Red Velvet Hot Chocolate Cookie Cups recipe for Valentine’s Day with red velvet cookie cups, chocolate ganache, a pretzel handle, and mini marshmallows.
With Valentine’s Day sneaking up on us, it was time to share a Valentine’s Day cookie cup recipe! These Red Velvet Hot Chocolate Cookie Cups start with store-bought red velvet cookie dough, but you can make your own if you prefer. They are time-consuming to make, so if you are short on time and patience, skip the pretzel handles.
Cut Pillsbury Red Velvet Cookies in half, roll into balls and coat with granulated sugar.
Bake at 375˚F for 11-13 minutes in a greased silicone mini muffin pan. (You can use a regular mini muffin pan but I’ve never had them stick when I use the silicone pan.)
Allow the cookies to cool completely before removing them from the pan.
Melt red candy melts in the microwave and attach the pretzel loops for handles.
I’ve found that this works best when the candy melts have cooled slighty so it is a bit thicker. Make sure you have plenty of the candy melt on the pretzel ends and hold the pretzel handle in place for a while to allow the candy melts to adhere and harden slightly.
I’ve found that it helps to place cookie cups back in the mini muffin pan until the candy coating has hardened. This way gravity isn’t working against you.
Bring heavy cream to a boil in the microwave, whisk in hot chocolate mix and pour in chocolate chips.
Allow the chocolate chips to sit for 3 minutes and then stir until smooth.
Place the chocolate ganache in the fridge for cool for about 10 minutes. You can use it right away if you prefer but I’ve had better results waiting for the ganache to thicken a bit.
Slowly pour the chocolate ganache into the cookie cups.
Top with Jet-Puffed Mallow Bits Mini Marshmallows and jumbo red heart shaped sprinkles.
As the chocolate ganache cools, it will continue to thicken.
Here’s what the inside looks like once the ganache has had time to thicken. It’s no longer runny and oh so delicious!
These Red Velvet Hot Chocolate Cookie Cups are adorable for Valentine’s Day! The combination of red velvet cookies and smooth chocolate ganache is amazing.
Red Velvet Hot Chocolate Cookie Cups
Ingredients
- 1 package Pillsbury Red Velvet Cookie Dough or about 1 1/2 cups red velvet cookie dough
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 24 pretzel loops for handles
- ¼ cup red candy melts
- ½ cup heavy whipping cream
- 2 tablespoon hot chocolate mix
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- ¼ cup Jet-Puffed Mallow Bits Mini Marshmallows
- 2 tablespoon heart shaped sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375˚F. Cut the cookie dough rounds in half. Roll them into balls and coat them with sugar.
- Bake in a greased silicone mini muffin pan at 375˚F for 11-13 minutes. Allow the cookie cups to cool completely before removing them from the pan.
- Melt the candy melts in the microwave. Dip the pretzel handles in the melted candy coating and attach to the sides of the cookie cups. Place cookie cups on their sides in the mini muffin pan to harden. (This step is VERY time-consuming. Leave the handles off if you don’t have the extra time.)
- Bring the cream to a boil in the microwave. Whisk in the hot chocolate mix and pour in the chocolate chips. Allow them to sit for 3 minutes and then gently stir until smooth. Cool in the fridge for 10 minutes.
- Pour the chocolate ganache into the cookie cups. Top with mini marshmallows and heart shaped sprinkles.
- Store in the fridge.
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Coco in the Kitchen says
These are TOO cute!
MariaMay says
This is adorable and i loved it
Sylvie says
I will definitely cook this recipe for Valentine’s day!
Jessica @ A Kitchen Addiction says
These are adorable! What a fun idea!