Description
Make a delicious Valentine Cookie Cake with this easy recipe.
Ingredients
Scale
- ¾ Cup unsalted butter, softened
- ¾ Cup light brown sugar, packed
- ¼ Cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 Cup flour
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1 teaspoons baking soda
- ½ teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 Cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 Cup semi-sweet chocolate chunks
- 1/2 Cup Red and White M&M’s
- ½ Cup pink and white heart sprinkles
- 1 1/2 Cup unsalted butter, softened
- 3 Cup powdered sugar
- 4 Tablespoons heavy whipping cream
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- Pink gel food coloring, a few drops
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and prep pan with non-stick baking spray.
- Using a standing mixer, cream butter and sugar until smooth and fluffy.
- Mix in the egg and vanilla.
- In a separate mixing bowl, whisk together dry ingredients.
- Slowly mix dry ingredients into bowl of wet ingredients.
- Fold in the chocolate chips, chocolate chunks and M&Ms by hand with a wooden spoon.
- Press batter into the heart shaped pan.
- Add pink and white heart sprinkles to top of cookie.
- Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes or until lightly browned on the sides.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool completely before frosting.
- Using a standing mixer to beat together all frosting ingredients (minus food coloring) until smooth and stiff peaks form.
- Mix in a few drops of the pink coloring until you have a nice rich pink color.
- Scoop frosting into piping bag fitted with a star tip.
- Pipe frosting along the edge of the cookie cake and finish with more sprinkles.
- Feel free to use a fine tip in your decorating bag and write a Valentine message on the middle of the cookie in frosting!
Notes
- Cool the cookie cake completely before frosting.
- Use a heart-shaped pan for the cake.
- Adjust pink food coloring to your liking.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 40g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 25g
- Saturated Fat: 15g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 1g
- Carbohydrates: 55g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 50mg