Description
Heart Sugar Cookies with Royal Icing are soft, buttery heart-shaped cookies perfect for Valentine’s Day. They are topped with smooth pink and red royal icing, making them ideal for care packages, party favors, dessert tables, or gifting someone special with a homemade touch.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 2 tbsp meringue powder
- 5–6 tbsp water
- Pink and red food coloring
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, and salt.
- In another bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add egg and vanilla, mixing until smooth.
- Gradually mix in dry ingredients until dough forms.
- Roll dough out on a floured surface and cut into heart shapes.
- Place cookies on baking sheets and bake for 8-10 minutes until set. Cool completely.
- For royal icing, mix powdered sugar and meringue powder, then add water until smooth.
- Divide icing and tint with pink and red food coloring.
- Decorate cookies and allow icing to set fully before packaging or serving.
Notes
- Chill the dough for about 30 minutes after mixing for easier rolling.
- Re-roll scraps and repeat cutouts for best yield.
- Store baked cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days.
- Royal icing will dry hard; decorate in thin layers for best results.
- Adjust icing consistency with more water for flooding or less for piping.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 8-10 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 140
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 70 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 20 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg
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