Simple Valentine’s Day Cookies With Royal Icing Recipe
Learn how to make simple Valentine’s Day cookies with royal icing. These easy-to-bake heart-shaped cookies are perfect for the season of love, featuring a sweet sugar cookie base and colorful royal icing. Perfect for gifting or enjoying with loved ones!
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 24 cookies 1x
- Category: dessert
- Method: baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
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Cookies:
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
Royal Icing:
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 3 tbsp meringue powder
- 6–8 tbsp water
- Food coloring (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add the egg, vanilla extract, and mix until combined.
- Sift in the flour, baking powder, and salt, then mix into a dough.
- Roll the dough out to ¼ inch thickness and cut with heart-shaped cookie cutters.
- Bake for 8–10 minutes or until edges are slightly golden. Cool completely.
- For icing, mix powdered sugar, meringue powder, and water until smooth. Add food coloring if desired.
- Pipe or spread the icing onto the cooled cookies. Let it set before serving.
Notes
- Add gel food coloring for vibrant icing.
- Cookies can be stored in an airtight container for up to 1 week.
- Adjust water in icing for desired consistency (thicker for outlining, thinner for flooding).
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 140 kcal
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 45 mg