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Heart and Soul Cookies
The perfect dessert for chocolate lovers—these delectable delights come with smiles!
Prep time: 20 min.
Baking time: 10-12 min.
Decoration time: 25 min.
Difficulty: Moderate
What you'll need:
- 1 bag MILKY WAY® Brand MINIS® for Valentine's Day
- 1 bag DOVE® Brand Milk or Dark Chocolate Hearts
- 1 18-oz. roll refrigerated sugar cookie dough
- 2/3 cup flour
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- Red food coloring
- Red or pink sugar crystals
- Printable template, or 2-3/4 & 1-1/2-inch heart-shaped cookie cutters
What to do:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Knead cookie dough with flour until smooth. Roll out 2/3 of the dough to 1/4-inch thickness.
- Use the larger heart template (or cookie cutter) to cut out 18 heart shapes, each 2-3/4 inches. Transfer to cookie sheets and bake for 10-12 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove from oven, transfer to a wire rack, and let cool completely.
- Tint the remaining cookie dough with the red food coloring. Roll out the red cookie dough to 1/4-inch thickness.
- Use the smaller heart template (or cookie cutter) to cut out 18 heart shapes, each 1-1/2 inches. Sprinkle the tops of the smaller hearts with the sugar crystals, and bake for 10-12 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove from oven, transfer to a wire rack, and let cool completely.
- In a microwave-safe bowl, melt the heavy cream and 2 cups of MILKY WAY® Brand MINIS® for Valentine's Day about 1-1/2 minutes or until smooth, stirring every few seconds.
- Spread the top of each larger heart cookie with the melted chocolate mixture, and center a smaller heart cookie on top. Then spread the back of a DOVE® Brand Milk or Dark Chocolate Heart with the chocolate mixture, and place it in the center.
