15 Valentine's Day Cookies Your Kids Are Going to L-O-V-E
Nothing says Valentine's Day like sweet, pink-frosted heart cookies, but as it turns out, there's more than one way to bake a cookie on this loving holiday. From ooey-gooey chocolate cookies to ones made out of Belgian waffles (yes, you read that right), there's a cookie recipe here that every kid would love making, eating, and sharing with their valentine this Feb. 14.
Read through for 15 cookie recipes to make for and with your little ones this Valentine's Day.
Chocolate Valentine's Pudding Cookies
Use pudding mix to amp up the flavor and texture of these chocolate Valentine's cookies coated in red, white, and pink sprinkles and candies.
Glazed Cherry Bonbon Cookies
These soft, pink cookies star a kiddo (and mama) favorite: maraschino cherries.
Heart-Eye Emoji Sugar Cookies
Take your emoji game to the next level this Valentine's Day by whipping up these heart-eye sugar cookies using yellow icing and Juju heart candies.
Rose-Frosted Sugar Cookies
These beautiful rose cookies are much easier to make than they look — all you need is one special frosting tip and you're ready to ice your go-to sugar cookie (or store-bought) recipe.
Red Velvet Sandwich Cookies
Filled with fluffy vanilla marshmallow and covered in sprinkles, these red velvet sandwich cookies are sure to be a hit at the Valentine's Day party.
Vanilla Cut-Out Cookies
These easy heart cookies are topped with red and pink glaze.
Frosted Almond Sugar Cookies
These soft-baked sugar cookies are fluffy, delicious, and topped with sweet frosting.
Red Velvet Waffle Cookies
A quirky take on your classic cookie, these frosted red velvet treats are actually small pieces of Belgian waffle!
Strawberry Chocolate Chip Snowball Cookies
Typically a holiday season classic, give this family-favorite recipe a Valentine's Day twist with strawberry flavors and chocolate chips instead of nuts.
Double Chocolate Chunk Raspberry Stuffed Cookies
Get in touch with your kid's love for chocolate this Feb. 14 with these decadent double chocolate chunk cookies stuffed with fresh raspberries.
Red Velvet White Chocolate Chip Cake Mix Cookies
Press some sweet white chocolate chips into these delicious red velvet cake mix cookies for a soft and fluffy treat.
Red Hot Shortbread Cookies
If your sweet little one likes a bit of cinnamon spice, these Red Hot shortbread cookies shaped like lips and hearts are a delicious treat.
Heartbreak Cookies
Maybe Valentine's Day isn't your family's thing, maybe your tween or teen went through their first breakup and is boycotting the holiday — either way, these heartbreak cookies are just adorable enough to take their mind off of the lovey-dovey Cupid stuff.
Heart Cookies
These vegan, gluten-free heart cookies are not only adorable to look at, they're safe to be eaten before they're baked (aka the best way to eat a cookie).
Glitter Conversation Heart Cookies
Using cookie cutters (or have an adult use a knife) and your go-to cookie recipe, create the cutest conversation heart cookies — they can be any flavor you want, but we love the way these from Cup of Sugar : Pinch of Salt are topped with edible glitter!