Valentine’s Day Cookie Cups with Hershey’s Hugs Recipe
Celebrate Valentine’s Day with these delightful Valentine’s Day Cookie Cups featuring soft sugar cookie dough wrapped around creamy Hershey’s Hugs chocolates. These festive, bite-sized treats are perfect for sharing or gifting, with optional decorative sprinkles to add a charming touch.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Total Time: 27 minutes
- Yield: 24-26 cookie cups 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
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 & Topping
- 24–26 Hershey’s Hugs, unwrapped
- Decorative sprinkles, optional topping
Instructions
- Prepare Pan and Oven: Spray a mini cupcake pan with cooking spray to prevent sticking, then preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) to ensure it’s ready when your cookie cups are assembled.
- Make the Cookie Dough: In a large mixing bowl, combine the sugar cookie mix, melted butter, all-purpose flour, egg, and pink/red food coloring. Beat together until just combined, adjusting the amount of food coloring to achieve your desired shade.
- Flatten Dough Balls: Take about 1 tablespoon of cookie dough and flatten it to approximately the size of your palm using your hands or a rolling pin, preparing it to wrap around the chocolate.
- Add the Chocolate Center: Place one unwrapped Hershey’s Hug in the center of the flattened dough, then carefully wrap the dough around the chocolate to form a ball, ensuring the chocolate is fully enclosed.
- Place in Pan: Position each dough-wrapped chocolate ball upright into the prepared mini cupcake pan cavities, repeating this process until all dough is used.
- Bake: Bake the cookie cups in the preheated oven for 10-12 minutes, or until the outsides look set but the cookies remain soft and chewy.
- Add Sprinkles: Remove the pan from the oven and immediately sprinkle the tops of the cookie cups with decorative sprinkles if desired for a festive finish.
- Cool and Serve: Allow the cookie cups to cool in the pan for 15 minutes to set properly before removing and serving.
Notes
- Use room temperature egg to ensure smooth dough consistency.
- Adjust food coloring gradually to prevent over-coloring the dough.
- Ensure Hershey’s Hugs are fully wrapped in dough to avoid melting through.
- Cool cookie cups completely before removing from the pan to retain shape.
- Store leftover cookie cups in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
Keywords: Valentine's Day, cookie cups, sugar cookie, Hershey's Hugs, dessert, festive treats, mini cupcakes
