The heart-shaped cookies with chocolate chips are one of those sweets that can convey emotions even before being tasted. Their shape speaks of affection, care, and small gestures made with the heart, while the aroma they release during baking fills the kitchen with a warm and familiar atmosphere, impossible to forget.
Preparing them is a real pleasure: just a few genuine ingredients, a soft and easy-to-work dough, and those chocolate chips that spread throughout the dough like small promises of deliciousness. During baking, they become slightly golden on the outside while maintaining a crumbly and delicate interior, with chocolate that remains soft and enveloping with every bite.
They are perfect cookies to start the day on the right foot, perhaps paired with coffee or a cup of hot milk, but also ideal for a sweet afternoon break or to close a dinner in a simple and reassuring way. Thanks to their heart shape, they are also great as a gift, packaged in transparent bags or an elegant box, to surprise with a homemade thought.
Another great advantage of these cookies is their versatility: they can be easily customized by adding orange or lemon zest, a pinch of cinnamon, or by replacing the classic chips with chopped dark, milk, or white chocolate. Each variation tells a different story, but all share the same simple and genuine soul.
- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Rest time: 30 Minutes
- Preparation time: 15 Minutes
- Portions: 25
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons, Valentine's Day
Ingredients for heart-shaped cookies with chocolate chips:
- 1 medium egg
- 110 g soft butter
- 90 g brown sugar
- 40 g granulated sugar
- 260 g all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder (leveled)
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 pinch fine salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (optional)
- 100 g dark chocolate chips
- as needed powdered sugar
Tools for heart-shaped cookies with chocolate chips:
- 1 Bowl
- 1 Rolling Pin
- 2 Baking Sheets non-stick
- 1 Cookie Cutter heart-shaped
- 1 Oven De Longhi
Steps for preparing and baking heart-shaped cookies with chocolate chips:
First, prepare the dough for the cookies with chocolate chips.
Here is the procedure broken down into a few steps:
– Work the butter with the brown sugar and white sugar until you get a cream
– Add the egg and vanilla (if you like)
– Add about half of the flour with baking powder, baking soda, and salt
– Work with your hands directly in the bowl
– Gradually add the remaining flour while continuing to work
– Add the chocolate chips and mix well
– Form a dough ball and put it in the fridge for 30 minutes.Roll out the dough with the rolling pin to a thickness of about 1/4 inch and use a heart-shaped cutter to cut out the dough, you will get about 25 cookies.
Rework the scrap dough, roll it out again with the rolling pin, and make more cookies.Place the cookies on two non-stick baking sheets (be careful as they tend to expand while baking, so space them out on the sheet) and bake at 356°F for 12/13 minutes. Keep the sheet with cookies waiting to be baked in the fridge between batches.
Let your cookies cool, sprinkle them with powdered sugar, and serve.
FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
Can I use dark chocolate instead of chips?
Yes, you can coarsely chop a bar of dark or milk chocolate. You’ll get a more rustic and even tastier effect.
How do you store heart-shaped cookies?
They keep for 5-7 days in an airtight container, preferably tin, away from moisture sources.
Are they suitable as gift cookies?
Absolutely yes! Packaged in transparent bags or small boxes, they are perfect as a homemade gift, especially for romantic occasions.
