Description
Simple Valentine’s cookies decorated with icing and sprinkles.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Royal icing for decorating
- Sprinkles for decoration
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
- In a bowl, cream together butter and sugar.
- Add egg and vanilla, mixing well.
- In another bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Gradually mix dry ingredients into wet ingredients.
- Roll dough on a floured surface to 1/4 inch thickness.
- Cut out shapes with cookie cutters.
- Place cookies on a baking sheet and bake for 8-10 minutes.
- Let cookies cool completely before decorating.
- Use royal icing and sprinkles to decorate as desired.
Notes
- Store cookies in an airtight container.
- Use different cookie cutter shapes for variety.
- Allow icing to dry completely before stacking cookies.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 15mg
Keywords: simple valentines cookies decorated