What should I put in my valentine's day treat boxes?

scpteam20 · February 2012

I am doing some treat boxes for some family and friends for Valentine's Day- I don't have a lot of baking skills or energy lately but here is what I was thinking:

Chocolate chip cookies
Dipped pretzels with colored sprinkles

What else? There are four little squares in my Wilton treat boxes that will hold about 4 cookies in each square or a handful of pretzels, but I"m not sure they are deep enough for a cupcake...

I think I am making 6 or so boxes.

brynners · February 2012

Could you do cake pops, or cake balls if the sticks won't fit? You could shape them like hearts. I made some strawberry ones for last night, and am going to make some shaped as hearts for E to take to daycare for Valentine's Day.

scpteam20 · February 2012

I thought about that-just making the cake balls-I've never made them before-are they hard? Could I make them sunday night and they would still be good on tuesday?

kellyjo1 · February 2012

Here are some cute Vday treats I've found on pinterest:

Cherry Almond Bark:

http://www.confessionsofacookbookqueen.com/2012/01/chocolate-cherry-valentines-day-bark/

Forgotten Kiss Cookies:

http://tastykitchen.com/recipes/desserts/forgotten-kiss-cookies/

Cookie Dough truffles:

http://www.loveandoliveoil.com/2010/01/chocolate-chip-cookie-dough-truffles.html

jln14 · February 2012

cake balls are really easy you might have to put them in the fridge for a bit of that time though because of the cream cheese?

What about puppy chow in a little valentine ziploc, I dominate puppy chow!! White fudge with something red in it? candies of some sort?

treehugga · February 2012

Chocolate covered strawberries!

brynners · February 2012

scpteam20:
I thought about that-just making the cake balls-I've never made them before-are they hard? Could I make them sunday night and they would still be good on tuesday?

They are very easy. I used a box cake mix and store bought frosting so I didn't have to worry about cream cheese and keeping them refrigerated.

You just bake a cake and crumble it up once it's cooled. I add 1/2 a can of frosting, stir it all up. Shape them into balls and either put them in the freezer for an hour, or the fridge overnight. Melt chocolate - I use the melting disks you can get at Hobby Lobby or Wal-Mart. If you are just making cake balls, you can dip them in on a spoon, then set them on wax paper. They would be kind of like truffles. I *may* have eaten 3 of our cake pops this morning, they are delicious!

jln14 · February 2012

brynners:
scpteam20:
I thought about that-just making the cake balls-I've never made them before-are they hard? Could I make them sunday night and they would still be good on tuesday?
They are very easy. I used a box cake mix and store bought frosting so I didn't have to worry about cream cheese and keeping them refrigerated.
You just bake a cake and crumble it up once it's cooled. I add 1/2 a can of frosting, stir it all up. Shape them into balls and either put them in the freezer for an hour, or the fridge overnight. Melt chocolate - I use the melting disks you can get at Hobby Lobby or Wal-Mart. If you are just making cake balls, you can dip them in on a spoon, then set them on wax paper. They would be kind of like truffles. I *may* have eaten 3 of our cake pops this morning, they are delicious!

Urghh sorry!! You are totally correct in using store bought frosting, I was thinking of oreo balls and keeping them in fridge!! SORRY~way easier to make and keep than I was thinking!

&hearts;SUM&hearts; · February 2012

I'm doing these amongst some cookies and one other thing.

http://sweetpeaskitchen.com/2011/02/01/red-velvet-cheesecake-brownies/

Amy&Andy · February 2012

These would be easy...you could get a heart cookie cutter to cut them out.

http://www.runs-with-spatulas.com/2011/07/red-velvet-rice-krispie-treats.html

scpteam20 · February 2012

Thanks ladies!! I think I will do rice crispie treats with valentine colored m&m's in them cut into hearts and cake balls that are strawberry flavored.

brynners · February 2012

jln14:
brynners:
scpteam20:
I thought about that-just making the cake balls-I've never made them before-are they hard? Could I make them sunday night and they would still be good on tuesday?
They are very easy. I used a box cake mix and store bought frosting so I didn't have to worry about cream cheese and keeping them refrigerated.
You just bake a cake and crumble it up once it's cooled. I add 1/2 a can of frosting, stir it all up. Shape them into balls and either put them in the freezer for an hour, or the fridge overnight. Melt chocolate - I use the melting disks you can get at Hobby Lobby or Wal-Mart. If you are just making cake balls, you can dip them in on a spoon, then set them on wax paper. They would be kind of like truffles. I *may* have eaten 3 of our cake pops this morning, they are delicious!

Urghh sorry!! You are totally correct in using store bought frosting, I was thinking of oreo balls and keeping them in fridge!! SORRY~way easier to make and keep than I was thinking!

I was going to make them using a cream cheese frosting, then at the last minute thought about the whole refrigeration part, no worries!

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