Description
These delightful heart-shaped sugar cookies are perfect for celebrations and everyday sweetness, featuring a tender, melt-in-your-mouth texture with vanilla and almond flavors.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 3/4 cups (about 343 g) all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup (227 g) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups (300 g) white sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Icing and sprinkles for decorating (quantities as desired)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C).
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and baking powder until evenly combined.
- In a separate large bowl, cream the softened butter and sugar together until smooth and pale (about 2–3 minutes with a mixer).
- Beat in the egg, vanilla extract, and almond extract until fully incorporated.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture, mixing until just combined.
- For heart-shaped cookies, roll dough between two sheets of parchment to about 1/4-inch thickness. Use a heart-shaped cookie cutter to cut out shapes and transfer them to a baking sheet lined with parchment.
- Bake 8 to 10 minutes, or until the edges are just turning golden. Remove from oven and let cookies cool on the baking sheet for 2 minutes, then transfer to wire racks to cool completely.
- Once cool, decorate with icing and sprinkles as desired.
Notes
Chill the dough for 30 minutes if it’s too soft to roll, and avoid overmixing to prevent tough cookies. Decorate with icing or dust with powdered sugar for serving.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 177
- Sugar: 13.5g
- Sodium: 90mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 24.5g
- Fiber: 0.4g
- Protein: 1.7g
- Cholesterol: 30mg