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    Iced & Decorated Valentine Cookies

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    Top says "Valentine's Themed Cookies" with a pic of pink, white, and red decorated heart cookies.

    These iced and decorated Valentine cookies are the perfect baking activity for kids or a fun little treat to gift a friend or neighbor.

    Decorated heart Valentine cookies on a wire rack.

    Valentine's Day is almost here and one of my family's favorite things to do is find special treats to make.

    These decorated Valentine cookies are so fun to decorate with kids.

    You can get as creative as you want when decorating them or keep the design very simple. Either way, the cookies look great and taste amazing!

    Design Ideas

    Write

    Write on the Heart Cookies - write fun Valentine sayings similar to what you'd see on the heart candies you buy at the store.

    Some fun ideas are:

    • LUV U
    • LOVE
    • KISS ME
    • CUTIE PIE
    • XXX
    • OOO
    • BE MINE

    Draw hearts

    Draw cute little hearts on these cookies. It's really easy. Make a dot and use a toothpick to pull down and a heart shape will appear.

    The other option for drawing hearts is drawing larger ones using a pastry bag and tip.

    Polka dot

    Make polka dots with the frosting for a cute and fun design.

    Leftovers

    You can store any extra cookies you have in an air tight container for about 5 days.

    Ingredients

    Ingredients for cookies and frosting.
    • all-purpose flour
    • confectioners sugar
    • butter
    • egg
    • baking soda
    • cream of tartar
    • vanilla extract
    • almond extract

    Icing Ingredients

    • confectioners sugar
    • milk
    • light corn syrup
    • almond extract
    • pink or red food coloring
    • variety of pink and pearl non-pariel candies - for decorating

    How to Make

    Step 1: In a small bowl add the flour, cream of tartar, and the baking soda. Combine until all mixed together.

    Step 2: In the bowl of a stand mixer or a large mixing bowl, cream together the confectioner's sugar, butter, vanilla, almond, and egg.

    Step 3: Slowly add in the flour mixture. Blend until just combined.

    Step 4: Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator to chill for at least one hour.

    Step 5: Remove dough from refrigerator and preheat your oven to 375°.

    Step 6: Roll dough out to ⅛" thickness on a floured surface.

    Dough being rolled out.

    Step 7: Cut out heart shapes.

    Heart shapes cut into dough.

    Step 8: Bake at 375° for 8-10 minutes or just golden.

    Step 9; Remove cookies from the oven and let cool.

    Heart cookies cooling.

    How to Make Icing

    Icing and cookies ready to be decorated.

    Blend the confectioner's sugar, milk, corn syrup, and extract until smooth and creamy.

    Make sure the cookies have cooled completely before frosting or decorating.

    Tip: to create a nice piped edge on the cookie, separate 2 heaping tbsp of icing into a small bowl and add 1 tablespoon of confectioners sugar. This will create a thicker icing. Scoop this icing into a piping bag with a small hole cut in the bottom. Pipe your edge around each cookie. This will prevent the colored icing from pooling and dripping over the edge.

    With the remaining icing, add food coloring to the desired tint of pink.

    Spoon a small amount of food coloring onto the cookie and carefully spread to the border edge.

    Tip: use a toothpick to work the icing toward the edge. Work quickly, the icing dries and hardens fast. Sprinkle non-pariel candies on asap so they will stick.

    Decorated heart Valentine cookies on a wire rack.

    Decorated Valentine Cookies

    Jenny
    These decorated Valentine cookies are the perfect way to celebrate Valentine's Day!
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    Prep Time 20 mins
    Cook Time 10 mins
    Additional Time 1 hr
    Total Time 1 hr 30 mins
    Course Desserts
    Cuisine American
    Servings 18 -20 Cookies
    Calories 134 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 ½ cup flour
    • ¾ cup confectioners sugar
    • ½ cup butter
    • 1 egg
    • ½ teaspoon baking soda
    • ½ teaspoon cream of tartar
    • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
    • ¼ teaspoon almond extract

    Icing Ingredients

    • 1 cup confectioners sugar
    • 4 teaspoon milk
    • 2 teaspoon light corn syrup
    • ¼ teaspoon almond extract
    • pink or red food coloring
    • variety of pink and pearl non-pariel candies

    Instructions
     

    • In a small bowl combine flour, cream of tartar, and the baking soda.
    • In the bowl of a stand mixer or a large mixing bowl, cream together the confectioner's sugar, butter, vanilla, almond, and egg.
    • Slowly add in the flour mixture. Blend until just combined.
    • Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator for at least one hour.
    • Preheat your oven to 375°.
    • Roll dough out to ⅛" thickness on a floured surface.
    • Cut out heart shapes.
    • Bake at 375° for 8-10 minutes or just golden.
    • Icing
    • Blend the confectioner's sugar, milk, corn syrup, and extract until smooth and creamy.
    • To create a nice piped edge on the cookie, separate 2 heaping tbsp of icing into a small bowl and add 1 tablespoon of confectioners sugar. This will create a thicker icing. Scoop this icing into a piping bag with a small hole cut in the bottom. Pipe your edge around each cookie. This will prevent the colored icing from pooling and dripping over the edge.
    • With the remaining icing, add food coloring to the desired tint of pink.
    • Spoon a small amount of food coloring onto the cookie and carefully spread to
      the border edge.

    Notes

    Store in an air-tight container.
    Tip: use a toothpick to work the icing toward the edge. Work quickly, the icing dries and hardens fast. Sprinkle non-pariel candies on asap so they will stick.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1gCalories: 134kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 2gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 24mgSodium: 81mgSugar: 11g
    Keyword cookies, Valentine's Day
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