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Crafts,Family,Recipes

Sugar Cookie Hearts

posted on : February 8, 2018 posted by : Chirag Diyora 0 Comment

Who doesn’t love a sweet treat for Valentines Day? These sugar cookies are fun to make and even more fun to eat! I’ve shared a simple sugar cookie recipe below – but you can easily purchase heart shaped cookies from the bakery section of your grocery store and decorate those! Talk about a bake free – super delicious – family friendly activity! Keep scrolling for some photos of Sofia as my decorating helper, and the recipe! Enjoy! XOXO

Ingredients

  • 2 Cups Butter
  • 2 Cups Sugar
  • 2 Large Eggs
  • 2 Teaspoons Vanilla Extract
  • 4 Teaspoons Baking Powder
  • 5 1/2 Cups Flour 
  • Heart shaped cookie cutters
  • A variety of sprinkles
  • White frosting 
  • Red, pink and black decorating frosting/gel (for writing & drawing fine lines)
  • Any other yummy treats you want to decorate your cookies with

Instructions

  1. In a mixer, cream the butter and sugar.
  2. Add the eggs and vanilla.
  3. Mix all dry ingredients in a separate bowl and add slowly to the butter mixture until fully incorporated. Do not over mix.
  4. Roll out on a lightly floured board to desired thickness. I’ve used powdered sugar to dust my board instead of flour and it worked well. Worth a try!
  5. Cut out your hearts and place on baking sheets with parchment paper.
  6. Bake at 400 degrees F for 7- 10 minutes.
  7. Keep an eye on them so they don’t over bake. They should be light in color with a little light browning on the edges. 
  8. Let the cookies fully cool on racks so the bottoms don’t continue to cook on the pan.
  9. Use white frosting (I used store bought) to smoothly top the cookies. A butter knife works well to smooth it on. 
  10. DECORATE to your “hearts” content! 🙂 
  11. Share with those you love! XOXO