Valentine’s Day Sugar Cookies are an easy roll-out and cut sugar cookie. Top with already made frosting and sprinkles and the sweets in your life will love them. Great recipe to make with the kids!
These Valentine’s Day Frosted Sugar Cookies make me smile with their sprinkles and how soft and chewy they are. I altered my normal sugar cookie recipe just a bit to make these and I was not disappointed. I was a bit worried that the family would not like them since the recipe I have been using for over 20 years is loved by so many. No worries, they loved them, too.
I did use a frosting shortcut with store-bought frosting, but it’s okay. Sometimes those time-saving items come in handy. Use festive sprinkles or colored sugar to decorate the cookies. This would be a wonderful recipe for the kids to help make. They can roll out the dough and cut out the cookies using heart shaped cookie cutters, frost and decorate as they please.
Valentine’s Day Frosted Sugar Cookies
While my normal sugar cookie recipe does require a bit of chill time, this one does not. However, if the dough becomes too soft and warm, you may want to chill it for 15 minutes between batches.
If you prefer not to frost some of the cookies, you can add colored sugar crystals to the cut outs before baking them. Get creative with your decorating!
Check this Pro Tip Out!
Transform Store-Bought Frosting into Royal Icing
Simply remove the lid and aluminum seal. Place in the microwave for 1 minute. Stir well. Transfer to a piping bag and use as desired. Allow the icing to dry completely before stacking. Using parchment or waxed paper between each layer is recommended.
How thick do I roll sugar cookies?
Roll out the cookie dough to about 1/4 inch thick or justa tad under 1/4 inch thick.This is on the thicker side, but doing so produces extra thick and soft cookies.
Can I make the dough ahead?
Yes! Make the dough ahead of time (no more 3 days in advance), wrap in plastic wrap and store in refrigerator. Before rolling and cutting the dough into shapes, let the dough soften a little so that it doesn’t crumble and to make it easier to roll out. If the dough gets too soft, slide it back in the freezer for a few minutes to let it firm up a little more again before continuing.
Ingredients
- all purpose flour
- baking powder
- salt
- butter, softened
- sugar
- egg
- almond extract
- vanilla extract
- store bought frosting in red, white, and pink
- Valentine’s Day themed sprinkles
- cookie cutters
How to Make Valentine’s Day Frosted Sugar Cookies
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Step 2
In a medium bowl, whisk together dry ingredients: flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
Step 3
In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg, almond extract, and vanilla extract. Mix well. Then, slowly add dry ingredients and mix until combined. Dough may be a little crumbly.
Step 4
Turn out the dough onto a surface sprinkled with flour. Press into a ball and then roll out to ¼ inch thickness. Use cookie cutters to create shapes. Carefully lift shaped cookies to the baking sheet. Using a flat spatula helps to remove cookies maintain their shape.
Step 5
Bake cookies for 7 to 9 minutes. Do not overbake the cookies. Allow cookies to cool for at least 10 minutes on the baking sheet before carefully removing to a cooling rack.
Step 6
Use the store bought frosting tip for royal icing hack, if desired. Or, use an offset spatula (or butter knife) to spread the frosting onto the cooled cookies. Add sprinkles and enjoy. Allow icing to dry before storing in an airtight container between layers of parchment paper.
Tips, Tricks, and FAQs
- Roll dough out to 1/4 inch thick for soft and thick cookies.
- Chill dough between batches if dough gets too soft and warm.
- Use store bought frosting if desired.
- Make sugar cookie dough in advance (no more than 3 days) and wrap in plastic wrap, store in refrigerator.
- When cutting cookies out, make sure to keep your cuts as close together to get as many cookies out of your dough as possible.
- Don’t overbake the cookies.
- You can freeze frosted cookies: be sure frosting is dry first. Plain or decorated sugar cookies freeze well up to 3 months. Wait for the icing to set completely before layering between sheets of parchment paper in a freezer-friendly container.
- To thaw: thaw in the refrigerator or at room temperature.
- You can also freeze the sugar cookie dough: divide in half, flatten both halves into a disk, wrap each in plastic wrap, then freeze. To thaw, thaw the disks in the refrigerator, then bring to room temperature for about 1 hour.
- This is a great recipe to get the kids involved with.
Valentine’s Day Frosted Sugar Cookie
Ingredients
- 3 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 tubs store-bought frosting in red, pink, and white
- various sprinkles
- cookie cutters
Instructions
- Use the store bought frosting tip for royal icing hack, if desired. Or, use an offset spatula (or butter knife) to spread the frosting onto the cooled cookies. Add sprinkles and enjoy. Allow icing to dry before storing in an airtight container between layers of parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together dry ingredients: flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg, almond extract, and vanilla extract. Mix well. Then, slowly add dry ingredients and mix until combined. Dough may be a little crumbly.
- Turn out the dough onto a surface sprinkled with flour. Press into a ball and then roll out to ¼ inch thickness. Use cookie cutters to create shapes. Carefully lift shaped cookies to the baking sheet. Using a flat spatula helps to remove cookies maintain their shape.
- Bake cookies for 7 to 9 minutes. Do not overbake the cookies. Allow cookies to cool for at least 10 minutes on the baking sheet before carefully removing to a cooling rack.
- Use the store bought frosting tip for royal icing hack, if desired. Or, use an offset spatula (or butter knife) to spread the frosting onto the cooled cookies. Add sprinkles and enjoy. Allow icing to dry before storing in an airtight container between layers of parchment paper
Notes
Tips, Tricks, and FAQs
- Roll dough out to 1/4 inch thick for soft and thick cookies.
- Chill dough between batches if dough gets too soft and warm.
- Use store bought frosting if desired.
- Make sugar cookie dough in advance (no more than 3 days) and wrap in plastic wrap, store in refrigerator.
- When cutting cookies out, make sure to keep your cuts as close together to get as many cookies out of your dough as possible.
- Don’t overbake the cookies.
- You can freeze frosted cookies: be sure frosting is dry first. Plain or decorated sugar cookies freeze well up to 3 months. Wait for the icing to set completely before layering between sheets of parchment paper in a freezer-friendly container.
- To thaw: thaw in the refrigerator or at room temperature.
- You can also freeze the sugar cookie dough: divide in half, flatten both halves into a disk, wrap each in plastic wrap, then freeze. To thaw, thaw the disks in the refrigerator, then bring to room temperature for about 1 hour.
- This is a great recipe to get the kids involved with.
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