Heart Shaped Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipes

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 12 1/2-inch heart-shaped cake pan. Dust the bottom and sides with flour; tap to remove any excess. Set aside. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
• In a large bowl using a wooden spoon, combine the butter, both sugars, and vanilla; beat until fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add the egg, and mix until combined. Add the reserved dry ingredients and mix until just combined. Stir in the chocolate chips.
• Using your fingers, press dough into the bottom of the prepared pan in an even layer. Bake until light golden brown, about 25 minutes. Transfer to wire rack to cool, about 10 minutes. Invert pan to release cookie and return to wire rack to cool completely, top side up. Allow to cool completely before decorating.
• Transfer ganache to a medium pastry bag fitted with an Ateco plain #7 tip. Pipe desired decoration onto cookie.

Steps:

• In a small bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour and cocoa; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. , On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut with a 3-in. heart-shaped cookie cutter. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. , Bake at 375° for 8-10 minutes or until firm. Remove to wire racks to cool., In a microwave, melt vanilla chips and 1 tablespoon shortening at 70% power for 1 minute; stir. Microwave at additional 10- to 20-second intervals, stirring until smooth., Dip both sides of cookies into melted mixture; allow excess to drip off. Place on waxed paper; let stand until set. , In a microwave, melt the chocolate chips and remaining shortening; stir until smooth. Drizzle over the cookies. Place on wire racks to dry.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. In medium bowl, stir cookie mix, flour, butter and egg until well blended. Roll into 1 1/4-inch balls.
• Spray cookie cutter with cooking spray; place on ungreased cookie sheet. Press dough ball evenly into cutter. Remove cutter; reshape dough if necessary. Continue making heart-shaped cookies, placing 2 inches apart on cookie sheet. Spray cookie cutter as needed with cooking spray.
• Bake 6 to 8 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheet.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• spray pan with vegetable pan spray.
• In large bowl, with electric mixer, beat butter and sugars until light and fluffy.
• Add egg and vanilla; mix well.
• Stir in flour, baking soda, and salt; mix well.
• Stir in chocolate chips.
• Oil your hands and pat dough into pan almost to the edges. You can now sprinkle with sugar in you want a "sparkly" finish and plan not to decorate.
• Bake 15-20 minutes or until light golden brown.
• Cool on rack for 5 minutes.
• Put cooling rack over top of cookie and gently flip to remove cookie.
• Let cool completely before cutting on decorating.