Description
Valentine’s Day Cookie Cups are delightful bite-sized treats perfect for celebrating love. With a soft, chewy, buttery sugar cookie base enveloping a sweet Hershey’s Hug, these cookie cups are easy to make and perfect for sharing or gifting on Valentine’s Day.
Ingredients
Scale
Cookie Dough
- 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)
Instructions
- Prepare Oven and Pan. Spray a mini cupcake pan with cooking spray and preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit to ensure it’s hot and ready for baking.
- Mix Dough. In a large bowl, beat together the sugar cookie mix, melted salted butter, all-purpose flour, egg, and pink/red food coloring until just combined. Adjust the food coloring to achieve the desired hue.
- Form Dough Bases. Scoop about 1 tablespoon of the cookie dough mixture and flatten it using 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 to form a ball. Use your hands to smooth out any cracks or gaps.
- Arrange in Pan. Place each filled dough ball upright into the cavities of the mini cupcake pan. Repeat until all dough is used.
- Bake. Bake in the preheated oven for 12 minutes or until the edges look set and the cookie exterior is lightly golden but soft.
- Add Sprinkles. Remove the cookie cups from the oven and immediately press decorative sprinkles onto the tops if desired so they adhere as the cookies cool.
- Cool. Let the cookie cups cool in the pan for 15 minutes before carefully removing and serving.
Notes
- Allow cookie cups to cool about 15 minutes before removing from the muffin tin to prevent them from falling apart.
- When wrapping dough around Hershey’s Hugs, smooth out cracks with your hands to ensure even coverage.
- Decorative sprinkles add a festive touch; press them gently onto the tops while cookies are still warm for best adhesion.
- Store cookie cups in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 weeks.
- To freeze, wrap each cookie cup individually and store in a freezer-safe container or bag for up to 5-6 months.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie cup
- Calories: 120 kcal
- Sugar: 9 g
- Sodium: 80 mg
- Fat: 6 g
- Saturated Fat: 3.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 15 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 1.2 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg
