Valentine’s Surprise Heart Cookies
Classic sugar cookies cut into heart shapes, chilled, baked, and decorated with royal icing and sprinkles, perfect for Valentine’s Day.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 90 minutes
- Yield: 24 cookies 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
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- 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Royal icing for decoration (powdered sugar, egg whites, water)
- Food coloring (optional)
- Sprinkles (optional)
Instructions
- Whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl. Set aside.
- Cream the softened butter and granulated sugar together until fluffy in a large bowl.
- Beat in the egg and vanilla extract until incorporated.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until combined.
- Chill the dough in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Roll out the dough on a floured surface and cut into heart shapes using a cookie cutter.
- Place the cookies on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes or until the edges are lightly golden.
- Allow to cool completely before decorating with royal icing and sprinkles.
Notes
For gluten-free cookies, use a 1:1 gluten-free flour blend. For egg-free royal icing, use pasteurized meringue powder instead of raw egg whites.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 21g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
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