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    Home » Desserts

    Easy Valentine's Day Recipes

    Published: Feb 4, 2022 · Modified: Feb 5, 2022 by Jere Cassidy · This post may contain affiliate links. · Leave a Comment

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    We all love the month of February so we can celebrate with everything red, pink and white. Make your loved ones some sweet treats with these Easy Valentine's Day Recipes, I think you are going to love them.

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    Special days mean special desserts that can be elegant, indulgent, or simply just a favorite treat. A box of chocolate is always appreciated but a homemade treat is always better.

    There are so many delicious recipes that you can make for Valentine's Day that I decided to put them all in one place. Cookies, cakes, tarts, and more are not only tasty but also deliciously festive.

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    • Dark Chocolate Slice and Bake Cookies
    • Red Velvet Sprinkle Cookies
    • Rose Petal Shortbread Cookies
    • Iced Thumbprint Cookies for Valentine's Day
    • Chocolate Stout Beer Cake
    • Raspberry Chiffon Cake
    • Classic Red Velvet Cake
    • Strawberry Chardonnay Gelee
    • Raspberry Vanilla Bean Tart
    • Chocolate Ganache Tart
    • Tips for making desserts easier
    • Try these other recipes
    • Pin for Valentine's Day
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    💖Let's start with cookies because Valentine's Day gifts of cookies are easy to wrap up in a box or tray with a big red bow.

    Dark Chocolate Slice and Bake Cookies

    What a perfect way to give chocolates is with a batch of these melt-in-your-mouth shortbread cookies that are rolled in Valentine's colored sprinkles.

    Dark Chocolate Shortbread Cookies.
    Sprinkle Covered Shortbread Cookies

    Red Velvet Sprinkle Cookies

    These are a fun cookie to make since they are two cookies in one. There is the sweet sugar cookie outside with a surprise red velvet layer inside. If you have kids they love rolling the sugar cookies in the sprinkles.

    Red velvet sprinkle cookies.
    These cookies have a surprise inside

    Rose Petal Shortbread Cookies

    This buttery shortbread cookie recipe has just a hint of rose flavor paired with cardamom, and pretty rose petals on top that makes this cookie elegant and delicious. A perfect way to give flowers for Valentine's Day.

    Rose petal cookies with cups of tea.
    Rose Petal Shortbread Cookies

    Iced Thumbprint Cookies for Valentine's Day

    There are a lot of thumbprint cookie recipes but these sweet bite-sized cookies are a favorite. Roll these cookies in red, pink, and white nonpareil sprinkles, and when they are done fill with creamy icing. You can make the icing all red, or all pink, or mix them for a pretty presentation.

    Thumbprint cookies on a white tray.
    Valentine's Day Thumbprints

    💖If you love making cakes these easy cake recipes will make the perfect treat.

    Chocolate Stout Beer Cake

    This is my hubby's favorite cake because it's chocolate and it's made with stout beer; that's what he likes. And, what better way to give your sweetie chocolate for Valentine's Day than to make their favorite Chocolate Stout Bundt Cake. Dear hubby gets his favorite cake on his birthday, Valentine's Day, and Father's Day. I like to spoil him.

    A slice of chocolate cake
    Iced Chocolate Cake

    Raspberry Chiffon Cake

    A raspberry cake slice.
    Soft and billowy Raspberry Chiffon

    This chiffon cake is delicious anytime but so lovely in pink for Valentine's Day because this light and fluffy raspberry-flavored cake is just so good and will be appreciated when baked for someone special.

    Classic Red Velvet Cake

    This is the best Red Velvet Cake recipe I have made and bakes up moist and tender. Iced in the classic butter roux frosting this cake looks so pretty in red and white, and if you like add some pretty icing flowers for a pretty cake.

    A decorated Red velvet cake.
    Red Velvet Cake for your Valentine

    💖Now some delicious elegant desserts

    Strawberry Chardonnay Gelee

    This Strawberry Chardonnay Gelee is like a wine cocktail that jiggles. You may think this is just jello, but one bite you will find a velvety smooth luscious dessert. You can even make this ahead of serving time.

    Two glasses of wine gelee.
    Velevty smooth gelees

    Raspberry Vanilla Bean Tart

    This impressive Raspberry Tart is so easy to make with a chocolate shortbread crust, a vanilla bean custard all topped with sweetened whipped cream. Top this tart with fresh raspberries then slice, and enjoy.

    A sliced vanilla bean tart.
    Chocolate, vanilla and raspberries

    Chocolate Ganache Tart

    My favorite way to give chocolate for Valentine's Day is with this Chocolate Ganache Tart. Rich and silky the ganache filling is topped with pretty whipped cream rosettes. Add a sprinkling of red candy hearts for the perfect chocolate dessert.

    Chocolate Ganache Tart.
    A simple and luscious Chocolate Tart

    Tips for making desserts easier

    All of these desserts can be made ahead of time. You can premake cookie dough and store it in the fridge for a couple of days, or make the cookies and store them in an airtight container.

    Make the cake the day before serving and store covered with a cake dome.

    Tarts are kinds of iffy to keep too long, but you can make the shortbread crust earlier and then add the filling later. That makes these tarts really easy.

    And, everyone asks about the gelee. This is such an amazing and simple dessert to make. This can be made several days before you need it, just add the whipped cream topping right before serving and a red ripe strawberry on top. Everyone will love this pretty red dessert.

    Try these other recipes

    This recipe for Coconut Cupcakes with Coconut Buttercream starts with a box cake mix. These cupcakes are so simple and so delicious for the coconut lover.

    Make your breakfast special with these Orange Raspberry French Toast Rolls, they are filled with orange-flavored cream cheese with fresh raspberries.

    The dynamic duo of chocolate and peanut butter come together in these Peanut Butter Cup Brownies that my family asks for all the time.

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    First published: April 5, 2018, Last updated: May 4, 2022, for better readability.

    Thank you for stopping by the One Hot Oven blog.  Please leave a comment to say Hello or just let me know what you are baking these days, I always love hearing from fellow bakers. Have any questions or just want to chat about the recipe? My contact information is on my about page, and I’ll be happy to help.                                                                                                                                                     

    About Jere'              

    From learning to cook on a farm in Indiana to culinary school in California, my passion for food is never-ending.  Turning on my oven to bake something for friends and family is my happy place, and I am glad to be here at One Hot Oven sharing both sweet and savory family-friendly recipes for your cooking and baking inspiration.

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