Description
Make festive Love Heart Sugar Cookies for Valentine’s Day. These delightful treats are perfect for sharing with loved ones.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ cups unsalted butter, softened
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 5 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for rolling
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- Sugar cookie icing, dyed pink or red
- Valentine’s Day sprinkles
Instructions
- Cream together butter and sugar. Mix in eggs and extract.
- Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a separate bowl. Add flour mixture to butter mixture in batches, stirring until combined.
- Divide dough into four pieces, shape into discs, and wrap in plastic wrap. Chill for at least 2 hours in the fridge.
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Roll dough out on a floured surface until ⅛”-¼” thick.
- Cut with heart cookie cutters and transfer to an ungreased cookie sheet.
- Bake for 6-8 minutes, watching closely. Remove cookies immediately from the baking sheet and let cool.
- Repeat with remaining dough, ensuring pans are cool.
- Decorate with icing and sprinkles.
Notes
- Add more flour if the dough is too sticky.
- Ensure baking sheets are cool before adding more cookie dough.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 40mg