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Heart Shaped Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

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  • Author: Elina
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 11 minutes
  • Total Time: 21 minutes
  • Yield: 24 cookies 1x
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Baking
  • Cuisine: American

Description

Delightfully tender and buttery heart-shaped chocolate chip cookies perfect for any special occasion or just a sweet treat. These cookies are baked to golden perfection, with a soft center and loaded with a mix of regular and mini semisweet chocolate chips. The unique step of cutting the warm cookies into heart shapes right after baking makes them visually charming and fun to serve.

Ingredients

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Dry Ingredients

  • 2¼ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ¾ teaspoon salt

Wet Ingredients

  • 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • ½ cup light brown sugar, packed
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 large eggs, at room temperature

Other

  • 1½ cups semisweet chocolate chips (mix of regular and mini chips)

Instructions

  1. Preheat and prepare baking sheet: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and place it aside, ready for the cookie dough.
  2. Mix dry ingredients: In a medium bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, baking soda, and salt. This ensures even distribution of leavening and seasoning throughout the dough. Set this dry mixture aside for later addition.
  3. Cream butter and sugars: In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to cream the room temperature unsalted butter with the granulated and brown sugars until the mixture is light, fluffy, and well combined, which should take about 1-2 minutes.
  4. Add eggs and vanilla: Mix in the eggs and vanilla extract just until combined, making sure not to overmix to retain a tender crumb in the final cookies.
  5. Combine wet and dry ingredients: Gradually add the dry ingredient mixture to the wet ingredients. Mix gently just until no streaks of flour remain, taking care not to overwork the dough. Fold in the semisweet chocolate chips evenly throughout the dough.
  6. Scoop dough onto baking sheet: Using about 2 tablespoons of dough per cookie, scoop the dough onto the parchment-lined baking sheet, spacing them 2-3 inches apart to allow for spreading. Adjust the size based on your heart-shaped cookie cutter size. If desired, press additional chocolate chunks or sprinkles on top for extra decoration.
  7. Bake the cookies: Bake the cookies in the preheated oven for 9-11 minutes, until the edges are just slightly golden but the centers remain a bit underdone, which will help them stay soft after cooling.
  8. Cut into hearts: Remove the cookies from the oven and immediately, while still hot and soft, use a heart-shaped cookie cutter to press gently and cut the warm cookies into heart shapes. Be careful as the cookies and pan will be hot.
  9. Cool the cookies: Let the cut cookies cool on the baking sheet for an additional 5-7 minutes to firm up. Then transfer them carefully to a wire cooling rack to cool completely before serving or storing.

Notes

  • Use room temperature butter and eggs to ensure even mixing and better cookie texture.
  • Cut cookies immediately after baking while still warm for clean heart shapes without cracking.
  • Spacing cookies properly on the baking sheet is important to prevent them from merging during baking.
  • You can substitute semisweet chips with other chocolate chips or chunks to customize sweetness.
  • Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days for best freshness.

Find it online: https://recipes.mbeams.com/heart-shaped-chocolate-chip-cookies-recipe/