Valentine’s Day Sugar Cookies
Soft Valentine’s Day sugar cookies decorated with simple pink and red icing. Perfect for parties, gifts, and baking fun.
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon almond extract optional
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- Icing:
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 2 –3 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Food coloring pink, red, white
Instructions
- Cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
- Add egg, vanilla extract, and almond extract if using, and mix until combined.
- In a separate bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Gradually add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix just until dough forms.
- Divide dough in half, flatten into discs, wrap, and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Roll dough to 1/4-inch thickness and cut into Valentine shapes.
- Place cookies on baking sheets 2 inches apart.
- Bake for 8–10 minutes until edges are set but not browned.
- Cool cookies completely before decorating.
- Mix powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla to make icing.
- Color icing as desired and decorate cookies.
- Let icing set before serving or storing.
Notes
Notes:
Chill dough for clean shapes. Keep icing thick for piping details.
Chill dough for clean shapes. Keep icing thick for piping details.