Strawberry Valentine's Dessert Recipe - (2024)

Our house is casual for Valentine’s Day. This strawberry Valentine’s dessert is what Hubs is getting for his Valentine’s Day, and he is not complaining. He has a serious sweet tooth and a pretty Valentine’s dessert is the best gift I can give him. Maybe we’re lazy and too comfortable with one another, but for our home, he buys me flowers, I make a dessert, and maybe we do lunch or breakfast together and forget about cutting carbs for one day. Simple.

This recipe should chill overnight. It’s best to make this strawberry Valentine’s dessert at least the night before, for me that’s a serious recipe perk.

Sugar Cookie Hearts

This Valentine’s dessert recipe consists of two parts, sugar cookies and strawberry ice cream. Sugar cookies can be pretty meh in my not-so-humble opinion, I find them plain, which makes them the perfect base the strawberry ice cream.

To liven them up these sugar cookies have a bit of lemon zest added and a lemon glaze on top.

I think sugar cookies are at their peak when they accompany ice cream.

Strawberry Ice Cream Filling Recipe

The strawberry ice cream filling is so easy to make I am shy about calling it a recipe. To make the filling you will need:

• 1 litre of the best quality strawberry ice cream you can find
• 1 cup of finely chopped fresh strawberries

Cut the fresh strawberries into little pieces. Place in a mixer and add a couple of large scoops of ice cream. Beat on low for about two minutes until the strawberries are a bit smashed. Add the remaining ice cream and beat the mixture until it’s very well incorporated. Place the strawberry ice cream mixture into a plastic container, seal it very well, and refreeze until solid. (four hours minimum)

Of course, if you are lucky enough to have an ice cream machine go ahead and make your own.

Sugar Cookie Recipe

Feel free to make the sugar cookies a night or two before you assemble your Valentine’s dessert. Just keep the sugar cookies wrapped until ready to use.

Sugar Cookie Ingredients

Mix the Sugar Cookie Dough

Mix flour, baking powder salt, and lemon zest in a medium-sized bowl.

In a large bowl cream the butter, then add the sugar a bit at a time, beating well between additions. Add the egg and vanilla and mix well.

Add the flour mixture to the egg mixture and beat until well incorporated

The amount of milk you use depends on the size of your egg. Add just enough milk to make the dough gather. Gather the dough into a ball and chill for an hour.

Once chilled roll the dough out on a lightly floured surface and cut with large heart-shaped cookie cutters.

Place on parchment-lined cookie sheets and bake.

Preheat the oven and Bake at 375 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes. Make sure to take them out before they darken. (If the cookies are too crunchy the dessert can be hard to eat with a fork).

While still hot coat each cookie in granulated sugar. Set aside.

Assembling the Valentine’s Day Dessert

Place a sugar cookie, sugar side down. Top with slightly softened ice cream.f

Place the second cookie sugar side up, forming a heart sandwich, make sure no ice cream melts down the side.

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Place all the cookies on a parchment-lined pan and wrap well with plastic wrap to seal.

Freeze until solid.

Optional Glaze for Valentine’s Dessert

Take 1 cup of icing sugar and juice of half a lemon. If you want the glaze to be thinner add a teaspoon of water at a time until it’s the right consistency.

Serving the Strawberry Valentine’s Dessert

Take the Valentine’s dessert out of the freezer and let sit for a few minutes to thaw a little bit. Drizzle with the lemon glaze, and place some strawberries onthe plate. As this dessert is cold, I like to serve it with coffee or tea.

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