Description
Delicious cookies decorated with royal icing, perfect for Valentine’s Day.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons meringue powder
- 6 tablespoons water
- Food coloring (red, pink, and white)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
- In a bowl, mix flour, baking powder, and salt.
- In another bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add egg and vanilla extract to the butter mixture and mix well.
- Gradually add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients and mix until combined.
- Roll out the dough and cut into heart shapes.
- Place cookies on a baking sheet and bake for 8-10 minutes.
- Let cookies cool completely.
- In a bowl, combine powdered sugar, meringue powder, and water to make royal icing.
- Divide icing into bowls and add food coloring.
- Decorate cooled cookies with colored royal icing.
Notes
- Store decorated cookies in an airtight container.
- Let icing dry completely before stacking cookies.
- You can use different cookie cutters for various shapes.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 21g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 25mg
Keywords: valentine cookies, royal icing, decorated cookies, sugar cookies