Description
Deliciously decorated cookies perfect for Valentine’s Day.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups white sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Royal icing for decorating
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C).
- In a bowl, mix flour, baking soda, and baking powder.
- In another bowl, cream together butter and sugar.
- Add egg, vanilla extract, and almond extract to the butter mixture. Mix well.
- Gradually add flour mixture to the wet ingredients.
- Roll the dough into balls and place on a baking sheet.
- Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until golden.
- Let cookies cool completely before decorating with royal icing.
Notes
- Store cookies in an airtight container.
- Use food coloring to tint royal icing.
- Allow icing to dry completely before stacking cookies.
- Prep Time: 20 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: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
Keywords: valentines day cookies decorated