7 Days of Valentine’s Cookies: Day 1
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I’ll admit it—I’m not a huge fan of those classic Valentine’s Day chocolate boxes (don’t tell my exes). They usually end up sitting around at my house, half-heartedly picked over. So instead of biting into mystery chocolates, I’m turning them into something I do love: cookies!
These Life is Like a Box of Chocolates Cookies take the best part of assorted chocolates—the rich, decadent flavors—and transform them into soft, delicious bites of goodness. Just as with a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re going to get inside these cookies, but you do know that each bite will be chewy and delicious.
If you’re like me and prefer your Valentine’s sweets in cookie form, you’re in the right place. Let’s bake!
Life is Like a Box of Chocolates Cookies
25-30
Cookies30
minutes8-10
minutesThe rich, decadent flavors of assorted chocolates transformed into soft, delicious bites of goodness. Just as with a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re going to get inside these cookies, but you do know that each bite will be chewy and delicious.
Ingredients
1 cup unsalted butter, browned and cooled (227 grams – before browning)
1 cup brown sugar (220 grams)
1/4 cup sugar (50 grams)
1 large egg (about 50 grams)
1 large egg yolk (about 15 grams)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups + 2 Tablespoons all-purpose flour (256 grams)
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons cornstarch (5 grams)
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 box of chocolates (180 grams) (about 18 pieces – I used the Target brand)
1/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (42 grams)
Directions
- Preheat an oven to 350°F.
*note: if you choose to chill your dough, you will want to wait to preheat your oven - Start by browning the butter and cooling it completely.
You can let the brown butter cool at room temperature – this will take 30-45 minutes.
Or to cool brown butter rapidly, immediately pour it into a heatproof bowl. Place that bowl in a larger bowl filled with ice water, and stir it until it solidifies. - Cream together the brown butter and sugars until light and fluffy. This will take 2-3 minutes.
- Beat in the egg, egg yolk, and vanilla extract.
- Slowly fold in the flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt.
- Chop up the chocolates from the box of chocolates.
- Fold in the chopped chocolates and the chocolate chips.
- I recommend you chill the dough for 2-3 hours or overnight, but you can bake them immediately if desired.
- Scoop the cookies into 2 Tablespoon size balls – I use a #30 scoop for this.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes. Enjoy!
Notes
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