Looking to celebrate this Valentine’s Day in a big way, but with
little extra effort? If you already make chocolate-covered sandwich cookies or
pretzels, the following ideas will require very little, if any, additional
ingredients and minimal effort. Keep reading for five quick and easy tricks to
make your existing treats #adorbs this Valentine’s Day.
“PAW-some” Puppy Pretzels
Package these adorable pretzel treats with a printable tag that
says “Puppy Love” or “You’re PAW-some!” and watch these puppies leap off the
shelves.
Love Bug Sandwich Cookies
All you need is some red confectioners coating, dark chocolate
and candy eyes to transform your chocolate-covered sandwich cookies into lady
bugs for Valentine’s Day.
Sweet Emoji Sandwich Cookies
It’s okay to get emotional about how cute and easy these
emoji-inspired cookies are. Dip in yellow confectioners’ coating and candy eyes
and heart sprinkles. This particular example from Cakegirls® used an
edible ink marker to draw the faces, but you could also pipe expressions with
dark chocolate.
"Beary" Cute Sandwich Cookies
Pour on the cuteness by transforming chocolate-covered sandwich into
bears. Use chocolate wafers for the ears and pipe on light pink confectioners’
coating for the snout and a heart sprinkle for the mouth.
Peanut Butter Cookie Broken Hearts
Why mend a broken heart when you can eat? Transform everyone’s
favorite peanut butter sandwich cookie by cutting it in half diagonally and
covering it in red coating and a drizzle of chocolate.
Consumers are sure to fall in love with these adorable treats this Valentine's Day! Make sure to share plenty of photos of your Valentine’s Day treats on social media and your e-commerce site for greater exposure and sales potential. If you plan to make a small batch of these fun treats, let consumers know they’re available for a limited-time only in your social media posts and your online store. This will cover you if you do sell out (we hope you do!) and also encourage shoppers to buy by creating a sense of urgency. Make note of the quantities you made and sold to help determine whether to bring them back this time next year.
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