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Valentine’s Day Cookies Recipe

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Valentine’s Day Sugar Cookies deliver crisp-edged soft centers with buttery vanilla richness and glossy pink royal icing hearts. Perfect cutout texture holds shape while stained-glass effect reveals through heart windows. Ultimate romantic cookie swap star, teacher gift, and milk-dipping perfection.

Ingredients

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  • Sugar Cookies:
  • 1 cup unsalted butter (room temp)
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg (room temp)
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • ½ tsp almond extract
  • 2½ cups all-purpose flour (spooned)
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp kosher salt
  • Royal Icing:
  • 3 cups powdered sugar (sifted)
  • 2 tbsp meringue powder
  • 4 tbsp warm water
  • ½ tsp vanilla extract
  • Pink/red gel food coloring
  • Garnish:
  • Heart sprinkles

 

Instructions

  • 1. Cream butter + sugar 3 mins pale fluffy. Add egg + extracts.
  • 2. Whisk flour + baking powder + salt. Gradual mix into wet until dough.
  • 3. Divide, flatten discs. Chill 2 hours minimum.
  • 4. Roll ¼-inch thick between parchment. Heart cutters 2½-3 inch.
  • 5. Bake 375°F 8-10 mins edges golden. Cool completely.
  • 6. Royal icing: Meringue powder + water + vanilla 2 mins stiff peaks.
  • 7. Gradual powdered sugar to pipeable.
  • 8. Outline hearts. Flood centers pink. Detail white hearts.
  • 9. Add sprinkles before set. Dry 4-6 hours undisturbed.

Notes

  • Chill essential = crisp heart shapes no spread.
  • 375°F = signature crackly edges.
  • Meringue powder = safe glossy shine.
  • Gel coloring = vibrant no dilution.
  • 4-6 hour dry = travel-ready cookies.
  • Storage: Airtight room temp 2 weeks.
  • Freeze dough perfect 3 months.
  • Gift: Cellophane bags + ribbon perfection.
  • Scale: Double = 60 cookies party ready.
  • Kid job: Sprinkles + simple flooding.

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