Description
These Valentine’s Day Sugar Cookies with Royal Icing are soft, buttery, and perfect for decorating. Cut into hearts and topped with beautifully smooth royal icing, they’re ideal for gifting, parties, or celebrating love.
Ingredients
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Ingredients
For the Sugar Cookies
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
For the Royal Icing
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 3 tbsp meringue powder
- 5–6 tbsp warm water
- Gel food coloring (pink, red, white)
Instructions
Instructions
Make the Cookies
- Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
- In a separate bowl, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add egg and vanilla and mix until combined.
- Gradually add dry ingredients and mix until a dough forms.
- Wrap dough and chill for at least 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Roll dough to 1/4-inch thickness and cut with heart-shaped cookie cutters.
- Place on parchment-lined baking sheets and bake for 8–10 minutes.
- Cool completely before decorating.
Make the Royal Icing
- Beat powdered sugar, meringue powder, and water until stiff peaks form.
- Divide icing and tint with food coloring as desired.
- Outline cookies with thicker icing, then flood with thinner icing.
- Allow cookies to dry completely before stacking or packaging.
Notes
For best results, allow royal icing to dry 6–8 hours. Cookies can be made a day ahead and stored undecorated in an airtight container.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 45mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
Keywords: valentine sugar cookies, royal icing cookies, heart cookies, decorated sugar cookies, valentines dessert