Fun, festive, and delicious Chocolate Sugar Cookies sweeten any celebration. Elevate traditional drop-style cookies with cocoa powder, a drizzle of melted chocolate, and sprinkles!
Valentine’s Day Sugar Cookies
Dress chocolate sugar cookies up for Valentine’s Day with a beautiful melted chocolate drizzle and festive sprinkles! Kids and adults alike will swoon over these simple yet decadent holiday cookies.
These chocolate sugar cookies look pretty and taste even better!
Why You’ll Love this Chocolate Cookies Recipe:
- EASY: Made with basic baking ingredients and a few easy steps, these cookies are simple to prepare.
- HOMEMADE: Nothing tastes better than a completely from scratch cookie!
- FESTIVE: Customize these cookies with a chocolate drizzle and sprinkles for any holiday or celebration.
How to Make Chocolate Sugar Cookies
Be sure to see the recipe card below for full ingredients & instructions!
- Cream the wet ingredients together.
- Add the dry ingredients and combine.
- Wrap the cookie dough and refrigerate for at least 45 minutes.
- Scoop cookie dough balls and roll them into granulated sugar.
- Bake the cookies and let them cool.
- Decorate cooled cookies with a drizzle of melted chocolate and sprinkles.
While you can use any unsweetened cocoa powder you prefer, I like to use natural cocoa powder here because the baking soda helps to neutralize the acidity of natural cocoa powder, letting its rich flavor shine.
No. For best results, be sure to chill the cookie dough for at least 45 minutes (or overnight) to prevent the cookies from spreading while they bake.
I don’t recommend it. This cookie dough is best for drop-style sugar cookies, not for cut-out cookies. The dough won’t hold a perfect shape as it bakes.
Freeze undecorated cookies in an airtight container for up to 1 month. When ready to decorate, let the cookies come to room temperature and continue with step 11.
If you love chocolate, this chocolate sugar cookie recipe is for you!
These cookies are such a cute and festive addition to any holiday, party, or baby shower!
Recipe Tips and Notes
- Don’t forget to chill the cookie dough. This step prevents the cookies from spreading too much while they bake.
- For perfect cookies every time, use a cookie scoop!
- Simply change up the color of the candy melts to customize these cookies for any holiday or celebration.
Can I add chocolate chips to the cookie dough?
For a double dose of chocolate, add ½-1 cup of chocolate chips to the cookie dough. I love adding mini chocolate chips!
Can I use melted chocolate chips instead of candy wafers for the drizzle?
Absolutely. Melt candy wafers, chocolate chips, or chopped chocolate bars to use for the drizzle. If using white chocolate chips, add a couple drops of gel food coloring to add a pop of color!
Sweeten Valentine’s Day or any day with homemade chocolate sugar cookies! Easy to make and full of chocolate flavor, everyone loves these classic cookies.
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Chocolate Sugar Cookies Recipe
Ingredients
For the Cookie Dough
- ½ cup unsalted butter 113 grams, room temperature (1 stick)
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar 67 grams
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar 27 grams
- 1 large egg 50 grams, room temperature
- 1 egg yolk 14 grams, room temperature
- 1 cup all-purpose flour 120 grams
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder 21 grams
- 1 tablespoon milk 14 grams, room temperature
- ½ teaspoon baking soda 3 grams
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder 1 gram
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup coarse sugar 180 grams, for rolling
For Decorating
- ½ cup pink melting wafers 85 grams
- ½ cup Heart-shaped sprinkles 96 grams, optional
Equipment
- Kitchen Scale (optional)
Instructions
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter, sugar, and brown sugar together on high speed until smooth and creamy, about 2 minutes.½ cup unsalted butter, ⅓ cup granulated sugar, 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- Add the egg and egg yolk and beat together to incorporate, about 30 seconds.1 large egg, 1 egg yolk
- Add the flour, cocoa powder, milk, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Mix until combined, about 30 seconds.1 cup all-purpose flour, ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder, 1 tablespoon milk, ½ teaspoon baking soda, ¼ teaspoon baking powder, ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- Tightly wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 45 minutes (or overnight).
- Once the cookie dough has chilled, remove the plastic wrap. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
- Add 1 cup of coarse sugar to a small bowl. Set aside.1 cup coarse sugar
- Scoop 1 tablespoon of dough per cookie and roll into balls. Roll each cookie dough ball in the coarse sugar until completely coated.
- Place the cookie dough balls onto the prepared baking sheet with at least 2-3 inches of space between each cookie.
- Bake the cookies for 10-12 minutes, or until the edges are set.
- Transfer baked cookies to a cooling rack to cool completely.
- Place the pink melting wafers into a microwave safe bowl. Heat in 30 second increments, stirring between each.½ cup pink melting wafers
- Pour the melted wafers into a Ziplock bag. Cut a small hole into one corner of the bag.
- Drizzle each cookie with the melted chocolate and top with sprinkles (if desired) before the chocolate hardens.½ cup Heart-shaped sprinkles
Notes
- Don’t forget to chill the cookie dough. This step prevents the cookies from spreading too much while they bake.
- For perfect cookies every time, use a cookie scoop!
- Simply change up the color of the candy melts to customize these cookies for any holiday or celebration.
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