51 Valentine's Day Cookies That You Will Absolutely Love (2024)

The best way to ask someone to be your valentine? Homemade Valentine’s Day cookies, of course. Also, does anyone still ask that anymore?

Sure, you could craft a cute paper valentine, but it won’t be nearly as delicious. But pink velvet cookies? Chocolate-dipped teddy bear Oreos? Heart-shaped jammy Linzer cookies? Now those a true valentine make. To be clear, we would say yes. Wink wink.

Whatever you go with, whip up a batch (or three) of some Valentine’s Day cookies to impress your crush, coworkers, gal pals, or all of the above.

51 Valentine’s Day Cookies

1. 8-Bit Valentine’s Cookies

A nerdy valentine is the best valentine. Your gamer S.O. will love these.

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2. Valentine Swirl Cookies

These roll, cut, and bake swirl cookies are too cute and so nostalgic. They’re so fun to look at, we almost don’t want to eat them. Almost.

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3. Pink Strawberry Cake Mix Cookies

These four-ingredient cake mix cookies are great for last minute Valentine’s Day bakes. Two minutes in the grocery store and you’ll be able to whip these up in no time. Did you forget you were hosting a party again?

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4. Valentine Teddy Bear Oreos

Chocolate-dipped Oreos? As cute bears? Make these cute cookies for your valentine, and they’ll never leave you. Pick up your socks for good measure.

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5. Heart-Shaped Chocolate Chip Cookies

Elevate a classic chocolate chip cookie by adding sprinkles and making it heart-shaped. Make these for your pals so they know you value their friend-chip. We’ll leave now.

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6. Valentine Sugar Cookie Recipe

Personalize your conversation hearts by making them cookies. Some little baking stamps make these a fun group activity as well. Even if the messages are sassy, the cookies will still be sweet. Just don’t forget the sugar.

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7. Ruby Chocolate Chip Cookies

If you’re still sleeping on ruby chocolate, allow us to wake you up. Your alarm has been ringing for ten minutes, anyway.

Its sweet and sour, almost berry-like flavor is a fun twist on a classic, and it’s always Valentine’s-Day-ready. You can even add some freeze-dried raspberry powder to the dough for extra-pink cookies.

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8. Chocolate-Dipped Heart Cookies

Buttery shortbread, rich chocolate, and sugary sprinkles make these an instant Valentine’s Day hit. You’ll make enough to share, but then ending up keeping more than you mean to. Trust us, we’ve got a dozen hoarded in our freezer at home.

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9. Crushed Oreo Red Velvet Cookies

These Valentine’s Day cookies are a lethal combination: super easy to make and dangerously addictive. Handle with care.

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10. Healthy Jam Heart Thumbprint Cookies

These fiber-rich cookies are an extra-nutritious option. They’re also fun to make. You can use a heart cookie-cutter to make the imprints, but we just like using our thumbs. Who doesn’t want to play with their food?

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11. Red Velvet Cookie Sandwiches

Can you name a better combo than red velvet and cream cheese frosting? These work for Valentine’s Day, but switch out the sprinkles and you’ve got a winning treat for Christmas or Fourth of July, too. Just like magic.

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12. White Chocolate Raspberry Cookies

These quick and easy cookies are Tasty with a capital T. The tart raspberries pair so well with the sweet white chocolate. Watch out, PB&J. We found a new classic combo.

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13. Fresh Strawberry Cookies

If cake-mix cookies are too easy and you want the real (and extra fresh) thing, these Valentine’s Day cookies are for you. They’re not even that tough to make, but all your friends will be impressed anyway. Nothing like exaggerating for attention.

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14. Valentine Heart Linzer Cookies

You could avoid Valentine’s Day at all costs, or you could make these adorable heart-shaped Linzer cookies. Who needs love when you have an excuse to make yummy treats?

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15. Heart-Shaped Strawberry Shortbread Cookies

Is the Royal Family ringing? Because these cookies would look right at home at high tea. Do they celebrate Valentine’s Day at Buckingham Palace?

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16. Valentine Confetti Cookies

Bring the party with these sprinkle-filled Valentine’s cookies. Also, take this as your sign to add that disco ball to cart and click purchase.

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17. “Box of Chocolates” Sugar Cookies with Buttercream

These creative cookies are giving two-for-one, being cookies that look like a box of chocolates. But we’d still like a real box of chocolates, please. Who can pass on dark chocolate caramels?

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18. Cinnamon Red Hot Biscotti Cookies

Make this Italian classic on-theme with red hots, frosting, and heart sprinkles. Best served with pink milk lattes for the perfect dip and bite.

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19. Valentine’s Day Blossom Sugar Cookies

Crumbly sugar cookies get even better when there’s a heart-shaped chocolate center and crunchy sprinkles. Santa wishes he could have treats like this. Seriously, give that man some variety.

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20. Valentine’s Day Macarons

Macarons are a challenging cookie to bake, but when you get them right, there’s no better feeling. Except maybe enjoying them with a cappuccino. Or without one. We’re not picky.

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21. Rose Milk Crinkle Cookies

Class-up the crinkle cookie with rose milk. Just make sure you don’t overdo it on the rose, or you’ll be snacking on soap. We’ll leave that in our childhood, thanks.

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22. Conversation Heart Cookies with Fluff

Surprise that special someone with a message in a bottle. All you have to do is shove this cookie in a bottle. Cookie crumbles are special, too.

With sugary cookies and marshmallow fluff filling, they’ll definitely know you’re sweet on them.

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23. Red Velvet Cake Mix Cookies

We love an easy bake, and these feel like cheating. Get some cute, red and pink M&Ms to sprinkle into your red velvet dough. If you eat them all while baking, at least you’ll still end up with cookies.

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24. Lemon Raspberry Cookies

Love a fruity bake? These lemon raspberry cookies are as fluffy and fresh as it gets. They may not scream “Valentine’s Day,” but the raspberry marbling is pink. Listen, we make the rules.

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25. Pink Sugar Cookies

Hosting a Valentine’s Day cookie decorating party? These pink sugar cookies are an excellent canvas. Uh, hey. Put the acrylics down.

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26. Dipped Oreo Love Bug Cookies

Oreos are amazing, but dipped in white chocolate and sprinkles? Say less. Because speaking with your mouth full is kinda nasty.

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27. Thumbprint Cookies with Icing

These Valentine’s thumbprint cookies serve up an extra sweet bite, so beware. They’re sure to cause a sugar rush.

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28. Valentine’s Day Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie

Why make a bunch of cookies when you can make one huge, gooey cookie? Make it Valentine-themed with red, pink, and white M&Ms, strawberry ice cream, whipped cream, and sprinkles. Or not. Don’t let us tell you how to live your life.

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29. Thumbprint Strawberry Shortbread Cookies

These strawberry shortbread thumbprint cookies are about one-to-two mouthfuls. Girl math means we can have 12, right?

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30. Scottish Shortbread Heart Cookies with Chocolate

Whisk your Valentine to the wilds of Scotland with these chocolate-dipped Scottish shortbread cookies. It’s a lot cheaper than actually going, but no promises on that holding true with the way grocery store pricing is going.

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31. Chocolate Raspberry Sourdough Biscotti

These gut-healthy cookies are the perfect rich, crunchy, and tangy bite. If only they came with a one-way ticket to Tuscany. Then they’d really be perfect.

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32. Valentine’s Day Oreo Pops

Cake pops, who? These Valentine’s Day Oreo pops take even less effort, and are perfect for handing out to your pals.

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33. Easy Chocolate Cherry Blossom Cookies

These cookies are like the best bits of an ice cream sundae. That’s all we needed to convince ourselves to bake them.

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34. Heart Cookies and Cream Cheese Sprinkle Dip

Don’t have time for fancy piping? Make the cookies separate from the frosting with this cream cheese sprinkle dip. Who said lazy couldn’t be fabulous?

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35. Valentine’s Day Isomalt Cookies

If you’ve got some time on your hands, and want to really blow your Valentine away, make these beautiful confetti isomalt cookies. DM us if you succeed.

36. Rich Chocolate and Freeze Dried Raspberry Cookies

Chocolate cookies dipped in chocolate and dusted with freeze-dried raspberries? You simply can’t go wrong. Unless you forgot to buy freeze-dried raspberries.

37. X’s and O’s Cookies

We love a dual purpose cookie, and with these you can play tic-tac-toe or flirt with your crush. Guaranteed entertainment either way.

38. Heart Newsprint Cookies

If your Valentine is a writer or of the literary persuasion, go full Jane Austen with these heart-shaped newsprint cookies. Mr. Darcy who?

39. Scrabble “LOVE” Cookies

The only games you should be playing with love is scrabble with these letter cookies. Now you’ve got cookies and a date night activity. You’re gonna have to do better than six points if you want to win.

40. Mini Buttercream Heart Cookies

Go for a classic with these lovely frosted sugar cookies. Saying “I love you” hits different with cookies, anyway.

41. Cookie Conversation Hearts

These are fun because you can easily customize the messages. Make it snarky or spicy, but make it count.

42. Mini Valentine’s Day Cookies

We’ll take baby cookies over the real thing any day. Here’s to birth control!

43. Crumbl Copycat Circus Animal Cookies

Crumbl is the GOAT, and these circus animal cookies are perfect for Valentine’s Day. No they’re not dog treats. Sorry, Fido.

44. Watercolor Heart-Shaped Cookies

Middle school art class, meet cookie making. A unexpected match, but one we’re shipping. Not literally. Sorry, USPS is closed.

45. Sunset Pink Red Velvet Sugar Cookies

Picture this: a Valentine’s date night picnic in the park to watch the sunset snacking on…these cookies. Could it get any more picturesque?

46. Sweet Kiss Sugar Cookies

Your Valentine will definitely get the message with these sweet kiss cookies. Maybe include some breath mints in the delivery.

47. Valentine’s Day Sugar Cookies with Buttercream

Play with cookie cutters, and these cookies can work for pretty much any occasion. If you’ve only got Christmas cookie cutters, just go nuts with pink frosted trees.

48. Chewy Valentine’s Day Sugar Cookies

There are two groups of people: people who love a chewy cookie and people who love a crispy cookie. And they don’t talk to each other. Ever.

49. Cadbury Caramilk Chocolate and Raspberry Cookies

You had us at Cadbury.

50. Stained Glass Heart Cookies

These Valentine’s Day heart cookies use strawberry jelly for the center, so you can get that beautiful stained-glass effect without having to burn yourself melting isomalt. Innovation, am I right?

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51. Pink Velvet Cookies

These may be last on our list, but they should be top of yours because they are the perfect Valentine’s Day cookie. With white chocolate chips and heart-shaped sprinkles, these are everything we need in a V-Day treat.