Valentine's Day Sugar Cookies
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Valentine's Day Sugar Cookies
Description
These sugar cookies begin with a dough combining butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, flour, corn starch, baking powder, and salt for structure and tenderness. Chilling the dough at least two hours allows it to firm and prevents spreading during baking, helping the heart shapes hold well. The cookies bake in a short time at 375°F, rotated midway for even color, and cool on a rack before decorating.
The royal icing uses egg whites and confectioners’ sugar, stabilized with cream of tartar, thin enough to pipe and create smooth decorations. Food coloring is added to customize colors typically suited for Valentine's Day. The crust is slightly crisp while the inside retains soft texture, making them suitable for gifting or festive celebrations.
Ingredients
INGREDIENTS
For the Cookies:
- 1 1/2 cups butter unsalted, softened
- 2 cups white sugar
- 4 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 5 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup corn starch
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
For the Icing:
- 2 egg white
- 1 lb confectioners sugar
- 1/4 tsp cream of tartar
- 2-4 tsp water
- Food Coloring
Instructions
INSTRUCTIONS
- Sift the flour, corn starch, salt, and baking powder in a large bowl. Whisk to combine and set aside.
- Beat the butter and sugar until it is light and fluffy, then add the eggs one at a time.
- Stir the flour in, making sure to add in several batches. Once combined cover with plastic and chill in the refrigerator for at least two hours.
- Roll out the cold dough in small batches, It warms up quickly! You can roll out between two sheets of plastic wrap if you're worried about the dough getting too sticky to release.
- Cut into heart shapes with a cookie cutter. If you do not have any heart-shaped cookie cutters just cut one out of paper and trace around it with a pin or small knife.
- Lay on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake at 375F for 5 minutes, rotate the tray and bake additional 3-6 minutes depending on the size, thickness and desired crisp.
- Allow time to cool on a rack while you whip up some royal icing.
- Sift the powdered sugar into a bowl.
- Beat the egg whites and add the cream of tartar once they become frothy.
- Add the sugar in 3-4 batches and mix at low speed.
- Once combined, add the water until desired consistency is reached.
- Stir in the food coloring.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 6Cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 132 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cookie | |
| Calories | 132kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 16g | 5% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 11g | 55% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 3mg | 1% |
| Sodium | 82mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 38mg | 1% |
| Sugar | 9g | 18% |
| Calcium | 10mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.4mg | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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