Description
Delicious and beautiful cookies perfect for Valentine’s Day.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 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, mix flour, baking soda, and salt.
- In another bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add egg, vanilla, and almond extract to the butter mixture.
- Gradually add the flour mixture, mixing until combined.
- Chill the dough for 30 minutes.
- Roll out the dough and cut into shapes.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes until lightly golden.
- Cool cookies completely before decorating.
- Use royal icing and food coloring to decorate the cookies.
Notes
- Store cookies in an airtight container.
- Use different cookie cutters for various shapes.
- Experiment with icing techniques for unique designs.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
Keywords: valentines day cookies aesthetic