Valentine Sugar Cookies
Soft and festive sugar cookies perfect for Valentine's Day! Easy to cut, bake, and decorate with glaze or sprinkles.
Equipment
- Mixing bowls
- Hand or stand mixer
- Rolling Pin
- - Cookie cutters
- Baking sheets
Ingredients
- #### For the Cookies
- - 1 cup unsalted butter softened
- - 1 cup granulated sugar
- - 1 large egg
- - 1½ tsp vanilla extract
- - ½ tsp almond extract optional
- - 2½ cups all-purpose flour
- - ½ tsp baking powder
- - ½ tsp salt
- #### For the Icing
- - 2 cups powdered sugar
- - 2–3 tbsp milk
- - 1 tsp vanilla extract
- - Food coloring gel
- - Sprinkles optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line baking sheets.
- Cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
- Mix in egg, vanilla, and almond extract.
- Whisk together dry ingredients, then add to wet.
- Roll dough to ¼” thick. Cut shapes.
- Bake 8–10 min until edges are lightly golden.
- Cool completely.
- Whisk icing ingredients. Color as desired.
- Decorate cooled cookies.
- Let icing dry completely before storing.
Notes
- Add zest or extract to icing for extra flavor
- Freeze dough or baked cookies (undecorated)
- Use royal icing for detailed designs
- Freeze dough or baked cookies (undecorated)
- Use royal icing for detailed designs