1Heart-Shaped Cake
mike garten No, you don't need a heart-shaped baking pan to make this adorable chocolate cake — all you need is a square pan, a round pan and a kitchen knife to slice and combine two cakes into one heart-shaped dessert.
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2Stuffed Red Velvet Cookies
Mike Garten 3Spiced Chocolate Bark
mike garten Top this simple but satisfying treat with a crunchy, salty combo of sliced almonds and chopped pretzels.
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4Strawberry Pinwheels
mike garten Treat your sweet to these dazzling swirled cookies that are easier to pull off than you think (hint: one dough, two colors).
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5Neapolitan Cookies
mike garten No need to choose between vanilla, chocolate and strawberry when you can have all three in these pretty cookies.
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6Chocolate-Dipped Cookie Sticks
mike garten Gently roll the dough into long sticks, bake until lightly golden and then use a tall glass to dip them into melted chocolate (dark or white, you decide!).
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7Cranberry Simple Syrup
mike garten 8Brigadeiros
mike garten Roll these Brazilian confections in any color sprinkle or chopped nuts for a festive Valentine's Day treat.
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9Vanilla Extract
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10Chocolate Peppermint Cookies
mike garten Think beyond the holiday season when it comes to incorporating peppermint into your sweet treats. Cooling mint treats balance out rich dark chocolate.
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11Baked Applesauce Donuts
Mike Garten 12Sea-Salted Nut Butter Cups
mike garten Homemade candy is easier than you think! You only need four ingredients (including your favorite nut butter) to whip up these confections at home.
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13Chocolate Chip Blondies
Mike Garten These basically taste like a cookie/brownie hybrid and, yes, they will most definitely make your Valentine fall in love.
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14Watercolor Heart-Shaped Cookies
mike garten You don't need to be the next Picasso to paint these cookies: a little bit of edible luster dust should do the trick. Take your sugar cookies up a notch by using a paintbrush to apply some pretty, pink designs.
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15Flourless Chocolate-Walnut Cookies
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16Homemade Marshmallows
mike garten 17Air Fryer Donuts
mike garten We'd take donuts over flowers any day of the week — and chances are, your significant other feels the same way. These donuts are air fried, so you don't have to worry about excess oil!
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18Mendiant
Mike Garten Looking for a last-minute Valentine's Day gift idea? All you need is melted chocolate, any type of topper and about 10 minutes for these cute confections.
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19Red Velvet Cookies
Mike Garten Don't let the color fool you. With semi-sweet chips and rich cocoa powder, these red velvet cookies are a chocolate lover's dream — in a Valentine's Day-approved color.
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20Chocolate Caramel Cookies
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