• Prep Time: 40
  • Cooking Time:
  • Serves: 16

Valentine's Day Heart Cookies

Category: Chocolate, Valentine's Day, Desserts, Cookies

 Ingredients List

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 3/4 cup white sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon lemon zest
  • 2 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 3 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1/3 cup butter, softened
  • 1 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • 3 drops red food coloring
  • 2 1/2 ounces colored candy sprinkles

 Directions

Cream 1 cup butter or margarine and 3/4 cup white sugar together. Blend in egg, vanilla extract, and grated lemon peel. Sift together 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour and baking powder. Add to creamed mixture and blend well. Cover and refrigerate dough for approximately 2 hours.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

Roll dough to 1/4 inch thickness on a lightly floured surface. Use a floured heart shaped 1 to 2 inch cookie cutter and cut dough into heart shapes. Place the cut-out hearts on greased cookie sheets.

Bake for 5 to 7 minutes until very lightly browned. Cool the cookies on a wire rack.

To Make Butter Frosting: Mix 3 cups confectioners' sugar and 1/3 cup butter together. Stir in 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract and 2 tablespoons milk. Beat until smooth making sure frosting is of spreading consistency. Stir in food coloring to create a pink or red colored frosting, if desired.

After cookies have cooled, frost and decorate them with nonpareils, sprinkles, or colored sugar. Let the frosting dry. Give them them to someone special :)

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