Description
Delicious and decorative royal icing cookies perfect for Valentine’s Day.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons meringue powder
- water as needed for icing consistency
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
- In a bowl, mix flour, baking powder, and salt.
- In another bowl, cream butter and sugar until light.
- Add egg and extracts to the butter mixture, blend well.
- Gradually add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients.
- Chill the dough for 30 minutes.
- Roll out the dough and cut into desired shapes.
- Bake cookies for 8-10 minutes until edges are lightly golden.
- Allow cookies to cool completely.
- In a bowl, mix powdered sugar, meringue powder, and water to make royal icing.
- Decorate cooled cookies with royal icing as desired.
Notes
- Store decorated cookies in an airtight container.
- Use food coloring to customize icing colors.
- Allow icing to dry completely before stacking cookies.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
Keywords: valentine royal icing cookies