Description
Irresistible Valentine’s Day Sugar Cookies for Sweet Moments
Ingredients
Scale
- 2.5 cups all-purpose flour
- 0.5 teaspoon baking powder
- 0.5 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1.5 sticks unsalted butter
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 large egg
- 3 cups confectioners’ sugar
- 0.25 cup milk
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1.5 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- red gel food coloring
- pink gel food coloring
- sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Mix together the flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl; set aside.
- Cream the butter, sugar, and vanilla in a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
- Add the egg and mix until fully incorporated, about 1 minute.
- Combine the flour mixture with the creamed butter mixture on low speed, mixing until dough is well combined, about 2 minutes.
- Divide the dough into 2 equal pieces. Roll each piece on a lightly floured parchment paper until about 1/8-inch thick.
- Cut the dough using heart-shaped cookie cutters, placing them on the prepared baking sheets about 1 inch apart.
- Rework the dough scraps by combining them, re-rolling, and cutting again.
- Bake the cookies until just barely golden around the edges, rotating halfway through, for 12 to 14 minutes.
- Cool the cookies completely on wire racks before decorating.
- Whisk together confectioners’ sugar, milk, and vanilla in a medium bowl until smooth for the icing.
- Split the icing into two bowls; add red gel food coloring to one and pink gel food coloring to the other, stirring until blended.
- Drizzle a small amount of each color over the white icing, and use a toothpick to create a marbled effect.
- Dip each cooled cookie face-side down into the icing.
- Maintain the marbling by adding more red and pink icing as needed.
- Decorate with sprinkles (if using) before letting the icing fully set, about 4 to 5 hours.
Notes
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 12-14 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 100 mg
- Fat: 6 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 22 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg
Keywords: Valentines Day Sugar Cookies