Description
A simple and sweet recipe for cookies with a charming pink heart inside, perfect for Valentine’s Day gifts or parties.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Red or pink food coloring
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter, sugar, and vanilla extract until light and fluffy (about 3 minutes).
- Add eggs one at a time, mixing until combined.
- In a separate bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients until a dough forms. Add additional flour if the dough is too wet.
- Take 1/2-2/3 of the dough aside, adding food coloring to the remaining dough until desired hue is achieved.
- Chill the colored dough for 5 minutes, then roll it into a rectangle about 1/2-inch thick and freeze for 20 minutes.
- Use a heart cookie cutter to cut out shapes and adhere them together with a tiny bit of water.
- Wrap plain cookie dough around the heart shapes, roll into a log, and freeze for at least 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and prepare baking sheets.
- Slice the log into 1/4-inch rounds and bake for about 12 minutes until golden brown.
- Cool before serving.
Notes
These cookies can be frozen before slicing and baked directly from the freezer. Store baked cookies in an airtight container for up to 4 days.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 80mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 30mg