Valentine Sugar Cookie Recipe
Soft and sweet valentine sugar cookies are the perfect way to say I love you! They are super simple and make a great treat for gifting.
Ingredients
Cookie
- 3/4 c butter softened
- 8 oz cream cheese softened
- 1 c sugar
- 1/2 c powdered sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp almond extract
- 2 3/4 c all purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
Frosting
- 1/3 c butter softened
- 4 1/2 c powdered sugar
- 1/4 c milk
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp almond extract
- orange food coloring
Topping
- Red and pink decorating gel, Valentines sprinkles
Instructions
Cookie
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F
- Cream butter, cream cheese, sugars, egg and almond in large bowl (or Kitchen-Aid) until fluffy.
- In a separate medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt.
- Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture. Stir until soft dough forms.
- Roll out and cut with cookie cutter. Thin dough will make crunchy cookies. If you want soft dough, it needs to be about ⅜ in. {NOTE: Try not to handle the dough too much}
- Bake 8-10 minutes on greased pan. Let cool.
Frost and decorate
- Make frosting by mixing all ingredients with hand mixer. If too thick, add a tad more milk.
- Frost the cookies with pink and red frosting.
- Use the decorating gel to add texture to the hearts. Sprinkle with red and pink sugar sprinkles and let set to harden before gifting or delivering.
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Nutrition
Calories: 293kcalCarbohydrates: 45gProtein: 2gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 39mgSodium: 157mgPotassium: 46mgFiber: 1gSugar: 33gVitamin A: 397IUCalcium: 22mgIron: 1mg
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