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These heart cookies are soft, chewy, dense, made in one bowl, and you don’t have to roll them out. The easiest Valentine's Day sugar cookies ever! INGREDIENTS COOKIES  1/2 cup unsalted butter (1 stick), melted  1 large egg  1 cup light brown sugar, packed  1 tablespoon vanilla extract  1 cup all-purpose flour  1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste  1/2 cup sprinkles FROSTING  1/4 cup unsalted butter (half of 1 stick), softened  about 2 to 2 1/4 cups confectioners’ sugar  1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract  2 to 3 teaspoons cream or milk  sprinkles, for decorating (I used a combination of these and these) To see directions and complete recipes visit Soft Frosted Valentine Heart Cookies @ www.averiecooks.com

The crunchy-sweet combination of vanilla wafer cookies and a white chocolate coating make these adorable goodies a perfect Valentine's treat for kids and adults alike! Ingredients: 1 box vanilla wafer cookies (you will need approximately 40) 12 ounces white chocolate chips or white candy melts (1 package) red sugar sprinkles To see directions and complete recipes visit 3 INGREDIENT VALENTINE CRUNCH COOKIES @ dizzybusyandhungry.com

Simple sugar cookies with a marble glaze, these heart cookies would be a sweet Valentine’s treat. Ingredients 1 cup unsalted butter softened 226g 3/4 cups sugar 150g 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 large egg yolk 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 295g Marble Icing Glaze 3 cups powdered sugar sifted (415g) 3 Tablespoons light corn syrup 3-4 Tablespoons milk 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/4 teaspoon almond extract gel food coloring I used red, electric pink, and, for some cookies, just a touch of royal purple To see directions and complete recipes visit Heart Cookies @ sugarspunrun.com

These sugar cookies are perfectly soft, perfectly chewy, perfectly frosted with the best vanilla frosting. You will want to make them all the time, not just for holidays anymore. Ingredients 1 1/2 cups white sugar 2/3 cup butter (softened) 2 eggs 2 TBS milk 1 tsp vanilla 3 1/4 cup flour 2 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt For the Frosting: 1 TBS vanilla 4 TBS butter (softened) 2 TBS milk 3 cups powdered sugar 6 drops food coloring (optional) To see directions and complete recipes visit Sugar Cookies @ https://lmld.org/sugar-cookies-2/

Homemade Almond Joys is a chocolate treat filled with coconut and a roasted almond.  And the best part, it’s only 5-ingredients! Ingredients 1 1/3 cups mini marshmallows 1/2 cup light corn syrup (Karo syrup) pinch of salt 7 ounce bags shredded sweetened coconut , about 2 cups 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 25-30 Roasted almonds 12 ounce bags milk chocolate chips (good quality) To see directions and complete recipes visit Homemade Almond Joys @ tastesbetterfromscratch.com

These chocolate cake mix cookies are so easy to make. Soft, chewy, and bursting with chocolate flavor. Cover them in sprinkles for a festive treat! Ingredients 1 box chocolate cake mix (I used Pillsbury devil’s food) 1 teaspoon baking powder 2 large eggs 1/3 cup vegetable oil, canola oil, or melted coconut oil 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract optional: sprinkles for rolling To see directions and complete recipes visit Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies @ sallysbakingaddiction.com

Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes — soft and fluffy vanilla cupcakes topped with a bright strawberry buttercream frosting and finished with fresh strawberries. The perfect cupcake for any celebration! Ingredients 1 cup + 2 Tbsp all-purpose flour 2 Tbsp cornstarch 1 1/4 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp salt 3/4 cup granulated sugar 2 large eggs , at room temperature* 1 1/4 tsp vanilla extract 1/4 cup butter , melted and cooled slightly 1/4 cup vegetable oil 1/2 cup whole milk , at room temperature* 1 recipe Strawberry Buttercream Frosting 12 small fresh strawberries or strawberry slices , for decoration To see directions and complete recipes visit Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes @ www.cookingclassy.com

Saltine crackers are transformed into decadent white chocolate covered toffee studded with sweet cranberries and crunchy toasted almonds INGREDIENTS 40 Saltine crackers about 1-1/2 sleeves 2 sticks butter (1 cup total) 1 cup light brown sugar 2 12 oz bags white chocolate chips 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1 ounces bag dried cranberries 5- 1/4 cup sliced almonds toasted To see directions and complete recipes visit WHITE CHOCOLATE CRANBERRY AND ALMOND TOFFEE @ www.thechunkychef.com

This easy chocoalte mousse recipe uses avocados for thickening and is much healthier than a normal mousse! INGREDIENTS 1 large avocado pitted and skin removed 2 ounces semi-sweet baking chocolate melted and cooled slightly 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder 3 tablespoons unsweetened coconut milk or almond milk or nonfat milk 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/4 cup nonfat vanilla or plain greek yogurt regular yogurt is fine too 2 packets sweetener or to taste I used Splenda To see directions and complete recipes visit  Heart Healthy Chocolate Mousse @ www.crazyforcrust.com

Cherries for your Valentine?  Chocolate covered Cherries in a new, special Valentines day Edition ! You can whip them in an afternoon for the sweetest Valentine’s Day yet. Ingredients 10 oz Maraschino Cherries 2 tbsp softened Butter 1 tsp Corn Syrup 1 tbsp liquid from Maraschino Cherry 1/2 tsp Invertase (It can be omitted without affecting the taste, but your centers will not liquefy) 1 1/2 cup Powdered Sugar 12 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips To see directions and complete recipes visit Easy Chocolate Covered Cherries @ sugarapron.com