Description
Love-Lock Valentines Cookies are charming sugar cookies shaped like locks and hearts, decorated with pastel royal icing. These romantic cookies symbolize love and commitment—perfect for Valentine’s Day gifting or parties.
Ingredients
Scale
Ingredients
- 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
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- Royal icing (prepared or homemade)
- Gel food coloring (pink, red, white, pastel shades)
Instructions
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
- In a separate bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Beat in egg and vanilla extract until combined.
- Gradually add dry ingredients and mix until dough forms.
- Roll dough to 1/4-inch thickness and cut into lock and heart shapes.
- Place cookies on prepared baking sheets and bake 9–11 minutes until edges are set.
- Cool completely before decorating with royal icing.
- Decorate with pastel colors, piped details, and allow icing to set before serving or packaging.
Notes
Chill dough for 30 minutes if it becomes too soft to work with. Decorated cookies keep well for several days when stored in an airtight container.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 160
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 70mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
Keywords: valentine sugar cookies, love lock cookies, royal icing cookies, valentines day cookies, decorated cookies