Description
Delicious Valentine’s cookies decorated with royal icing.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 cup royal icing
- Food coloring
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
- In a bowl, mix flour and baking powder.
- In another bowl, cream butter and sugar until light.
- Add egg, vanilla, and almond extract; mix well.
- Gradually add flour mixture; combine to form a dough.
- Roll out the dough on a floured surface to 1/4 inch thick.
- Cut out desired shapes using cookie cutters.
- Place cookies on a baking sheet and bake for 10-12 minutes.
- Let cookies cool completely.
- Decorate with royal icing and food coloring.
Notes
- Store cookies in an airtight container.
- Use different colors for various designs.
- Let the icing dry completely before stacking cookies.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 25mg
Keywords: valentines cookies, royal icing, heart cookies, decorated cookies