These Valentine’s Kitchen Sink Cookies are packed with chocolate, pretzels, and festive Valentine’s mix-ins for a soft, chewy cookie with just the right amount of crunch. They’re quick to make, bake in minutes, and are perfect for sharing, gifting, or keeping on the counter for easy snacking.
Recipe Highlights
- One dough, everything good: Chocolate chips, M&M’s, sprinkles, and pretzels are all mixed into one easy dough, so every cookie has a little bit of everything in each bite.
- Soft centers with crisp edges: Melted butter creates a chewy center while the edges bake up lightly golden without the need for chilling the dough.
- Perfect for Valentine’s Day: The Valentine’s M&M’s and sprinkles add just enough color to make these cookies feel festive without extra decorating.
- Totally customizable: You can easily swap in different chocolates, candies, or salty add-ins depending on what you have on hand or who you’re baking for.
Ingredients You’ll Need
- Salted butter: Melted to create a rich, chewy cookie base with minimal effort while adding just enough salt to balance the sweetness.
- Light brown sugar: Adds moisture and a subtle caramel depth that keeps the cookies soft and tender even after they cool.
- Granulated sugar: Helps the cookies spread properly and creates lightly crisp edges that contrast with the chewy centers.
- Eggs: Bind the dough together and provide structure, giving the cookies a soft but sturdy texture.
- Vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract: Adds warm, aromatic flavor that enhances the chocolate and balances the sweetness.
- All-purpose flour: Forms the base of the dough, providing structure without making the cookies dense or cakey.
- Baking soda: Encourages gentle spread and even baking, resulting in soft centers and set edges.
- Valentine’s M&M’s: Add festive color, crunch, and extra chocolate in every bite.
- Valentine’s sprinkles: Bring a pop of color and texture, making the cookies feel special and seasonal.
- Milk chocolate chips: Melt into pockets of chocolate throughout the cookies for rich, classic flavor.
- Pretzels, broken into pieces: Add salty crunch that balances the sweetness and gives these cookies their “kitchen sink” character.
Baker’s Tips & Variations
Full instructions can be found on the recipe card below, but here are a few helpful tips.
- Don’t overbake: These cookies set up as they cool—pull them when the edges are golden but the centers still look soft.
- Press toppings on top: Adding pretzels after scooping keeps them visible and crunchy.
- Mix-in swaps: White chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, or chopped candy bars all work beautifully.
- Storage: Keep cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for several days, if they last that long.
How to Store Kitchen Sink Cookies
Store baked cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days. To keep them soft, add a slice of bread to the container and replace it as needed. For longer storage, freeze baked cookies in a freezer-safe container for up to 3 months and thaw at room temperature before serving.
FAQs
Can I freeze the cookie dough?
Yes. Scoop the dough into portions, freeze until solid, then store in a freezer-safe bag for up to 3 months. Bake from frozen, adding 1–2 minutes to the bake time.
Do I need to chill the dough?
No. Using melted butter means the dough is ready to bake right away, which keeps this recipe fast and easy.
Can I swap the mix-ins?
Absolutely. You can replace the Valentine’s M&M’s and sprinkles with seasonal candies, or use different chocolate chips, nuts, or salty snacks.
Why are my cookies too soft or too flat?
Overmixing or overbaking can affect texture. Mix just until combined and remove the cookies when the edges are set but the centers still look soft.
More Valentine’s Day cookie recipes to try:
- Valentine’s Sugar Cookies are soft, thick sugar cookies that hold their shape when baked and turn out moist, perfectly sweet, and reliably delicious every time.
- With buttery dough baked with sprinkles and filled with pink and red chocolate, Valentine’s Thumbprint Cookies are a festive and eye-catching treat for the holiday.
- Made with a box of cake mix and just four ingredients, Red Velvet Valentine’s Cake Mix Cookies are an easy way to bake rich, sweet Valentine’s cookies with minimal effort.
- Soft and sweet with a festive finish, Valentine’s Cake Mix Cookies use white cake mix, egg whites, and coconut oil, then are topped with icing and sprinkles for an easy holiday dessert.
- Dipped in chocolate and topped with Valentine’s sprinkles, Valentine Heart Cookies are classic buttery shortbread cookies that are simple to make and always a crowd favorite.
These Valentine’s Kitchen Sink Cookies are an easy, soft, and chewy cookie recipe packed with chocolate, pretzels, and festive Valentine’s mix-ins that everyone loves.
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