20+ Easy & Festive Valentine’s Day Treats

Whether you’re making something sweet for your kids, your sweetheart, or just yourself, this collection has you covered. I’ve gathered more than 20 Valentine’s Day desserts and treats that are festive, easy to make, and guaranteed to spread a little love.

frosted sugar cookies

Sugar Cookies

Perfect buttery sugar cookies that can be baked either thick and soft or thin and crisp.  They hold their shape well and are perfect for decorating! Pair with our Best Buttercream Frosting for the perfect cookie!
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Giant Chocolate Sugar Cookie from Our Best Bites

Giant Chocolate Sugar Cookie

This is a soft buttery sugar cookie made with melted chocolate both in the cookie and the silky smooth icing. Oh, and it’s the size of your head.
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Chocolate Raspberry layer Cake

Chocolate Mousse Cake with Raspberries

This beautiful cake boasts rich chocolate and sweet fresh raspberries.  It’s impressive enough for a special occasion, but easy enough to make for a simple family dinner.  Read the notes section for ways you can prep ahead of time!
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strawberry chocolate chip cookies

Strawberry Chocolate Chip Cookies

A delicious twist on the classic chocolate chip cookie with hints of almond extract and bright berries!
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strawberry chocolate nachos

Strawberry & Chocolate Nachos

Baked Cinnamon-Sugar Chips topped with sweetened strawberries, melted chocolate and a little whipped cream for an easy, yet decadent dessert.
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chocolate drizzled strawberry rice krispie treats on a plate

Berry Chocolate Rice Krispie Treats

Gooey rice krispie treats made with strawberry marshmallows and topped with chocolate, flecks of berry, and a sprinkle of sea salt.
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pink frosted sugar cookies stacked on a baking tray

Frosted Sugar Cookie Bars

Soft chewy sugar cookies, in an easy-to-make bar form! Great for feeding a crowd. Your new family favorite!
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Frosted chocolate brownies from our best bites

Chewy Fudge Brownies with Crackly Tops

Perfect go-to brownies. Soft, chewy, fudgy with crackly tops!
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Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cream Puffs

A scrumptious pastry bite filled with fresh strawberry cream and topped with rich chocolate. Indulgent, but not difficult to make!
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Homemade Oreo Cookies

Homemade Oreos

Soft Brownie-like cookies filled with fluffy vanilla buttercream.  You might also enjoy them with cream cheese frosting as well!  Many people love to keep these in the fridge and eat them cold.
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strawberry topped cream pie

Chocolate-Drizzled Strawberries and Cream Pie

A delicious no-bake pie with a creamy filling and chocolate covered strawberries on top!
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White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake by Our Best Bites

White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake

Decadent creamy cheesecake with a chocolate cookie crust and fresh raspberry sauce.
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Chocolate cookie topped with frosting

Chocolate Marshmallow Cookies

Filled with a puff of sweet marshmallow, these cookies are simple to make and oh-so-good.
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Best Pavlova Recipe

Pavlova with Fruit and Cream

Light and pillowy shells filled with sweet cream and fresh berries for a sophisticated, yet casual dessert.
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Cookie Decorating with Glace Icing

These sugar cookies are as delicious as they are beautiful! Such a fun way to decorate sugar cookies!
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Cinnamon Cookie Crunch Popcorn

Sweet and salty popcorn mix with bursts of cinnamon candy and cookie crunch. 
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Russian Cream with Berries

Quick and easy (but elegant) dessert, perfect for spring and summer!
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fruit topped mini cheesecakes on a platter

Mini Cheesecake Tarts

A single cookie makes up the crust for each of these single-serve cheesecake tarts. You can top them with whatever you like, but they are especially perfect for the 4th of July with strawberries and blueberries, or cherry and blueberry pie filling.
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Cream Cheese-Stuffed Lemon French Toast with Strawberries

A delicious overnight French toast utilizing stale croissants, cream cheese filling, and bursting with fresh strawberry and lemon.
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How to Make a Crepe Cake from Our Best Bites

Strawberry Chocolate Crepe Cake

A uniquely beautiful cake made with layered crepes and a sweetly indulgent Nutella mousse.
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cinnamon red hot cookie

Giant Red Hot Sugar Cookie

This recipe makes one giant cookie, about 8-9″ in diameter.  It has fluffy buttercream icing and crushed red hots for a fun cinnamon-y twist!
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Cute valentine's cookies with white royal icing and colored marker decorations.

Hand-Painted Sugar Cookies

Food coloring markers make cookie decorating super easy and fun!
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Sara Wells

Sara Wells co-founded Our Best Bites in 2008. She is the author of three Bestselling Cook Books, Best Bites: 150 Family Favorite RecipesSavoring the Seasons with Our Best Bites, and 400 Calories or Less from Our Best Bites. Sara’s work has been featured in many local and national news outlets and publications such as Parenting MagazineBetter Homes & GardensFine CookingThe Rachel Ray Show and the New York Times.

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