Celebrate the sweetness of Valentine’s Day with these Easy Valentine’s Day Patties – you choose the flavor!
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Come on now! You guys all KNEW this one was coming, right? I revamped my easy Christmas Peppermint Patties and I made my most favorite flavor ever – cherry! Now, obviously you could use whatever flavor of extract your heart desires. Strawberry, cherry, vanilla, rum, banana…you get the idea, yes?
Now if you’re like one of those super moms, you could totally make multiple flavors and be the talk of the town. Strawberry pink patties, cherry red patties, pina colada white patties. Just threw that in there.
Now I want to make pina colada patties. Shoot!
So you might have noticed that I added a few twists to these patties. One, some of these bad boys are heart shaped. Cause who can resist hearts when we’re so close to Valentine’s Day? Not me!
Super easy to do. Just make your patties as instructed and then use a small heart-shaped cookie cutter to cut the heart-pattie out. I totally tried to roll out the dough and cut them out like sugar cookies BUT it.just.didn’t.work. Whatevs. This was just as easy. Oh yeah. Those scraps? Totally reusable AND those sweet thangs are what gave me my next idea…
You can make tie-dye looking hearts (or circles!) by just rolling together two or more colors at a time! Super easy and my kids totally think I’m a genius now. I’m not sure why they didn’t before but…ok.
So when you’re all done (10 minutes later) you can package these up for the kiddos or be a hoarder and eat them all by yourself. I will NOT judge.
Oh my goodness these things are addictive! Get them out of your house quick if you can 🙂 So there you have it, totally easy Valentine’s Day Patties. Make them. Now!
Easy Valentine’s Day Patties
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup butter softened
- 1/3 cup light corn syrup
- 4 cups powdered sugar divided
- 1 tsp your choice of extract or candy flavoring 1 to 2 tsp
- food coloring preferably gel or paste
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar to roll balls in
Instructions
- Combine butter and corn syrup together in a small bowl.
- Add 2 cups powdered sugar and your choice of extract and beat until well combined. Add extract 1/2 teaspoon at a time until the mixture reaches your desired flavor.
- Stir in an additional cup of powdered sugar.
- Turn bowl onto a cutting board sprinkled with last cup of powdered sugar.
- Knead the mixture until sugar is absorbed and is completely smooth.
- Divide dough into three portions.
- Tint one portion red with the red food color/gel and one pink. Leave one portion white.
- Shape into 3/4 inch balls and roll in granulated sugar.
- Flatten gently with a fork.
- Use a small heart-shaped cookie cutter to cut into heart shapes. (Optional)
- Let candies stand, uncovered, at room temperature for 1 day.
- Store in an airtight container.
Nutrition
More Valentine’s Day treats:
Strawberry and White Chocolate Cookies
Red Velvet White Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
Homemade Valentine’s Day Gumdrops
Chewy Chocolate Cherry Cookies
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Ester says
I don’t have corn syrup, can I use maple syrup instead?
Caitlyn says
Was wondering how long these usually last/if they had an expiration date?
Lynne says
These look great and will be making them with a group of kids. About how many does one recipe make?
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
It depends on the size but about 5 dozen on average. Enjoy!
McKenzie says
These are so cute! Homemade candies are very personal gifts, and it’s great how easy this is. Thanks for sharing this awesome recipe.
Liz says
What a fun Valentine’s Day sweet! I love the swirled ones!
sandra says
What can be used instead of corn syrup.
Alison says
I always loved these. So glad to find the recipe. Thanks so much for sharing. I know what I will be doing tomorrow.
Alison
theguiltymommy.com
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Yay! Thanks for visiting Alison!
Molly says
These are so cute, can’t wait to try them! I’m hoping they’re the texture of after dinner or butter mints, I love those. 🙂
I’ll need to cover them though, I have pets in the house.
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Definitely cover them 🙂 Pets always seem to find a way to get into these goodies!
Amy Huntley says
I absolutely love these. So cute and they look tasty as well!
Dina says
so pretty and festive!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Thanks Dina!!
Kristin says
The kids and I just made some of these and they are so yummy! I didn’t have any extracts besides vanilla and lemon (neither sounded appealing) so we used unsweetened Kool Aid powder, they have a bit of a sour aftertaste though, I think we used too much. We put in a little more than a half a teaspoon of Kool Aid powder, in case anyone is wondering how much is too much. Half as much would have been the right amount, but I had two kids helping so I had to let them both add some.
Gretchen @ Two Healthy Kitchens says
gaaaaahhhhh!!! My Grammie used to make these mints! I soooo clearly remember them! But when she made them, they were always pastel colored. I love the vibrant colors you have here! Gorgeous!! It’s been so many years since I’ve had these – I cannot wait to make these!!! Thanks Trish! 🙂
Heather G says
This might be a silly question, but where do I find these extracts or candy flavorings?
Kristen Duke says
LOVE these! They are so cute and would be perfect to bag up and give out for Valentine’s Day!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Thanks Kristen!
Tonia says
Those look like they would be so easy to make and they are perfect for Valentine’s Day!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
They are super easy Tonia and fun too 🙂 Thanks for stopping by!
Heather @ French Press says
these are just too sweet 🙂
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Thank you Heather!
Brenda @ SweetSimpleStuff says
How cute are these … teeny weenie little hearts … adorable! I love the way you think … opened a can of pineapple over the weekend for the juice … to make Pina Coladas … not kidding!
Allie | Baking a Moment says
These are so cute Trish! I love your patties and especially the tie dye ones! Pinning!
Jennifer says
Really cute:-) I like the idea of changing up the flavors. Will make!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Thanks Jennifer!
Stacy | Wicked Good Kitchen says
Trish, these are the sweetest! I love all the little holiday-themed candies you make. Already pinned and I will definitely pin them some more. Thanks for sharing, girl. Have a fabulous week!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Oh thank you Stacy – you are too sweet! Hope you’re having a wonderful week my friend!
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says
So flipping cute!!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Thanks Dorothy!
Gina says
Oh this is so bad. I have all those ingredients in my baking cabinet AND I was just looking at my candy flavoring wondering what I would make next with it. I WILL end up making these & I WILL end up eating all of them – all by myself. 🙂
Thanks Trish
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Do it! Haha! Thanks Gina!
Jenn@eatcakefordinner says
These are gorgeous and so vibrant!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Thanks Jenn!
Pat says
“Do you like Pina Coladas….getting caught in the rain?” 🙂 I’ll bet those would be delish! These are so cute! Thanks so much for sharing.
xo
Pat
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
LOL! Thanks Pat!
Zainab @ Blahnik Baker says
Oh my gosh these are so cute!! I saw them on Pinterest and just knew they were yours. Love the different flavors possible. Can’t get the piña colada out of my head now. Thanks!!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Thank you Zainab!!