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Valentine's Day Sugar Cookies
Valentine's Day Sugar Cookies with icing and sprinkles, a delicious sweet treat to celebrate love. They are quick and easy to make with a few simple ingredients, and they can be stored for days in an airtight container. These delicious cookies are a big hit with kids and grown-ups alike.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Chilling Time
20 mins
Total Time
1 hr
Servings: 30 cookies
Calories: 97 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
International
Ingredients
- 100 g butter, soften
- 100 g sugar
- 1 egg
- 250 g plain flour
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
For the icing
- 200 g icing sugar
- 2 ¼ tablespoon milk
- 1 teaspoon red food colouring
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (optional)
- sprinkles to decorate (optional)
Instructions
- To make the dough, beat the butter and sugar together to get a creamy texture.
- Add the egg and beat again well.
- Sift in the flour, add the vanilla extract, and use your hands to make a dough.
- Cover it with clingfilm and chill it in the fridge for 20 minutes.
- Use a rolling pin to roll the dough, then cut out shapes with a heart-shaped cookie cutter.
- Arrange the cookies on 2 or 3 baking trays lined with non-stick paper, and bake in the preheated oven at 180 degrees Celsius *350 Fahrenheit) for 9-10 minutes until pale golden around the edges.
- Leave the cookies to cool down completely.
- To make the icing, sift the icing sugar, add the milk and red food colouring, and mix well into a smooth paste.
- Transfer the paste to a piping bag fitted with a small circle nozzle, and decorate each cookie, then add the sprinkles.
- Leave the icing to set completely before serving or storing.
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Notes
- Click on the US Customary link to see the measurements displayed in cups and ounces.
- The servings can be adjusted by clicking the number next to Servings.
- The cookies shouldn't spread out in the oven, so there is no need to leave a lot of room between each cookie on the baking tray
Nutrition Information
Calories
97kcal
(5%)
Carbohydrates
16g
(5%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
3g
(5%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
13mg
(4%)
Sodium
27mg
(1%)
Potassium
14mg
(0%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
10g
(20%)
Vitamin A
93IU
(2%)
Calcium
4mg
(0%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 30cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 97
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 97kcal | 5% |
| Carbohydrates | 16g | 5% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 3g | 5% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 13mg | 4% |
| Sodium | 27mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 14mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 10g | 20% |
| Vitamin A | 93IU | 2% |
| Calcium | 4mg | 0% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.