Description
Soft, sweet cookies with a tender crumb, decorated with sanding sugar and a chocolate heart center.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 cups (375g) all-purpose flour
- 1 and 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup (16 Tbsp; 226g) unsalted butter, softened
- 2 ounces (57g) full-fat brick cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup (200g) granulated sugar
- 1 large egg, at room temperature
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 3/4 cup (150g) sanding sugar, pink and red or assorted colors
- 32 chocolate hearts, unwrapped
Instructions
- Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl. Set aside.
- Beat softened butter and cream cheese until smooth. Add granulated sugar and beat until creamy.
- Add egg, vanilla extract, and almond extract. Beat until blended.
- Add flour mixture to wet ingredients and mix until dough forms; it will be thick and slightly sticky.
- Cover dough tightly and chill in the fridge for 30 to 60 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350°F (177°C) and line baking sheets with parchment.
- Roll tablespoon-sized dough balls in sanding sugar and place on baking sheets.
- Gently press each dough ball and bake for 12 to 13 minutes until edges are lightly browned.
- Cool for 5 minutes, then press a chocolate heart into the center of each cookie.
- Chill baking sheet to set chocolate, then transfer cookies to a cooling rack.
Notes
These cookies can be stored for up to a week at room temperature in an airtight container. They can also be frozen for longer storage.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 13 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg