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Caitlin Bensel, Food Stylist: Torie Cox
This year, forget the box of chocolates and turn to these Valentine's Day cookie recipes. Try our creative, no-bake flirty fortune "cookies" for those who appreciate a good joke. Or, if you're looking for an easy recipe, try our classic red velvet cookies (they'll never know it started with a box cake mix). Whether you're spoiling family, friends, or your romantic partner, we're sure these cookies will show them just how much you care.
Red Velvet Cake Mix Cookies
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This recipe starts with a box of red velvet cake mix and yields a supremely chewy, crispy cookie. White chocolate morsels make each bite magical.
Raspberry-White Chocolate Meringue Sandwich Cookies
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These elegant cookies feature our basic meringue flavored with freeze-dried raspberries, which add a hint of color and sweetness. Sandwiched between two meringue roses are tart raspberry filling and white chocolate ganache.
Sugar Cookie Bars
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Caitlin Bensel, Food Stylist: Torie Cox
If you're short on time, these frosted sugar cookie bars are the perfect way to bake up a Valentine's Day sweet treat for a crowd, minus all the fuss of individually frosted cookies.
White Chocolate Fortune Cookies
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Write or print out your favorite Valentine's Day wishes to place inside these cute fortune cookies. Need some inspiration? We have some ideas.
Dark Chocolate Sablés
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Sleek, sophisticated, and dare we say, a little sultry, our dark chocolate sablés are sure to impress your Valentine. Plus, with over four dozen cookies per recipe, we know you'll have plenty to spread the love.
Smashed Sugar Cookies
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Jessica Furniss
From bake shops to social media, these trendy smashed sugar cookies are popping up everywhere. But you can save the special trip to the store and make these at home for your Valentine.
Fudgy Flourless Chocolate-Pecan Cookies
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Will Dickey; Prop Stylist: Julia Bayless; Food Stylist: Ali Ramee
No one will ever believe these are gluten-free. Thanks to whipped egg whites, these flourless chocolate cookies are airy and crisp on the outside while remaining soft and gooey on the inside.
Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies
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Victor Protasio, Food Stylist: Chelsea Zimmer, Prop Stylist: Shell Royster
Send your Valentine a box full of kisses with these cute-as-can-be peanut butter cookies. And you'll only need 20 minutes in the kitchen to get 'em baking—you simply can't beat that.
Easy Icebox Cookies
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Greg Dupree, Food Stylist: Julian Hensarling
The thing we love about these icebox cookies is that they can be customized to any holiday, and Valentine's Day is no exception. Just think of how adorable they'd be with pink and red heart-shaped sprinkled on the rim.
Brownie Cookies
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Victor Protasio; Food Stylist: Emily Nabors Hall; Prop Stylist Shell Royster
We're positive these brownie cookies will give your sweetie some heart-eyes. You'll just need to grab a box of dark chocolate brownie mix from the store, along with some toasted walnuts, and of course, chocolate chips. Just don't forget to serve milk with them.
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