Giant Heart Cookie For Valentine’s Day

This giant heart cookie is a perfect treat for any occasion, but especially for Valentine’s Day. My 4-year-old daughter, Ava loves to cook sweet treats with me and she really enjoyed making this one in anticipation of the day focused on love. After making the cookie, she told me she wants make another, so she can give it to her favorite teacher at school as a Valentine’s Day gift. 

The recipe is easy to follow and young children won’t have trouble contributing during the baking process. To be honest, the most complicated part of this recipe is finding the Valentine’s Day themed ingredients, which is not all that hard. Just order them on Amazon or go your local chain retailer and you should have no issues. 

Ingredients

1.5 Cups Flour
3/4 Cup sugar
1 stick of softened butter
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 Teaspoon vanilla 
1/4 teaspoon salt
Pink food coloring 
1/4 cup Valentine M&M’s 
Wilton micro heart sprinkles
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Supplies

Parchment paper
Heart shaped baking pan

Directions

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees

2. Trace your baking pan on a piece of Parchment paper, cut it out, and place of inside the pan 

3. In a large mixing bowl, mix together your butter and sugar 

4. Now mix in your egg and vanilla extract

5. Add in your flour, baking powder, baking soda, and cream of tartar, salt and mix

6. Divide your dough into 2 separate bowls 

7. Add 1 drop of food coloring to one and mix 

8. Scoop out your half of your pink dough and half of your white dough into pan and press down 

9. Press your M&M’s into your heart after it is in the pan, and cover with heart sprinkles and press gently on top 

10. Cook for 10 minutes

11. Let cool and carefully turn upside down to get your cookie out of your pan

Enjoy!