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Valentine Puff Pastry Cookies

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These Valentine Puff Pastry Cookies are super easy to make and perfect for Valentine’s Day! Puff pastry is cut into hearts and topped with creamy Nutella and raspberries then baked until golden brown for a sweet and flaky cookie that is ready in minutes.

These puff pastry cookies are almost embarrassingly easy to make. But sometimes you don’t want a complicated multi-step dessert – you just want a quick and easy sweet treat for your family.

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This is a super easy dessert you can make in a hurry with only THREE ingredients – puff pastry, Nutella, and fresh raspberries. Or check out these heart jam cookies for another fun Valentine’s Day treat.

❤️Making the Valentine Puff Pastry Cookies

The key to making this recipe so easy is that it uses puff pastry as cookie dough. You can make homemade organic puff pastry or you can buy a box in the freezer section of your grocery store. I usually just buy a box!

Using frozen dough means there is no mixing batter and measuring flour and sugar, you just need to get puff pastry dough out of the freezer to thaw. The best way to thaw the puff pastry dough is to put it in the refrigerator the night before you plan to use it and let it thaw overnight.

Making the heart shaped puffed pastry cookies

Once the puff pastry is thawed, unfold the pastry sheet and place it on a lightly floured surface. Then use a heart-shaped cookie cutter to cut Valentine shapes into the sheet of dough. Cut the cookies close together so there isn’t much waste because the dough doesn’t really re-roll.

Adding the Nutella and raspberries to the nutella puff pastry cookies

Use a knife to carefully move the hearts to a cookie sheet. Put 1/2 teaspoon of Nutella on each heart shape. Cut a raspberry in half and press each half into the Nutella. I experimented with using whole raspberries but I felt the two halves looked better on the puff pastry cookies.

That is all there is to it, the cookies get baked for 15 minutes until the pastry is crisp and brown. It doesn’t get much easier than that when it comes to baking! The cookies are flaky and delicious, and perfect for an easy Valentine’s Day treat.

Nutella Puff Pastry Cookies for Valentine's Day

🧊Tips for Thawing Puff Pastry

While thawing the box of puff pastry overnight in the refrigerator is easiest, it does require some planning. But what if there is baking emergency – like your son “forgot” to tell you he needs 2 dozen cookies for Cub Scouts?

Well luckily you can quickly thaw the puff pastry at room temperature. Simply take the sheets you plan to use out of the box and put them on the countertop to thaw. Check it after 20 minutes and see if it has unthawed enough to unroll and handle.

Puff Pastry Cookie shaped like a heart - with Nutella and raspberries

The only potential downside to this approach is that you can let the puff pastry sit at room temperature too long. Puff pastry works best when it is cold. If the puff pastry gets too warm it gets soft and sticky.

If that happens you need to return the dough the refrigerator to firm up. Puff pastry that is too soft won’t rise, which means you won’t get the flaky layers that make it so tasty. Generally, 20-40 minutes at room temperature is enough to thaw the dough.

Here are a few things that might seem tempting but don’t work well to thaw puff pastry

  • Don’t try to microwave it 
  • Don’t put it in a bowl of warm water
  • Don’t just try to use it while it is still frozen

Close up of Valentine Puff Pastry Cookies

❓What is Puff Pastry?

Puff pastry is a dough which is made by mixing a dough and then folding a layers of butter in between layers of dough. The dough is repeatedly rolled and folded again, making many, many layers of dough.

It is a relatively simple concept, but you need to repeat the folding and rolling over and over. In addition, the folding has to be done in a particular pattern. So while making your own puff pastry doesn’t take a lot of ingredients it does take practice and time.

That is why puff pastry dough is such a good ingredient to keep in your freezer. You can use it to easily create a wide variety of dishes, from sweet ones like tarts or these cookies to savory dishes like Beef Wellington or appetizer cups.

There aren’t many things that beat puffed pastry for creating an elegant dessert or dinner without much advance notice.

💘Easy Valentine’s Day Treat

So if you need to make a quick and easy treat for your sweetheart or family this Valentine’s Day try these Puff Pastry Cookies. With only three simple ingredients they are perfect for making a super easy dessert on a busy day.

⭐Recipe Tips

  • Look for puff pastry made with butter. If it is made with shortening or some other oil it just won’t be as tasty.
  • You could substitute blackberries or blueberries for the raspberries. Strawberries would taste good, but they are too large for these puff pastry cookies.
These Valentine Puff Pastry Cookies are super easy to make, and perfect for Valentine's Day! Puff pastry is cut into hearts and topped with creamy Nutella and raspberries then baked until golden brown for a sweet and flaky cookie that is ready in minutes. Only three ingredients! #cookies #hearts #nutella #valentinesday

Find more quick & easy Valentine’s Day Treats! Try Chocolate Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries, Heart-shaped Chocolate Chip Cookies or Peanut Butter and Chocolate Crescent Rolls.

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Valentine Puff Pastry Cookies

Published By Anne
Puff pastry is cut into hearts and topped with creamy Nutella and raspberries for a Valentine’s Day cookie.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Servings: 12
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Ingredients
 

  • 1/2 box Frozen Puff Pastry
  • 1/4 cup Nutella
  • 1 pint Raspberries

Instructions

  • Defrost the puff pastry dough by putting it in the refrigerator overnight. Or leave it on the counter at room temperature for 20-40 minutes.
    1/2 box Frozen Puff Pastry
  • Pre-heat the oven to 375 F.
  • Unroll the puff pastry and place on a floured surface.
  • Use a heart shaped cookie cutter to cut the dough.
  • Use a knife to carefully move the hearts to an ungreased cookie sheet.
  • Add 1/2 t. of Nutella to the center of each cookie.
    1/4 cup Nutella
  • Cut a raspberry in half and press each half into the Nutella.
    1 pint Raspberries
  • Bake for 15 minutes until crisp.
  • Cool on wire racks.

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Nutrition Information

Serving: 12g | Calories: 167kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Sodium: 54mg | Potassium: 97mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 13IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 19mg | Iron: 1mg

Nutrition facts are estimates.

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32 thoughts on “Valentine Puff Pastry Cookies”

  1. My daughter will love me forever for these! I know Nutella has A LOT of fans but she still might be its biggest! Thanks for sharing these at Saucy Saturdays.

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  2. Sometimes the simplest ingredients make the best things! This looks like something I will have to treat myself to this Valentine’s Day. Love it!

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  3. I may have drooled just looking at that first picture! This pastry looks absolutely delicious. Perhaps I can find the time to make it for my class if I don’t break the bank with their VD gifts lol Thank you for the recipe!

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  4. I love 3 ingredient recipes, especially with Nutella! Thanks so much for linking up at Oh My Heartise Girls Wordless Wednesday!

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  5. These sounds amazing! Thank you for liking up to this week’s Tasty Tuesday linky! I have pinned your recipe to the Creative K Tasty Tusday Pinterest board. I hope that you come back again on Tuesday.

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  6. Yummy, these look so good. I’ve actually already pinned this once and now I see it again and still love it! Thanks for sharing some of your favorite things for the Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop! I have pinned this to the Thursday Favorite Things Pinterest Board.

    Shellie

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  7. I just love your cookies! Thank you so much for sharing with us for our 5th Anniversary of Full Plate Thursday! Hope you have a fantastic week and hope to see you again real soon!
    Miz Helen

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