Yesterday I thought that I would be nice and bring my coworkers some of the leftover cookies from Wednesday night. Apparently I wasn’t the only one who wanted to share some sweets because there were also Krispy Kremes and a strawberry buckle floating around. I had never heard of a strawberry buckle but I was told its a cake like thing made in a skillet. Idk but whatever it was, it was delicious. My cookies were gobbled up pretty quickly which is always a good sign. The rest of the day the whole office was in an intense sugar coma. Lunch was a hodgepodge of randomness since we are leaving town today and have zero groceries.
A few turkey slices, Laughing Cow wedge, bread and butter pickle slices with some cucumber slices.
Bread and butter pickles are the best pickles in the whole world. Don’t try to argue that. You will lose.
After lots of internet searching for the perfect Valentines dessert, I settled on Dark Chocolate Merlot Cookies. Yup. You read that right.
They look a little crispy but don’t be fooled, they are gooey and wonderful.
These cookies were RICH and wonderful. The only change I made was dried pomegranates instead of cherries and I used 8 ounces of dark chocolate chunks instead of 10 ounces only because the bars came in 4 ounces. If you like dark chocolate and want to be happy, make these.
I tell Matt not to buy me Valentine’s Day gifts every year but he is convinced that I am playing some kind of girl trick on him and testing him so he insists on bringing me goodies. I am def not trying to trick him…but absolutely love my goodies.
An orchid, dark chocolate covered pomegranates and spanikopita
When he gave me the goods he said “I know you like Greece, so here’s some spanikopita“. That’s my kinda logic. Also, note the head to toe red velour jumpsuit. I decided to dress like J. Lo from 1999 to really set the Valentine’s Day mood.
After presenting me my gifts Matt poured me a glass of wine and told me to relax while he cooked dinner:
Bacon brussel sprouts, salmon with a brown sugar glaze and, of course, spanikopita
A very happy Valentine’s Day indeed 
What did you do for Valentine’s Day?
How do you like your chocolate?
The darker the better.
Sugar Mama
/ February 15, 2013Glad you loved the cookies!! They’re one of my faves
Runner Girl Eats
/ February 15, 2013They are sooooo good! And perfect for valentines day
allisonhayes91
/ February 15, 2013Omg, what a great valentine’s day! Will be making those cookies immediately.
Runner Girl Eats
/ February 15, 2013They are so good! Make sure you have a glass of milk ready
Amanda
/ February 15, 2013I’ve seen those cookies on Pinterest before! Need them now. Merlot is my favorite.
Runner Girl Eats
/ February 15, 2013Oh my they are so good.
Running In Heels
/ February 15, 2013Wine + cookies? I’m in.
Runner Girl Eats
/ February 15, 2013It’s a match made in heaven
Rachel @ Undercover Diva: A Sitcom
/ February 15, 2013I know you said not to argue about pickles, but DILL pickles are my absolute favorite food. Like, honestly, if I was trapped on a deserted island, I would bring pickles.. although the salt would probably dehydrate me and I would die. At least I would die happy!
For valentine’s day I went out with some girlfriends! We had heart shaped pizza and beer, then I dressed in a tutu and handed out valentines to random people at the bar. I think I made quite a few people’s nights, even though it my valentines were One Direction Valentines (I love 1D).
I LOVE dark chocolate..especially when it’s cold. Yummy!
Runner Girl Eats
/ February 15, 2013Bahahah i love your vday plans!!! Well just have to agree to disagree about the dill
cleaneatingveggiegirl
/ February 15, 2013I must agree that bread and butter pickles are deeeelicious!!
Runner Girl Eats
/ February 15, 2013They are so sweet and delicious
Kerry @ Totes My Oats
/ February 15, 2013I love any kind of pickle, not pickle picky over here whatsoever. And I agree, the darker the better when it comes to chocolate!
Runner Girl Eats
/ February 15, 2013We’re a match made in chocolate heaven
Alex @ therunwithin
/ February 15, 2013pickles are just so tasty. period. sometimes all the salt hurts my stomach so I try to not eat them a lot
Runner Girl Eats
/ February 15, 2013Yes I have to do small doses of them or my stomach gets weird :/
pickyrunner
/ February 16, 2013Those cookies look amazing! Oh man chocolate and cookies would make my night. I wouldn’t need anything else!
Stephanie Edgerton (@StephNowirun)
/ February 16, 2013Thank you (did I mention THANK YOU) for linking to the cookie recipe!
It wasn’t until I got older that I had a taste for bread and butter pickles. Yes, they are yummy. I do like Clausen pickles, though… a lot!
Valentine’s day was relaxed… dinner with the family
Runner Girl Eats
/ February 18, 2013The cookies are so good!
kelseyruns
/ February 16, 2013Sounds like you had an awesome valentines day! Bread and butter pickles are bomb. I eat them straight from the jar. sorry i’m not sorry! haha!
Runner Girl Eats
/ February 18, 2013Thanks! Pickles from the jar are the best:)
Melissa @ Freeing Imperfections
/ February 18, 2013Those Brookside pomegranate things are SO good! I always get the blueberry/acai kind – addicting. I kind of like the red jumpsuit, by the way
Runner Girl Eats
/ February 19, 2013Thanks! I’m so obsessed with these treats. SOOOOO GOOD!