Valentine’s Heart Shaped Sugar Cookie Recipe

These Valentine’s heart-shaped sugar cookies by Rosanna Pansino on YouTube replicate the idea of a traditional sweethearts candy. This is a quick and easy recipe to make if you need a last-minute idea or if you’re celebrating Galentine’s Day, this would be fun to decorate and make with your girlfriends. I hate the hard candy with the conversations on them, but this is a perfect way to recreate them to something more delicious. It’s a modern twist to the candy because you can write any type of sayings on your cookies. They’re customizable and a great way to make this a special gift to someone.

Ingredients:

Vanilla Almond Sugar Cookies:

• 3 Cups Flour
• 1-1/2 Cups and 1 Tablespoon Sugar
• 3/4 cup Almond Meal
• 1-1/2 Teaspoons Vanilla Extract
• 1/2 Teaspoon Grated Nutmeg
• 1/8 Teaspoon Salt
• 1 Teaspoon Baking Powder
• 1/2 Teaspoon Almond Extract
• 2 Eggs
• 2 Sticks Salted Butter

Royal Icing:

• 5 Egg Whites
• 1/2 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
• 4 Cups Powdered Sugar
• variety of food coloring

Directions:

First, make the sugar cookie dough by beating the butter and sugar together. Add the eggs one at a time then add the vanilla and almond extracts. In a separate bowl, whisk the dry ingredients then add them to the other bowl and mix until combined. Wrap the dough tightly in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1- 24 hours. I couldn’t find her original recipe on how to make the sugar cookies, but you can refer to this blog post.

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Next, once the cookies are ready, decorate them and ice the cookies. Make the outline with the homemade icing, and let it sit for about 5 minutes to harden before filling it in. Then, let it dry before adding any texts.

Overall, this is such a creative way to make Valentine’s Day themed sugar cookies. They’re so adorable and she takes it a step further with this recipe.