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A cooling rack full of pink sugar cookies.
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5 from 3 votes

Valentine's Day Sugar Cookie Recipe

Make these fun and festive Valentine's Day sugar cookies today! You are going to love how easy these pink heart shaped cookies are to make with our no-chill dough!
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Dessert Recipes
Cuisine: American
Servings: 1 dozen sugar cookies
Calories: 397kcal
Author: Aileen Clark

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1 cup unsalted butter melted
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 large egg
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder

Icing

  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla
  • 2 teaspoons milk
  • Red food coloring
  • White sugar pearls

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350° F.
  • Combine butter and sugar in a large bowl. Mix until creamy.
    A bowl of butter and sugar.
  • Add in eggs one at a time and mix until fluffy.
  • Add vanilla and mix again.
  • In a separate bowl combine flour and baking powder and stir.
  • Slowly mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients. The dough will be very stiff.
  • Do not chill the dough.
  • Roll out the cookie dough onto a piece of parchment paper so they are 1/4 thick. They should be on the thicker side.
  • Cut dough into heart shapes. Carefully transfer the cookie cutouts to a cookie sheet.
    Dough cut into hearts on parchment paper and on cookie sheet.
  • Bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes until just cooked but not yet browned.
  • Let cool on the cookie sheet until firm enough to transfer to a cooling rack.
  • While cookies are cooling, whisk the powdered sugar, vanilla, and milk together.
  • Slowly mix in red food coloring a little bit at a time, until icing turns pink.
    Icing with a drop of red food coloring in a glass bowl.
  • Frost and and decorate cookies with sugar pearls.
  • Enjoy!

Notes

Store any uneaten sugar cookies in an air-tight container at room temperature, up to 3 days.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 397kcal | Carbohydrates: 60g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 56mg | Sodium: 132mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 35g