Heart shaped chocolate chip cookies bring warmth to the kitchen and smiles to the table. I still remember shaping dough beside my grandmother, hands floured and laughing when hearts turned lopsided. These cookies bake soft, hold their shape, and feel just right for sharing love through food.

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

• Keeps a clean heart shape after baking
• Soft centers with crisp edges
• Uses pantry staples
• Works for holidays or everyday treats
• Fun to bake with kids

Preparation and Cooking Time

• Prep: 20 minutes
• Chill: 30 minutes
• Cook: 10–12 minutes
• Total: About 1 hour

Ingredients

• 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp salt
• ¾ cup unsalted butter, softened
• ¾ cup brown sugar
• ¼ cup granulated sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 ½ cups chocolate chips
  Swap butter with dairy-free sticks if needed.

Step-by-Step Instructions

1. Whisk flour, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.
2. Cream butter and sugars until smooth.
3. Beat in egg and vanilla.
4. Mix dry ingredients into wet dough.
5. Fold in chocolate chips.
6. Chill dough, then roll and cut into hearts for heart shaped chocolate chip cookies.
7. Bake at 350°F until edges set.

Serving Suggestions

Serve with cold milk, hot cocoa, or coffee. Stack on a plate with parchment for gifting.

Quick Tips or Variations

• Chill dough well to keep shapes sharp.
• Press chips back in after cutting.
• Add pink sprinkles for holidays.

Image Placement & Midjourney Prompts

After Introduction
Prompt: very close heart shaped chocolate chip cookies stacked on parchment paper, soft lighting, cozy kitchen mood –ar 2:3 –style raw –q 1 –s 250 –chaos 0 -v 7.0

• Alt: heart shaped chocolate chip cookies on parchment
• Filename: heart-shaped-chocolate-chip-cookies-stack.jpg
• Caption: Fresh heart shaped chocolate chip cookies cooling
• Description: Soft baked heart shaped chocolate chip cookies on parchment

After Instructions
Prompt: very close hands cutting cookie dough into heart shapes with cutter, flour on surface –ar 2:3 –style raw –q 1 –s 250 –chaos 0 -v 7.0

• Alt: cutting heart shaped chocolate chip cookies dough
• Filename: cutting-heart-shaped-cookie-dough.jpg
• Caption: Shaping cookie dough into hearts
• Description: Dough cut into hearts for chocolate chip cookies

FAQs

What are some interesting facts about chocolate chip cookies?
Ruth Wakefield created them in the 1930s, and they became a bakery classic across the US.

How to keep cookies heart shaped?
Chill the dough and avoid overmixing to stop spreading.

What is the name of the heart-shaped cookies?
Bakers often call them heart shaped chocolate chip cookies or Valentine cookies.

How to make chocolate chip cookies into heart shape?
Roll chilled dough and cut with a heart cutter before baking.

Conclusion

Heart shaped chocolate chip cookies turn a classic treat into something personal. Bake a batch, share the love, and enjoy every warm bite.

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