The Best Valentine’s Day Treat Ideas

Celebrate Valentine’s Day with the best Valentine’s Day treat ideas! From cakes to cocktails, there’s something for everyone!

Valentine’s Day is the perfect excuse to indulge in sweet, festive treats that make your celebrations even more special. From Champagne cakes, to adorable heart-shaped. desserts, these Valentine’s Day recipes are perfect for sharing with loved ones (or savoring solo!). Whether you’re planning a romantic dinner or a fun party Galentine’s Day party with friends, these treats are sure to spread the love.

Cookies

Valentine’s Day cookies are as fun to make as they are to eat! From classic chocolate chip cookies shaped like hearts, to cut-out sugar cookies, these cookies are sweet, festive, and perfect for gifting.

Peanut Butter Heart Cookies

These peanut butter heart cookies are perfect for Valentine’s day and are just as delicious as they are adorable!

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Cut-Out Sugar Cookies

Cut-out sugar cookies are a simple recipe for perfectly shaped cookies that hold their form and taste delicious!

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Double Chocolate Valentine’s Day Cookies

These double chocolate Valentine's Day cookies are rich, fudgy, and packed with chocolate chips and Valentine's M&Ms!

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Heart Shaped Chocolate Chip Cookies

These easy Chocolate Chip Heart Shaped Cookies have 10 minute prep time. Just add red and pink sprinkles for a fun Valentine’s Day treat!

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How to Make Meringue Cookies

Light, airy, and perfectly sweet, meringue cookies melt in your mouth! And, with just 5 ingredients they're surprisingly easy to make!

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French Macarons

This easy french macaron recipe includes a step-by-step tutorial and troubleshooting guide on how to make perfect french macarons, every time!

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Cake

A Valentine’s Day celebration isn’t complete without a beautiful cake! Whether it’s a rich chocolate cake, a light and fluffy strawberry cake, or a fun and romantic cake decorating technique, there is something for every taste. These cakes are perfect for sharing with loved ones or making a show-stopping dessert for your loved ones.

How to Make a Rosette Cake

This tutorial hows you how to make a rosette cake, which is a beautiful, elegant, and simple cake decorating technique using star piping tips.

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Vanilla Cake with Strawberry Filling

This vanilla cake with strawberry filling recipe is a delicious layer cake with vanilla white cake, strawberry cake filling, and ermine frosting!

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Cakesicles

This step by step tutorial will show you how to make any flavor cakesicles with troubleshooting and decorating tips and tricks! 

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Cake in a Jar Recipe

Cake in a Jar or Mason Jar Cakes are a fun, portable, and customizable dessert, perfect for gifts, parties, and holidays!

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Korean Lunchbox Cakes

This tutorial will give you step by step instructions on how to make your own Instagram worthy mini bento lunchbox cake at home!  

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Pink Champagne Cake Recipe

This pink champagne cake with champagne frosting is a fun cake perfect for celebrating birthdays, New Years, or Valentine’s Day!

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Cake Painting Tutorial

This tutorial shows you how to hand paint beautiful floral art onto a cake using buttercream frosting, palette knives, and paint brushes! 

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desserts and other snacks

Not in the mood for cake or cookies? No problem! There are plenty of other Valentine’s Day desserts and snacks to enjoy, like chocolate-covered strawberries, strawberry hand pies, or Valentine’s Day popcorn! Whether you want something easy to grab or an elegant bite-sized treat, these options are sure to impress.

Valentine’s Day Popcorn Recipe

This Valentine’s Day popcorn recipe is perfect for movie nights, Galentine’s Day parties, or as a special snack to celebrate the holiday!

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Dessert Charcuterie Board

A Dessert Charcuterie Board are a fun and delicious addition to any party. Using cookies, candy, and other treats they’re always a hit!

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Heart Shaped Strawberry Hand Pies

Heart-shaped strawberry hand pies are flaky, sweet, and filled with fresh strawberry filling. A fun and easy treat for any occasion!

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Pink and White Chocolate Covered Strawberries

These homemade pink and white chocolate covered strawberries are the perfect Valentine’s day strawberries!

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Chocolate Chip Dip

Sometimes called chocolate chip cheesecake dip, this chocolate chip dip is an easy dessert dip, perfect for BBQs, potlucks, and holidays.

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Candied Strawberries

This tutorial shows you how to make candied strawberries. These strawberries are a beautiful and delicious treat for the whole family.

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Oven-Baked S’mores Dip

This easy oven-baked s’mores dip recipe uses only two ingredients and is the perfect party treat or cozy night-in dessert.

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Mini Fruit Tarts

These mini fruit tarts are so pretty and the prefect make ahead dessert for Mother’s Day, Bridal Showers, or Easter!

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Choux Pastry

With only 5 ingredients and 15 minute prep time, choux pastry (pâte à choux) is a simple pastry dough for making cream puffs, eclairs, and profiteroles!

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Drinks

What’s a sweet treat without the perfect drink to go with it? From creamy pink strawberry milk to party shots, there’s a Valentine’s Day drink for everyone. These fun and delicious beverages add the perfect finishing touch to your celebration!

Strawberry Mimosas

This simple strawberry mimosa recipe is a fun and fruity take on the classic mimosa and uses strawberry coulis, orange juice, and champagne for a delicious pretty pink drink.

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Homemade Strawberry Milk Recipe

Using fresh or frozen strawberries this easy strawberry milk recipe uses only four ingredients and can be made in 20 minutes!

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DIY Cotton Candy Glitter Bomb

These DIY Cotton Candy Glitter Bombs are a perfect party starter and add sparkle and fizz to champagne and other beverages.

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Cherry Vodka Sour

Cherry vodka sour is a fun and fruity take on the classic vodka sour cocktail. With grenadine and sour mix this pretty pink cocktail is great summer cocktail you can make in less than 5 minutes.

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Chocolate Cake Shot

The chocolate cake shot is a fun and delicious cocktail that tastes like chocolate cake, even though there is no chocolate in the recipe!

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The Best Valentine’s Day Treat Ideas

Celebrate Valentine’s Day with the best Valentine's Day treats! From cakes to cocktails, there’s something for everyone!

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Course: Dessert, Drinks

Cuisine: American

Author: Sophia Assunta

INGREDIENTS

Cookies

• ▢ Heart Chocolate Chip Cookies
• ▢ Double Chocolate Valentine Cookies
• ▢ Cut Out Sugar Cookies
• ▢ Peanut Butter Heart Cookies
• ▢ Meringue Cookies
• ▢ French Macarons

Cakes

• ▢ Pink Champagne Cake
• ▢ Cake Painting Tutorial
• ▢ Jar Cakes
• ▢ Cakesicles
• ▢ Mini Lunchbox Cakes
• ▢ How to Make a Rosette Cake
• ▢ Vanilla Strawberry Cake

Other Desserts and Treats

• ▢ Valentine’s Day Popcorn
• ▢ Dessert Charcuterie Board
• ▢ Minit Fruit Tarts
• ▢ Strawberry Hand Pies
• ▢ Pink and White Chocolate Strawberries
• ▢ Cream Puffs
• ▢ Chocolate Chip Dip
• ▢ Candied Strawberries

Drinks

• ▢ Strawberry Mimosas
• ▢ Chocolate Cake Shot
• ▢ Strawberry Milk
• ▢ Champagne Glitter Bombs
• ▢ Cherry Vodka Sour

Instructions

• Make recipe according to instructions.
• Enjoy!

Notes

• Making a Valentine’s Day Layer Cake and interested in frosting it like a professional? Check out this post on how to frost a layer cake.
• You can find all my Valentine’s Day recipes here. 

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