Description
Deliciously decorated Valentine’s cookies perfect for sharing.
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 sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- Royal icing for decoration
- Food coloring
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
- In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
- In a separate bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add egg, vanilla extract, and almond extract to the butter mixture and mix well.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until combined.
- Roll out the dough on a floured surface and cut into desired shapes.
- Place cookies on baking sheets and bake for 8-10 minutes.
- Allow cookies to cool completely before decorating with royal icing.
- Add food coloring to the icing and decorate as desired.
Notes
- Ensure cookies are completely cool before icing.
- Store decorated cookies in an airtight container.
- Use different shapes for variety.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
Keywords: decorated valentines cookies, valentines cookies, sugar cookies