Jumbo Heart Cookie

Nothing says Happy Valentine’s Day like a great big jumbo heart cookie! Every time I walk by the cookie store at the Mall of America I always think it would be so cool to get one of those giant cookies for a special event. Then I thought about it and it occurred to me that I can make my own jumbo heart cookie! So that is exactly what Peyton and I did today. We made this jumbo heart cookie for her teacher.

A jumbo heart cookie is perfect for your teacher gift. And trust me, no one else is going to be doing it. I know we were the only ones that gave Mrs. L a jumbo cookie this year. It’s also a great dessert for Valentine’s Day too. Perfect for the whole family. Or if you have a special someone in your life, it could be a niece, nephew, aunt, uncle, daughter, son or anyone this is a great option beyond the traditional heart-shaped box of chocolates.

To make this Jumbo Heart Cookie you will need the following –

For the Cookie –

3/4 C Butter, melted
3/4 C Light Brown Sugar
1/4 C Sugar
1 Egg
2 tsp Vanilla Extract
2 C Flour
2 tsp Cornstarch
1 tsp Baking Soda
1/2 tsp Kosher Salt
1 C Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
1/2 C Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chunks
1/2 C M&M Valentine Messages Candies
1/2 C Valentine’s Themed Sprinkles

For the Frosting –

1 1/2 C Butter, room temperature
3 C Powdered Sugar
4 tbsp Heavy Whipping Cream
2 tsp Vanilla Extract
Pink Gel Food Coloring

Heart-Shaped Pan

This is a really simple and fun recipe to make. Even Peyton helped out.

First, start to preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

Spray your heart-shaped pan with non-stick cooking spray and set aside.

This works best with a stand mixer but you can use a hand mixer if that is all you have available.

Cream the butter and sugar together until it is smooth and fluffy.

Add the egg and vanilla extract.

In another bowl, combine the flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and kosher salt. Be sure to mix it together.

Gradually combine the dry mixture to the wet mixture. You want to mix until it is well mixed.

By hand, mix in the chocolate chips, chocolate chunks, and M&Ms.  Do not use the mixer for this step or you will crush your candies and chocolate.

Press the cookie batter into the heart-shaped pan but be sure to leave about an inch from the edge of the pan all the way around. The cookie dough does expand when it bakes and if you do not leave any room, the cookie dough will bake over and spill out of the pan and on to the bottom of your oven.

Sprinkle the Valentine’s sprinkles on top of the cookie dough and gently press them into the dough.

Bake for 18-22 minutes at 350. You can tell the cookie is done when it is lightly brown on the sides.

Let the cookie completely cool before you frost. I let this cookie cool overnight. Also, don’t worry about it being perfect. Any imperfections will easily be covered with the frosting.

To make the frosting you will need a stand mixer, a hand mixer just does not have enough power.

First, you are going to beat together butter, powdered sugar, heavy whipping cream, and vanilla extract until the frosting is smooth and peaks start to form. It does take a few minutes for this to happen. I also suggest starting on a slower setting and moving it up once the powdered sugar is combined. If you start high, the powdered sugar will fly out of the bowl.

Once the frosting is at the perfect consistency, add a few drops of the pink gel coloring and mix until you have the desired pink color you want.

Now it’s time to frost the cookie! Take your star tip and prepare your piping bag by scooping the frosting into the bag.

Twist the top of the piping bag closed and squeeze the frosting to the tip. I always suggest doing a few test squeezes before starting to frost the cookie.

Next, pipe the pink frosting along the edge of the heart-shaped cookie. You are basically outlining the cookie with the pink frosting. This is where you can make the heart more pronounced.

Once you are done frosting, sprinkle some of the sprinkles on the frosting.

If you are gifting this heart-shaped cookie, pop it in the freezer for about 15 minutes for the frosting to harden. Then you can wrap it in saran wrap without crushing the frosting.

You can also write a message on the cookie if you want.  We chose to skip the message. We’re giving this one to our teacher so I wasn’t sure what exactly I would write.

To transport the cookie I used a large cake round base. It worked really well to help keep the cookie from cracking or breaking while we transported it.

Be sure to check out some of our other Valentine’s Day recipes and treats.