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Valentine's Day Frosted Sugar Cookies
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5 from 4 votes

Soft Valentine's Day Frosted Sugar Cookies

These deliciously soft and butter sugar cookies are the perfect Valentine's Day treat!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time8 minutes
Total Time23 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 16 cookies
Calories: 170Calories

Ingredients

Cookie recipe

  • ½ cup butter Salted or unsalted, softened
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • 2 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 1 large egg white
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 &⅓ cup + 1 tablespoon all purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt

Frosting recipe

Instructions

Cookie recipe

  • Start by preheating the oven to 350F, then line a large baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
  • In a stand mixer cream the butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar together using a paddle attachement until light in color and fluffy. Add in the egg white and the vanilla and mix again for 30 seconds or until fully incorporated.
    ½ cup butter, ½ cup granulated sugar, 2 tablespoon brown sugar, 1 large egg white, 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • Add in the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt and mix just until the flour disappears. Using a small cookie scooper, scoop out equally sized cookie dough balls into the baking sheet.
    1 &⅓ cup + 1 tablespoon all purpose flour, ½ teaspoon baking soda, ¼ teaspoon baking powder, ¼ teaspoon salt
  • Bake the cookies for 8 minutes, pull them out and let them rest on the cookie sheet for 5-10 minutes then transfer to a cooling wrack. Enjoy immediately or store in an airtight container.

Frosting recipe

  • Cream the butter in a bowl until light and fluffy.
    ½ cup butter
  • Add in the powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and cream and whip again until fluffy. Add in pink food coloring and whip again.
    1 cup powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon cream, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, pink gel food coloring
  • Frost each cooled down cookie then top with sprinkles and enjoy!
    Valentine's Day sprinkles

Notes

These soft and chewy sugar cookies can be stored in an airtight container for 3 day at room temperature or up to 3 months in the freezer. 

Nutrition

Calories: 170Calories | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 0.5g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 32mg | Sodium: 173mg | Potassium: 12mg | Fiber: 0.03g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 368IU | Vitamin C: 0.01mg | Calcium: 9mg | Iron: 0.1mg