Ingredients
Scale
- 17.5 ounce package sugar cookie mix
- ½ cup (1 stick) salted butter, melted
- 3 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- Pink/red food coloring
- 24-26 Hershey’s hugs, unwrapped
- Decorative sprinkles (optional topping)
Instructions
- Prepare the Pan and Oven: Spray a mini cupcake pan with cooking spray and preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. This preparation ensures your cookie cups will release easily from the pan after baking and guarantees proper baking temperature from the start.
- Mix the Cookie Dough: In a large bowl, beat the sugar cookie mix, melted butter, all-purpose flour, egg, and food coloring together until just combined. Adjust food coloring amounts as needed to achieve your desired pink or red shade. Be careful not to overmix, as this can make the cookies tough.
- Prepare the Cookie Cup Base: Grab about 1 Tablespoon of the cookie dough mixture and use your hand or rolling pin to flatten it out to the size of your palm. This creates the perfect base for wrapping around the chocolate.
- Add the Chocolate Center: Add an unwrapped Hershey’s hug to the center of the flattened cookie dough and then wrap the dough around the Hershey’s hug to create a ball. Ensure the chocolate is completely enclosed to prevent it from leaking during baking.
- Fill the Muffin Pan: Place the filled cookie dough ball into the muffin pan cavity upright and repeat until you no longer have any cookie dough. Make sure not to overfill the cavities to allow room for the cookies to expand.
- Bake the Cookie Cups: Bake in the oven for 10-12 minutes or until the outsides of the dough looks set. The cookies should be lightly golden around the edges but still soft in the center for the perfect texture.
- Add Decorative Touches: Remove from the oven and top with decorative sprinkles while still warm so they adhere well to the surface. Choose Valentine’s-themed sprinkles for a festive touch.
- Cool Before Serving: Let the cookie cups cool off for 15 minutes before serving. This cooling time allows the cookies to set properly and makes them easier to remove from the pan.
Notes
- For best results, use heart-shaped sprinkles or a mix of pink, red, and white sprinkles for a Valentine’s Day theme.
- Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days.
- You can substitute regular chocolate kisses for the Hershey’s hugs if preferred.
- To make these even more festive, drizzle with white chocolate after cooling.
- Mini muffin pans vary in size, so your yield may be slightly different.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie cup
- Calories: 135
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 90mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 15mg