Description
Sweet and colorful conversation heart cookies for Valentine’s Day.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- Royal icing for decorating
- Food coloring
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
- In a bowl, mix flour, baking powder, and salt.
- In another bowl, cream butter and sugar until light.
- Add egg, vanilla, and almond extract; mix well.
- Gradually add dry ingredients to the wet mixture.
- Chill dough for 30 minutes.
- Roll out the dough and cut into heart shapes.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes until edges are lightly golden.
- Let cookies cool completely before decorating.
- Decorate with royal icing and food coloring.
Notes
- Store cookies in an airtight container.
- Use different colors for various messages.
- Allow icing to harden completely before stacking.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
Keywords: Conversation Heart Cookies, Valentine's Day Cookies, Sweet Cookies