Valentine’s treats don’t need to be fancy or time-consuming. This easy Valentine’s Day recipe is perfect for even the busiest familias.
Want a super easy Valentine’s Day treat, that even little ones can help you make? These Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cookies are simple and yummy. Make these and you’ll feel like one of those “Pinterest moms”, but only you will know how easy they were to make!
Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cookies
Yield: Around 24 cookies
Prep Time: about 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10-12 minutes, depending on your oven
Ingredients
- 1 Strawberry cake mix
- 1/3 cup vegetable or canola oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 eggs
- Chocolate chips or chocolate candy melts
- Valentine sprinkles, if desired
Instructions
- Heat your oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans).
- In a large bowl, mix cake mix, oil, vanilla and eggs with a spoon until dough forms.
- Refrigerate dough for 20-30 minutes.
- Take the dough out of the fridge, and shape into balls, about the size of 1 inch. Place the balls about 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
- Put the cookies in the oven for 10-12 minutes, or until they look dry on top and are just beginning to turn golden on the bottom.
- Take cookies out of the oven, and let cool for 1-2 minutes on the cookie sheet.
- Remove the baked cookies from the cookie sheet, gently placing them on cooling racks. Let the cookies cool completely, about 30 minutes.
- Once cooled, you can drizzle melted chocolate on one side of the cookie. Or you can dip the cookie into melted chocolate (like I did in my pics).
- Sprinkle with valentine sprinkles, if desired (I’d recommend smaller sprinkles than what I ended up getting).
- Now your cookies are ready to enjoy or to be shared? Pack them in a cute pink or red tin and give them to your Valentine!
Do you have another easy Valentine’s Day recipe or Valentine’s Day hack? Let us know in the comments!
