There's nothing quite like the aroma of freshly baked cookies, especially when they're made with love. These Valentine Sugar Cookies are not just a delicious treat for your taste buds but also a way to express affection.
Whether you're surprising your significant other, celebrating with friends, or simply indulging in self-love, these homemade cookies are the perfect gift for any occasion.
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❤️ Why You'll Love Valentine Sugar Cookies
Versatile Sugar Cookie Dough: This dough is a canvas for creativity. Cut them into heart shapes for Valentine's Day, or use various cookie cutters to match any theme.
Perfectly Balanced Flavors: The blend of vanilla and sour cream creates a symphony of flavors – not too sweet, not too tangy, just right.
Foolproof Icing: The simple icing recipe complements the cookies perfectly, adding a touch of sweetness without overpowering the cookie itself.
Season/Theme: These Valentine Cookies are perfect for spreading love during the romantic season, but their versatility makes them suitable for any celebration throughout the year.
🥘 Ingredients for Valentine Sugar Cookies
Unsalted butter
Granulated Sugar
Sour Cream
All-Purpose Flour
Large eggs
Baking soda
Baking powder
Boiling water
Salt
Vanilla extract
Almond extract
Light Corn Syrup
Powdered Sugar
Milk
Why These Ingredients?
The addition of sour cream brings a delightful tanginess and moistness to the cookies, elevating them to a whole new level. Boiling water may seem unconventional, but it enhances the texture, making the cookies irresistibly soft.
🔪 Instructions
For the cookies
- In a large bowl, using an electric hand mixer on low speed, cream butter and sugar together until fluffy.
- Add the eggs, one at a time, and mix until blended. Add sour cream and mix until incorporated. Set side
- In a separate large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Gradually add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients, alternating with the boiling water with water until all of the dry ingredients are incorporated.
- Wrap sugar cookie dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a large cookie sheet with parchment paper and set aside
- Using a wooden rolling pin, roll the sugar cookie dough out to about ¼"thick. Cut out heart shaped cookies and place on prepared cookie sheet.
- Bake cookies for 7 minutes, or until the cookies are lightly browned around the edges and are cooked through on the top of the cookie.
- Transfer baked cookies to a cooling rack and cool completely.
To make the glace
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the powdered sugar and milk until smooth.
- Add the corn syrup and almond extract and stir to combine. Divide glaze icing into 3 equal portions in small bowls.
- Using red food coloring, add a drop or two to one bowl to make a pink icing. Add a few extra drops to another bowl of icing for a deeper red color.
- Place icing in tipless pastry bags. Pipe an outline around each cookie, then flood the top with same color icing. Allow the glaze to dry completely (this can take up to 2 hours).
- If desired, use a contrasting color and pipe dots around the cookies inner edge. Use a toothpick to drag through the dots in an even swoop (do not lift toothpick). This creates a heart decoration made with the icing. Allow to dry completely before storing.
🥄 Equipment
Heart Shaped Cookie Cutters, I love this nested set of heart shaped cookie cutters with 6 different cookie cutter sizes.
🥫Storage
Room temperature: store cookies in an airtight container in a single layer up to 1 week.
Freezer: store in a single layer in an airtight container up to 3 months.
📖 Variations
- Chocolate-dipped: Skip the glace icing and dip half of each cookie into melted chocolate for a decadent twist.
- Sprinkle Fun: Skip the royal icing and use this cream cheese frosting and add colored sprinkles to top of the frosting.
- Substitute cherry extract for the almond extract for a little bit of cherry flavor.
💭 Tips
- For a burst of flavor, add a dash of citrus zest to the dough.
- Make the glace up to 5 days prior to baking the cookies. Keep it in the refrigerator in sealed bags. Just knead the bag before piping the glace onto the cookie.
- Freeze the cookies with a layer of wax paper in between cookie layers. Be sure the cookie glace is completely dried before stacking the valentine sugar cookies.
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🍽 Serve with..
Serve these Valentine Sugar Cookies with a glass of milk, hot cocoa, hot coffee or tea for a cozy experience.
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📖 Recipe
Valentine Sugar Cookies
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Ingredients
- 2 cups unsalted butter , room temperature
- 3 cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 5 large eggs , room temperature
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ cup boiling water
- 6½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
For the Glace
- 3¾ cup powdered sugar sifted
- 6 tablespoons milk
- 6 tablespoons light corn syrup
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
Instructions
For the cookies
- In a large bowl, using an electric hand mixer on low speed, cream butter and sugar together until fluffy.
- Add the eggs, one at a time, and mix until blended. Add sour cream and mix until incorporated. Set side
- In a separate large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Gradually add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients, alternating with the boiling water with water until all of the dry ingredients are incorporated.
- Wrap sugar cookie dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a large cookie sheet with parchment paper and set aside
- Using a wooden rolling pin, roll the sugar cookie dough out to about ¼"thick. Cut out heart shaped cookies and place on prepared cookie sheet.
- Bake cookies for 7 minutes, or until the cookies are lightly browned around the edges and are cooked through on the top of the cookie.
- Transfer baked cookies to a cooling rack and cool completely.
To make the glace
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the powdered sugar and milk until smooth.
- Add the corn syrup and almond extract and stir to combine. Divide glaze icing into 3 equal portions in small bowls.
- Using red food coloring, add a drop or two to one bowl to make a pink icing. Add a few extra drops to another bowl of icing for a deeper red color.
- Place icing in tipless pastry bags. Pipe an outline around each cookie, then flood the top with same color icing. Allow the glaze to dry completely (this can take up to 2 hours).
- If desired, use a contrasting color and pipe dots around the cookies inner edge. Use a toothpick to drag through the dots in an even swoop (do not lift toothpick). This creates a heart decoration made with the icing. Allow to dry completely before storing.
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