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A delicious plate of Fast and Easy Valentine's Sugar Cookies

Fast and Easy Valentine's Sugar Cookies

These easy sugar cookies are perfect for Valentine's Day! Customize them with your favorite colors and shapes.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Chilling Time 10 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings: 24 cookies
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 157
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Cookie Dough
  • 227 g unsalted butter room temperature or softened slightly
  • 100 g granulated sugar
  • 60 g powdered sugar plus extra for sprinkling on top of cookies
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 0.5 tsp almond extract optional
  • 360 g flour or gluten free flour blend
  • 1.25 tsp xanthan gum optional, only if using gluten free flour blend that doesn't contain xanthan gum
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 0.75 tsp salt

Equipment

  • Mixing Bowl
  • Whisk
  • Rolling Pin
  • Cookie Cutter
  • Baking Sheet
  • Cooling Rack

Method
 

  1. Cream butter and both types of sugar in mixing bowl for two minutes.
  2. Add eggs, one at a time, and blend until well incorporated.
  3. Add vanilla extract (and almond extract if using) and mix until combined.
  4. In a separate bowl, whisk together dry ingredients.
  5. Add dry ingredients, a cup at a time, to wet ingredients, mixing until blended.
  6. Add 1-3 drops of food coloring, depending on desired intensity.
  7. Mix until dough begins to form and color is blended.
  8. Remove dough and divide into two balls.
  9. Knead each ball of dough until color is fully blended and smooth.
  10. Roll out dough on parchment paper, baking mat, or floured surface.
  11. Roll to 1/4 inch or 1/3 thick and cut out shapes with greased cookie cutter.
  12. Move shapes onto parchment lined cookie sheets and chill for 10-15 minutes in fridge.
  13. Bake in 350 F oven for 6-9 minutes, depending on size and thickness.
  14. Watch closely and remove when cookies firm in the middle and before edges brown.
  15. Allow to cool for 3-5 minutes on cookie sheet to allow cookies to continue cooking and to firm up.
  16. Move cookies to cooling rack, if desired.
  17. Once fully cooled, use a mesh strainer to dust cookies with powdered sugar.

Notes

These cookies are perfect for any holiday, just switch up the cookie cutter shapes and colors to match the occasion.