Description
Delightful heart-shaped cookies perfect for Valentine’s Day, filled with love and sweetness.
Ingredients
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- 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups white sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup royal icing or colored icing for decorating
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C).
- Stir together the flour, baking soda, and baking powder until well combined.
- Cream together the softened butter and white sugar until smooth and creamy.
- Beat in the egg, vanilla extract, and almond extract, blending until well mixed.
- Blend in the dry ingredients until the dough is formed.
- Roll rounded teaspoonfuls of dough into little balls, and place them onto ungreased cookie sheets.
- Flatten each ball and use a cookie cutter to create heart shapes.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 8 to 10 minutes or until the edges turn a light golden hue.
- Allow cookies to cool on wire racks before decorating with your favorite icing!
Notes
Chill the dough if too sticky, and use parchment paper for easy baking.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 100mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg