Description
Make cute heart-shaped sugar cookies for Valentine’s Day. These slice and bake cookies are easy and fun.
Ingredients
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- 3 cups all-purpose flour unbleached
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup butter cold & cut into chunks
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 tsp liquid food coloring red
Instructions
- In a small bowl stir flour and baking powder together. Set aside. Cream butter and sugar together.
- Stir in egg, extracts, and vanilla. Slowly incorporate dry ingredients. Once the dough has come together, remove 2/3 of it to a separate bowl.
- Stir in the red food coloring to the remaining 1/3 of the dough until uniform in color.
- Roll red dough out into a 1 inch slab. Cut out heart shapes and stack them together.
- Roll remaining regular colored dough out and cover each row of stacked hearts being careful to keep them together. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate 1 hour to overnight.
- When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350° F. Line baking sheet with parchment paper or silicone baking mat and set aside.
- Remove cookie dough logs from fridge and slice into 1/2 inch rounds. Place onto prepared baking sheet leaving 1 inch around each cookie.
- Bake 8-10 minutes or until cookie is barely golden brown on the bottom and isn’t shiny.
- Remove from oven and cool 2 minutes before cooling completely on wire rack.
- Serve immediately or store in airtight containers for up to 3 days.
Notes
- Refrigerating the dough is essential for easy slicing.
- Use gel food coloring for more vibrant colors.
- Store in an airtight container to maintain freshness.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 0.5g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 20mg