Valentine Candy Melt Cookies
Servings: 36 cookies
Calories: 108kcal
Similar to a classic thumbprint cookie, these valentine cookies use candy melts instead of jam. Makes a great valentine treat for that special someone!
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Ingredients
- 1 cup salted butter, softened
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 2 large egg yolks
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 1/3 cups all purpose flour
- 3 ounces candy melts (or white chocolate wafers)
- 1/2 cup sanding sugar (or sprinkles)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, use a hand-held mixer to beat together the butter and sugar until well incorporated.
- Next, beat in the egg yolks and vanilla extract.
- Lastly, mix in the flour. The mixture will be crumbly at first and might not look like a cookie dough, but keep beating on medium speed and a cookie dough will form. This is not an overly wet dough, so don't be alarmed.
- Portion two teaspoons of the cookie dough and roll into a ball. Roll the ball into the sanding sugar or sprinkles.
- Place the ball onto the prepared baking sheet. Gently, but firmly, press one candy melt into the center of the cookie, flattening the cookie as you do so.
- Bake for 12 minutes. Remove from oven and allow cookies to cool for 3-5 minutes before transferring them to a wire cooling rack to finish cooling.
Nutrition
Calories: 108kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 24mg | Sodium: 47mg | Potassium: 11mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 171IU | Calcium: 4mg | Iron: 1mg