Description
Romantic heart-shaped sugar cookies showcase love’s sweetness with delicate pink frosting and elegant decorations. Delightful treats promise memorable moments shared between loved ones during special celebrations.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 2 3/4 cups (350 grams) all-purpose flour
- 1 cup (227 grams) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup (200 grams) granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
Leavening and Seasoning:
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Flavoring:
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Optional Decorations:
- Icing
- Sprinkles
Instructions
- Combine dry ingredients in a mixing bowl, ensuring an even blend of flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Cream butter and sugar in a separate large bowl until the mixture becomes airy and pale, creating a smooth base for the cookies.
- Incorporate egg and vanilla extract into the butter mixture, stirring until fully integrated and generating a uniform consistency.
- Gradually fold dry ingredients into the wet mixture, mixing gently to form a cohesive, soft dough that holds together without crumbling.
- Dust work surface with flour and roll out dough to approximately 1/4-inch thickness, creating an even layer for precise heart-shaped cutting.
- Press heart-shaped cookie cutter into rolled dough, carefully lifting and transferring each delicate cookie onto parchment-lined baking sheets with gentle spacing.
- Position cookie-filled baking sheets in a preheated 350°F (175°C) oven, allowing cookies to bake for 8-10 minutes until edges develop a subtle golden hue.
- Remove cookies from oven and allow complete cooling on baking sheets, providing a stable surface for potential icing or sprinkle decorations.
- Once fully cooled, embellish cookies with festive royal icing, colorful sprinkles, or decorative sugar crystals to enhance their romantic Valentine’s theme.
Notes
- Chill the dough for 30 minutes before rolling to prevent spreading and maintain crisp heart shapes.
- Use powdered sugar instead of granulated for a smoother, more delicate texture in the cookies.
- Room temperature ingredients ensure better mixing and a more consistent cookie dough.
- For gluten-free option, substitute all-purpose flour with almond or rice flour blend.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 133 kcal
- Sugar: 7 g
- Sodium: 23 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 0.3 g
- Protein: 1.5 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg