50+ Valentine's Day Desserts - Cakes, Cookies and MORE!
These Valentine sugar cookies are the perfect way to say I love you! They are easy, delicious and perfect for parties and gifting.
Servings: 24
Ingredients
Cookie
- 3/4 cup butter softened
- 8 oz cream cheese softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 2 3/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Frosting
- 1/3 cup butter softened
- 4 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
Topping
- Red and pink decorating gel, Valentines sprinkles
Instructions
Cookie
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- In a large bowl or in the bowl of a Kitchen-Aid, cream butter, cream cheese, sugars, egg and almond extract..
- In a separate medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir until soft dough forms.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to about 3/8 inch thick. Cut with cookie cutter and place on a lightly greased cookie sheet.
- Bake 8-10 minutes on greased pan. Let cool.
Frost and decorate
- In a medium bowl. make frosting by mixing all ingredients with hand mixer until smooth. If too thick, add a tad more milk.
- Frost the cookies and top with sprinkles.
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Notes
STORE the baked cookies unfrosted or frosted. Unfrosted cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for 3-5 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months.
How to store frosted cookies? If you have frosted the cookies the storage times are the same you just need to be more careful about stacking the cookies. Make sure that the frosting has set and that you put parchment paper in between layers.
Nutrition
Calories: 293kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 39mg | Sodium: 157mg | Potassium: 46mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 33g | Vitamin A: 397IU | Calcium: 22mg | Iron: 1mg