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Super-Cute Heart-Shaped Desserts for Valentine's Day

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We dare you to resist these heart-shaped cookies, cakes, pastries, and more.

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Love might be the reason for the season, but overdosing on sugary, heart-shaped desserts and candy is a close second. Surprise your S.O., whether a Valentine, Galentine, or yourself (we won't judge), with these homemade cookies, cakes, and pastries in the shape of hearts. Now that's how we do romance. 

Heart-Shaped Apple-and-Raspberry Hand Pies

Forget Valentine's Day cards—these heart-shaped hand pies speak for themselves.

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Ice Cream Hearts With Arrow Tuiles

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In a nod to Cupid, strawberry ice cream hearts are topped with arrow-shaped wafers and dusted with powdered sugar.

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Whoopie Hearts With Raspberry Meringue

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Pillowy chocolate whoopie pies filled with fluffy Swiss meringue make a perfect melt-in-your-mouth dessert for your February 14th date night.

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Chocolate Eclair Hearts

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What a fitting shape for the chocolate-glazed, cream-filled pastries, which hail from Paris, the City of Love.

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Heart-Shaped Diablo Cake

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Studded with whisky-soaked raisins, this boozy, chocolate-covered confection is bound to be love at first bite.

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Peanut-Butter-and-Jam Heart Cookies

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Indulge your one-and-only with our sweet spin on another dynamic duo: chewy peanut butter and tart raspberry jam.

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Heart-Shaped Raspberry Napoleons

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Fresh raspberries nestle between layers of puff pastry and pastry cream in this crispy Valentine's Day dessert for two from chef John Barricelli.

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Mini Heart-Shaped Cakes

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Speckled cinnamon frosting coats these cakes, courtesy of Matt Lewis from Baked. Bonus: A melted chocolate message allows you to say what's on your mind.

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Creamy Fudge Hearts

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Try these buttery bites for a homemade twist on the traditional box of heart-shaped Valentine's Day candy.

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Meringue Heart Ice-Cream Sandwiches

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These sugary cookies filled with store-bought ice cream make simple, cold treats for warm hearts.

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