These heart-shaped sugar cookies are perfect for Valentine’s Day celebrations. Decorated with a delightful pink vanilla glaze and colorful sprinkles, they make an ideal treat for sharing with loved ones.

This recipe is straightforward and allows for creativity in sugar cookie designs, making it easy to personalize your valentines cookies decorated to your liking.

Delicious Valentine Sugar Cookies Recipe

These sugar cookies are soft and buttery, topped with a sweet pink glaze that hardens to create a beautiful finish. The recipe yields about 24 cookies, making it perfect for gifting or enjoying at home.

Ingredients

• 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
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup powdered sugar (for glaze)
• 2 tablespoons milk (for glaze)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (for glaze)
• Pink food coloring
• Sprinkles for decoration

Instructions

1. Preheat the Oven: Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C).
2. Mix Dry Ingredients: In a bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
3. Cream Butter and Sugar: In a large bowl, cream together the softened butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in the egg, vanilla extract, and almond extract.
4. Combine Mixtures: Gradually blend the dry ingredients into the wet mixture until fully combined.
5. Roll and Cut: Roll out the dough on a floured surface to about 1/4 inch thick. Use heart-shaped cookie cutters to cut out cookies and place them on ungreased baking sheets.
6. Bake: Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, until the edges are lightly golden. Allow cookies to cool on wire racks.
7. Prepare the Glaze: In a small bowl, mix powdered sugar, milk, vanilla extract, and a few drops of pink food coloring until smooth.
8. Decorate: Once cookies are completely cooled, dip the tops in the pink glaze and sprinkle with colorful sprinkles. Allow the glaze to set before serving.

Cook and Prep Times

• Prep Time: 20 minutes
• Cook Time: 10 minutes
• Total Time: 30 minutes

Nutrition Information

• Servings: 24 cookies
• Calories: 150kcal
• Fat: 7g
• Protein: 1g
• Carbohydrates: 22g