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Valentine’s Day Cookie Cups


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  • Author: Clara Hastings
  • Total Time: 25-27 minutes
  • Yield: 24 cookie cups 1x
  • Diet: Vegetarian

Description

Delicious and festive cookie cups filled with Hershey’s hugs, perfect for Valentine’s Day celebrations.


Ingredients

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  • 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
  • 2426 Hershey’s hugs unwrapped
  • Decorative sprinkles, optional topping

Instructions

  1. Spray a mini cupcake pan with cooking spray and preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
  2. In a large bowl, beat the sugar cookie mix, melted butter, all-purpose flour, egg, and food coloring together until just combined. Adjust food coloring amounts as needed.
  3. Grab about 1 Tablespoon of the cookie dough mixture and use your hand or rolling pin to flatten it out to the size of your palm.
  4. Add an unwrapped Hershey’s hug to the center of the flattened cookie dough and then wrap the dough around the Hershey’s hug to create a ball.
  5. Place the filled cookie dough ball into the muffin pan cavity upright and repeat until you no longer have any cookie dough.
  6. Bake in the oven for 10-12 minutes or until the outsides of the dough looks set.
  7. Remove from the oven and top with decorative sprinkles.
  8. Let the cookie cups cool off for 15 minutes before serving.

Notes

  • Adjust the food coloring to achieve desired pink/red shade.
  • Cool completely before serving for best taste and texture.
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 10-12 minutes
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Baking
  • Cuisine: American

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 cookie cup
  • Calories: 150
  • Sugar: 10g
  • Sodium: 120mg
  • Fat: 7g
  • Saturated Fat: 4g
  • Unsaturated Fat: 2g
  • Trans Fat: 0g
  • Carbohydrates: 20g
  • Fiber: 0g
  • Protein: 1g
  • Cholesterol: 30mg