Description
Indulge in the delightful experience of baking Valentine Ganache Cookies, where soft, thick chocolate and pink cookies meet a luscious creamy ganache filling. These festive treats are perfect for celebrating love or simply enjoying a sweet moment. The vibrant colors and rich flavors make them an impressively beautiful dessert that everyone will adore. Whether you’re gifting them to a loved one or treating yourself, these cookies promise to spread joy and sweetness.
Ingredients
Scale
- ½ cup (113 g) unsalted butter, softened
- ½ cup (100 g) granulated sugar
- ½ cup (100 g) brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup (125 g) all-purpose flour
- ½ cup (45 g) unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon espresso powder (optional)
- ½ cup (113 g) unsalted butter, softened
- ½ cup (100 g) granulated sugar
- ½ cup (100 g) brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1½ cups (190 g) all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2–3 teaspoons freeze-dried raspberry powder or pink food coloring
- ½ cup (120 ml) heavy cream
- ¾ cup (130 g) dark or white chocolate chips, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon (14 g) butter (optional)
Instructions
- Begin by creaming softened butter with granulated and brown sugars until fluffy. Mix in eggs and vanilla extract.
- Gradually add dry ingredients to each dough flavor (chocolate and pink) until just combined.
- Chill both doughs for about 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Shape the chilled dough into balls, pressing a well in the center for ganache filling.
- Bake on parchment-lined sheets for 10–12 minutes, then cool on a wire rack.
- Prepare the ganache by heating heavy cream and combining it with chopped chocolate until smooth.
- Fill cookie centers with ganache, then decorate as desired with toppings.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie (45g)
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 85mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg