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55 Valentines Day Dessert and Drink Ideas | Valentine Cookies
Creative Valentines day sugar cookie recipe with delicious frosting on top.
Course
Dessert
Cuisine
American
Keyword
cookies, sugar cookie
Prep Time
10
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
8
minutes
minutes
Chill Time
15
minutes
minutes
Total Time
33
minutes
minutes
Servings
36
Calories
99
kcal
Ingredients
1 ½
cup
powdered sugar
, sifted
1
cup
unsalted butter
, at room temperature
1
egg
½
teaspoon
almond extract
1
teaspoon
vanilla extract
2 ½
cups
all-purpose flour
1
teaspoon
baking soda
1
teaspoon
cream of tartar
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375°F.
With a hand or stand mixer, cream together powdered sugar and butter until light and fluffy.
Add egg, almond and vanilla and mix until combined.
Sift together flour, soda and cream of tartar and add to sugar mixture, mix until well combined.
Divide dough into two disc shapes, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 15 minutes.
Once chilled, roll out dough to ⅛ to ¼ inch thick and cut into cookie shapes.
Place on lightly greased or silpat covered cookie sheet and bake for 7-8 minutes. Remove and cool on cookie sheet. Frost with royal icing.
Notes
The dough can be made ahead and refrigerated up to 3 days.
Nutrition
Calories:
99
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
12
g
|
Protein:
1
g
|
Fat:
5
g
|
Saturated Fat:
3
g
|
Cholesterol:
18
mg
|
Sodium:
33
mg
|
Potassium:
26
mg
|
Fiber:
1
g
|
Sugar:
5
g
|
Vitamin A:
164
IU
|
Calcium:
4
mg
|
Iron:
1
mg