Description
Heart Shaped Cookies are a symbol of love, celebration, and creativity in the kitchen. Perfect for Valentine’s Day cookies, holiday sugar cookies, or fun baking with kids, these classic cut-out sugar cookies are decorated with beautiful marbled royal icing for a professional yet beginner-friendly finish.
Ingredients
Sugar Cookie Dough
- Butter
- Granulated sugar
- Egg
- Vanilla extract
- All-purpose flour
- Baking powder
- Salt
- Nutmeg
- Milk
Royal Icing
- Powdered sugar
- Egg whites or meringue powder
- Cream of tartar
- Vanilla extract
- Water
- Gel food coloring (pink, red, white)
Instructions
- Make dough: Cream butter and sugar, then add egg and vanilla. Mix in dry ingredients and milk.
- Chill & roll: Chill dough 20 minutes, roll to ¼-inch thickness, and cut with heart cookie cutters.
- Bake: Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 10–14 minutes until edges are lightly golden.
- Cool: Let cookies cool completely before decorating.
- Prepare icing: Whisk royal icing ingredients until smooth and flood consistency.
- Decorate: Create marbled icing and dip cookies face-down. Let dry 16–24 hours.
Notes
- Chill dough before baking to prevent spreading.
- Allow icing to dry fully before stacking cookies.
- Dough freezes well for up to 3 months.
- Perfect activity for baking with kids.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 148
- Sugar: 14g
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Protein: 2g
Keywords: heart shaped cookies, valentine’s day cookies, sugar cookies, royal icing cookies