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Valentine’s Day Sprinkles Cookies in Vanilla and Chocolate

February 25, 2013 By Laura 13 Comments

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Chocolate Valentine's Day Sprinkle Cookies

Someday I will be one of those bloggers who actually manages to blog about holiday recipes before the holiday, when people are actually looking for recipes. OK, who are we kidding, probably not, but hey maybe you can pin this one for next year!

The minute I saw these cookies I knew I was making them. I found them at The Kitchen Is My Playground, and thought they were gorgeous. And extravagant in a kid-pleasing way, with none of the effort of cut-out cookies (rolling out dough is one of my baking pet peeves). So when Alex’s teacher asked me if I could provide the treats for her Valentine’s Day party, I immediately knew what I was making.

Vanilla Biscoff Valentine's Day Sprinkles cookies

Then, the day before the party as I was setting butter out to soften, I suddenly remembered that quite a few of Alex’s friends hate chocolate. No that was not a typo. And Alex, in her well-meaning way, reminds me every time we bake that X, Y, and Z in her class do not eat chocolate. Panic ensued. Not because I have to make every single kid’s day, but rather because what usually happens is they still take a treat and then maybe take one bite and toss it.

This drives me nuts.

Valentine's Day sprinkles

So I starting Googling, looking for a vanilla version of kiss cookies (with the idea of providing both choices). I wasn’t happy with anything I found, especially because most of the tasty looking ones have peanut butter, which, although nobody in Alex’s class is allergic, I still prefer to not use for school parties. And that is when it hit me. What about Biscoff?

Now I am not in love with Biscoff like so many bloggers out there. I find it, quite frankly, way too sweet. I also find the adulation of it to be kind of annoying, in that much like Nutella it is adored by people who would not touch anything American with those ingredients, but because it is European it is somehow perceived as better. Or such is my perception anyway. But I had a jar of it sitting in my pantry because I had been curious about it. It has the consistency of peanut butter with a faintly graham cracker taste. I love graham crackers, so I got to wondering if I could adapt a peanut butter based recipe to make a “vanilla”  Biscoff-based cookie with sprinkles and chocolate in the center.

Vanilla Biscoff Valentine's Day sprinkle cookies

Bingo! It worked so well that–confession time–this chocolate addict actually preferred the vanilla version. Which is not to say that the chocolate ones were not fantastic. And frankly the chocolate ones are much more visually striking. I was really happy that I chose to make both. I can honestly say that I am pretty sure that these cookies were the most beloved of all the treats I have ever taken into my kids’ classes. The vast majority of the kids were crazy for them. Success!

Chocolate Valentine's Day sprinkle cookies

You can find the recipe for the chocolate version at Tracey’s site; the only change I made was to use half Hershey’s Kisses and half Hershey’s Hugs (which no longer seem to exist), the latter of which were definitely preferred by my daughters. I can also tell you that I used Dutched cocoa, but either should work as the (chocolate) recipe has no leavening.  My recipe for the vanilla version is provided below.

Vanilla Biscoff Valentine's Day Sprinkles cookies

5 from 1 vote
Vanilla Biscoff Valentine's Day Sprinkles cookies
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Vanilla (Biscoff) Valentine's Day Sprinkles Cookies
Inspired by The Kitchen Is My Playground and King Arthur Cookie Companion Cookbook
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Cookies
Keyword: vanilla
Author: TheSpicedLife
Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup (1 stick or 4 oz) unsalted butter
  • 3/4 cup Biscoff
  • 1/3 cup (2 oz) granulated sugar
  • 1/3 cup (2 1/4 oz) brown sugar, packed
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 large egg white
  • 2 T milk
  • 1 T vanilla
  • 2 1/2 heaping cups (10.5 oz) AP Flour
  • 1 t baking soda
  • 1 t salt
  • Valentine's Day sprinkles
  • chocolate hearts or kisses
Instructions
  1. Whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt, then set aside.
  2. With an electric mixer on medium-high speed, beat butter until creamy. Add Biscoff and beat until creamy and completely combined. Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl as needed. Add sugars and beat until light and fluffy.
  3. Add egg and egg white, milk, and vanilla; beat until incorporated.

  4. With the mixer on the lowest speed, add the flour mixture. Mix just until combined.
  5. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm, at least 2 hours.
  6. Roll chilled dough into 1-inch balls and roll each ball in sprinkles, completely covering the dough ball with sprinkles. Place about 6 balls to a cookie sheet--these will spread more than the chocolate version, so you want them to have space between them.
  7. Place the cookie sheets, with the balls of dough, into the freezer for 20 minutes. (You can also freeze the balls of dough close together on one cookie sheet if space is a problem and separate them for baking after frozen.)
  8. Bake at 375 degrees until set, about 12 minutes.
  9. After removing cookies from the oven, immediately place a Hershey Kiss or Heart in the center of each cookie. Press slightly. Let cookies cool on the baking sheet for about 5 minutes, remove to a cooling rack to cool.

 

Filed Under: chocolate, cookies, Pinterest dishes Tagged With: Biscoff, chocolate, cookies, Hershey's Hugs, Hershey's Kisses, nut allergies, nut-free, sprinkles, Valentine's, Valentine's Day, vanilla

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Comments

  1. Elizabeth says

    February 25, 2013 at 12:30 pm

    My girls would love these! Bet I could use pastel sprinkles and make an Easter version

    Reply
    • Laura says

      February 25, 2013 at 1:31 pm

      I definitely think you could. Any holiday with sprinkles!

      Reply
  2. Alaine @ My GF DF Living says

    February 25, 2013 at 1:35 pm

    These are adorable! I would love to try and make these gluten-free & dairy-free. They are too cute not to! Thanks for sharing. Happy to have found your blog!

    Reply
  3. Joanne says

    February 26, 2013 at 7:55 am

    These are adorable and SO wonderfully festive!! I would be annoyed if kids were just throwing out my treats also. I have to say in terms of Biscoff, I like the Trader Joe’s cookie butter version better…but I have a sweet tooth that’s out of control.

    Reply
  4. Soni says

    February 26, 2013 at 11:49 am

    My kids would go crazy for these cookies!Such a cute treat for any occasion 🙂

    Reply
  5. Sharon @ What The Fork Food Blog says

    January 13, 2015 at 7:56 am

    Wow, kids that don’t like chocolate?! Crazy!

    Reply
  6. Kristina says

    February 2, 2015 at 1:40 am

    oooh, now I am someone who LOVES Biscoff, but know it as Speculoos and I definitely knew it before it was cool – I’d order the original from overseas.

    I will be making these cookies, thank you!

    Reply
  7. Marye says

    February 2, 2015 at 7:45 am

    These are gorgeous! I should hang my head in shame and admit that I have yet to try Biscoff but I am thinking that this recipe might entice me to do it finally. 🙂

    Reply
  8. Rachel Cooks says

    February 2, 2015 at 8:35 am

    So perfect for Valentine’s!

    Reply
  9. Joanie @ ZagLeft says

    February 2, 2015 at 11:07 am

    These are so pretty and festive and love that you added Biscoff, I bet they tasted so good! Sounds like the perfect treat for a party!

    Reply
  10. Brandy M. says

    February 3, 2015 at 1:13 am

    So many sprinkles! My boys would be in heaven getting to help me make these.

    Reply
  11. Susan@LunaCafe says

    February 3, 2015 at 2:50 am

    5 stars
    How weird! I was baking with my favorite-4-year-old the other day, and she decided on peanut butter cookies. Well guess what? I was out of peanut butter. So I grabbed the Trader Joe’s Speculoos Cookie Butter from the fridge and used it instead. The cookies were fantastic, with the lightest crunchiest texture. So we are definitely on the same wavelength here. LOVE your decorating prowess. What kid isn’t going to go wild over those gorgeous cookies? 🙂

    Reply
  12. pakistani khanay says

    February 28, 2018 at 6:15 am

    perfect for the valentines. Realy appreciate the effort on making these. I’ll try these for my valentine.

    Reply

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Hi! I’m Laura and I am a recovering history major who has re-channeled all of my passion for learning about the history of different countries to learning about their food culture. That doesn’t mean every dish on here is strictly authentic, but it does mean that even my adaptations are not undertaken lightly. My goal is to show you–by doing–that these dishes are possible in your kitchen. Including desserts because I have quite the sweet tooth! Read More…

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