Stacked Brownie Valentine Cookies

Recipe Ingredients

Here’s a look at the ingredients you’ll need to make these adorable Stacked Brownie Valentine Cookies.

Fudge Brownie Mix: Just one box of mix and a handful of other ingredients come together to make these perfectly chewy and fudgy chocolate cookies.

Chocolate Sprinkles: These rod-shaped candy sprinkles add texture to the cookies and a nice visual divide between the cookie layers. Switch it up and use colored or different shaped sprinkles like tiny nonpareils or coarse sanding sugars.

Chocolate Hearts: There are dozens of options for chocolate hearts around Valentine’s Day. Make these cookies your own by swapping in your favorite brand or flavor. Make these year-round with any chocolate candy you love.

Other Ingredients You’ll Need: Egg, melted butter, and water. 

How to Make Stacked Brownie Valentine Cookies

Here are our basic steps for making these fun layered brownie Valentine's Day cookies. See the full recipe for detailed instructions.

1. Make the Dough

This dough comes together with just a few ingredients—brownie mix, an egg, some butter, and a little water. The dough will be fairly stiff and firm but should come together enough to roll into a ball. If the dough is too dry, add small amounts of water, 1 teaspoon at a time, until it just comes together. Don’t add too much water or the cookies will spread too much while baking.

2. Roll the Dough Balls

Roll two different sizes of dough balls—larger balls made from 3 tablespoons of dough that are rolled in sprinkles and smaller teaspoon-sized balls to place on top. Start by portioning out the 12 larger dough balls and rolling them in the sprinkles, then make the 12 smaller balls.

3. Layer the Cookies and Bake

Place the smaller cookie dough balls on top of the sprinkle-covered balls and gently flatten. Bake the cookies for about 12 minutes. The centers will still be fudgy and moist, but the exterior will be dry and crackly.

4. Finish with a Heart

Finally, once the cookies are baked and still warm, place a chocolate heart on each. Cool completely before storing.

How to Store Stacked Brownie Valentine Cookies

Follow these tips for storing Stacked Brownie Valentine Cookies.

Room Temperature Storage

Store completely cooled cookies in a single layer, or stacked between layers of parchment paper, in an airtight container for up to 4 days.

Freezer Storage

Store completely cooled cookies in a single layer, or stacked between layers of parchment paper, in an airtight freezer-safe container for up to 1 month.

Thawing

Thaw frozen cookies at room temperature or microwave for 5 to 10 seconds to rewarm but use caution as the interior may be hot and the chocolate candy may melt.