Valentine Sugar Cookies with Icing
What could be more perfect for Valentine's Day than these adorable and yummy Valentine Sugar Cookies!
Servings 24 cookies
Calories 89kcal
Ingredients
for the cookies:
- 3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 cup cold, salted butter cold & cut into chunks, 2 sticks
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 3/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon pure almond extract
for the glaze:
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 3 tablespoons milk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1-2 drops liquid red food coloring
- valentine's day sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a small bowl stir flour and baking powder together. Set aside. Cream butter and sugar together. Stir in egg and extracts. Slowly incorporate dry ingredients.
- Roll dough out onto floured surface to be just over 1/4" thick. Cut cookies out using X and O cookie cutters and place onto parchment paper lined baking sheet.
- Freeze 5-7 minutes, then bake 10-12 minutes. Cool 3 minutes on baking sheet, then remove to cooling racks.
- In a small bowl, stir all glaze ingredients together until smooth and runny.
- Dip each cookie into the glaze and place onto cooling rack to let excess glaze drip down. Top with desired sprinkles and dry 1-2 hours.
Notes
If you'd like to use frosting in place of the icing, use one recipe of my Vanilla Buttercream recipe found here.
Nutrition
Calories: 89kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 5mg | Sodium: 3mg | Potassium: 36mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 9IU | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 1mg