Valentine's Day Sugar Cookies

red heart-shaped cookies with sprinkles on top

5 from 1 vote

Valentine's Day Sugar Cookies with icing and sprinkles, a delicious sweet treat to celebrate love. They are quick and easy to make with a few simple ingredients, and they can be stored for days in an airtight container. These delicious cookies are a big hit with kids and grown-ups alike.

Prep Time20

Cook Time20

Chilling Time20

Total Time1

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: International

Servings: cookies

Calories: 97kcal

Author: Daniela Apostol

Ingredients

100 g butter, soften
100 g sugar
1 egg
250 g plain flour
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

For the icing

200 g icing sugar
2 ¼ tablespoon milk
1 teaspoon red food colouring
1 teaspoon vanilla extract (optional)
sprinkles to decorate (optional)

Metric - US Customary

Instructions

To make the dough, beat the butter and sugar together to get a creamy texture.
Add the egg and beat again well.
Sift in the flour, add the vanilla extract, and use your hands to make a dough.
Cover it with clingfilm and chill it in the fridge for 20 minutes.
Use a rolling pin to roll the dough, then cut out shapes with a heart-shaped cookie cutter.
Arrange the cookies on 2 or 3 baking trays lined with non-stick paper, and bake in the preheated oven at 180 degrees Celsius *350 Fahrenheit) for 9-10 minutes until pale golden around the edges.
Leave the cookies to cool down completely.
To make the icing, sift the icing sugar, add the milk and red food colouring, and mix well into a smooth paste.
Transfer the paste to a piping bag fitted with a small circle nozzle, and decorate each cookie, then add the sprinkles.
Leave the icing to set completely before serving or storing.

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Notes

Click on the US Customary link to see the measurements displayed in cups and ounces.
The servings can be adjusted by clicking the number next to Servings.
The cookies shouldn't spread out in the oven, so there is no need to leave a lot of room between each cookie on the baking tray

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