to give your cookie a romantic remix.

Heart-Shaped Cookie Cake

The first idea Megan shared is a fun twist on a cookie cake, but with a romantic heart shape! You’ll need a batch of chocolate chip cookies, and with a little shaping and frosting, you can easily create a heart-shaped cookie cake.

How to Make It

1. Start with your classic chocolate chip cookie dough.
2. Roll it out and cut into heart shapes using a cookie cutter, or if you’re feeling adventurous, make a large heart shape by shaping the dough by hand on a baking sheet.
3. Bake until golden brown and let the cookies cool.
4. Layer the heart-shaped cookies with frosting—think a smooth buttercream or a sweet cream cheese frosting. Sandwich the two cookies together, sort of like a layered cake. Go as tall as you want!
5. Frost the tops of the cookies with more frosting, creating a festive touch.

Valentine’s Chocolate Chip Cookies

This is a simple way to make the classic chocolate chip cookie feel extra festive. Add a few seasonal supplies to your favorite recipe to make it special.

How to Make It

1. Prepare your usual chocolate chip cookie dough.
2. Fold in fun, colorful Valentine’s Day sprinkles into the dough—go for reds, pinks, and whites for the perfect Valentine’s look.
3. Bake the cookies as usual and let them cool.

For an even sweeter touch, you can add a garnish of more Valentine’s candy—like conversation hearts, your favorite chocolate candy, melted chocolate, or seasonal M&M’s.

Chocolate-Dipped Cookie Dough

For those of us who believe that raw cookie dough is the best part, Megan has a dreamy treat for you: chocolate-dipped cookie dough.

How to Make It

1. Start by cutting your cookie dough into small hearts or X’s and O’s using a cookie cutter.
2. Melt some chocolate (dark, milk, or white—your choice!).
3. Dip the cookie dough shapes into the melted chocolate, coating them generously.
4. Let them cool and harden. The chocolate coating will give a crisp outer layer to the soft and gooey dough.

Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies

by Megan Faulkner Brown

INGREDIENTS

• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup vegetable shortening
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar, packed
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 3 large eggs, slightly beaten
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 5 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 1/2 cups milk chocolate chips
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

METHOD

1. Preheat oven to a temperature of 350 F°. Line baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
2. In a large mixing bowl, add butter and vegetable shortening. Mix on medium speed until creamy and smooth, about 1 minute.
3. Add brown sugar and white sugar. Cream ingredients together on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes.
4. Stop the mixer and scrape down the sides of the bowl with a spatula.
5. Add eggs, vanilla extract. Mix ingredients together on low speed until they are evenly mixed.
6. Increase mixer speed to medium and mix until light and fluffy — about 2 to 3 minutes.
7. In a separate large bowl, add flour, baking soda, and salt. Whisk dry ingredients together until well combined and gradually pour into the wet mixture—adding a little bit at a time. Mix on low speed until well blended.
8. Stop the mixer and scrape down the sides of the bowl with a spatula.
9. Add milk chocolate chips and semi-sweet chocolate chips. Mix together on low speed until chips are well dispersed throughout the dough.
10. Form the dough into round balls either by using a cookie scoop or rolling them into a 1/2 cup sized portion. Ideally, chill the dough balls for 30 minutes–if you have the time and/or patience to do so. If not, that is just fine.
11. Place dough balls on prepared baking sheet–leaving space between the dough balls to allow for spreading.
12. Bake the cookies for 12 – 15 minutes or until lightly browned and almost set. Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheets for a few minutes before moving to a wire rack to cool completely.
13. Store cookies in an airtight container/bag at room temperature for a few days or in the freezer for a few weeks.

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