Description
Delicious heart-shaped cookies for Valentine’s Day.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 cup powdered sugar (for icing)
- 2 tablespoons milk (for icing)
- Red food coloring (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
- In a bowl, mix flour, baking soda, and salt.
- In another bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add egg, vanilla extract, and almond extract; mix well.
- Gradually add the flour mixture; mix until combined.
- Roll out dough on a floured surface to 1/4 inch thickness.
- Cut into heart shapes and place on a baking sheet.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes or until edges are golden.
- Let cookies cool completely.
- For icing, mix powdered sugar, milk, and food coloring until smooth.
- Decorate cooled cookies with icing.
Notes
- Store cookies in an airtight container.
- You can use different colors for icing.
- Feel free to add sprinkles on top of the icing.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 100mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
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