Valentine’s Day Sugar Cookies
Valentine’s Day is a day to share with the ones we love and what better way to show love than a gorgeous cookie. These sweet Valentine’s Day Sugar Cookies will surely be appreciated by everyone that receives them. You can do so many things with sugar cookies, they are like a blank canvas to create whatever you like. Kids can make their own creations while mom can show off her skills a little more.
For these cookies today our daughter Amber did them. She hadn’t flooded cookies before so we went about her learning this new technique. It is fairly easy, the outlined icing is thick, almost like a toothpaste while the inner icing is more like the consistency of corn syrup. A little toothpick goes along way with enabling the icing to be guided into all the nooks and crannies.
I showed her the initial technique and then she started doing the little dragged hearts on her own. Here are some tips for you in the next few pictures.
Outline your cookie with the thicker of the two icing.
Pipe some of the thinner icing into the center of the cookie and using a toothpick pull it to the outer edges. You can also use the piping tip to get closer and then just finish off any little areas with the toothpick.
With thinned white icing (same consistency as the pink) dot the cookies as you like.
Then take a toothpick and either drag up or down to create the little hearts. Get creative and try other things with the little hearts too!
Getting a variety of fun cookie cutters will add to the enjoyment of this Valentine’s Day project.
The recipe for the sugar cookies makes a lot. You can do a huge batch for one season or make them for two and freeze one. Get ahead of the game and do St. Patrick’s Day or Easter too! The cookies freeze well iced or plain.
The Recipe
- Sugar Cookies
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup white sugar
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- ½ cup white corn syrup
- pinch of salt
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- 3¼ cups flour
- 4 cups confectioners' sugar
- 3 Tbsp. meringue powder
- 5-6 Tbsp. water, plus more to thin
- Food colouring, liquid or gel
- For the sugar cookies, in a stand up mixer cream butter and sugars together and then beat in eggs until well mixed. Add vanilla and syrup and mix well. Whisk together dry ingredients and add slowly, mixing well until all is incorporated. Chill the dough well, best if done overnight. Roll out dough onto a well floured surface and cut into various shapes. Bake at 325F for 8-10 min. on a lightly greased cookie sheet. Let cool 5 min. on the tray and then remove to further cool on a cooling rack.
- For the icing, add the ingredients to a standup mixer with a paddle attachment and mix for 5-7 min. until soft and glossy, if too thick add more water. Add additional water to thin to a toothpaste consistency. Take out about ½ cup for piping the outside, depending on the size and shape of cookies you may want more. Thin the rest of the icing sugar to a corn syrup consistency, continuing to beat. Divide for different colours. And place in piping bags with plain tips. Cover any remaining icing with a damp towel.
- Outline cookies with the thicker frosting and flood with the thinner, use a toothpick to guide the icing right up to the border or use the tip of the icing bag itself to come in closer and finish off any tiny areas with a toothpick.
- If desired, dot cookies with alternate thinned white icing and drag with a toothpick to make hearts.
- Let cookies dry for 1-2 days before storing. Cookies freeze well and also last in a sealed container for a couple of weeks.
Catherine Sargent says
These cookies look so cute and yummy!. Sugar cookies have always been one of my favorites.
Pam says
These are super cute. My favorites are the x and o ones!
Olivia S Douglass says
How cute are these?! I think that I can even try them because you showed me how easy it is!
Liz Mays says
Oh fun! The icing looks so cute on these. I love the designs. The toothpick trick worked so well for the hearts.
Connie says
These cookies are so cute. Can’t wait to try making them.
Claudia Krusch says
These sugar cookies look so professional. I will have to give this recipe a try. I know my kids will love them.
Ann Bacciaglia says
I am always looking for new cookie recipes to try. These will be perfect to add to my cookie exchange next month.
gingermommyrants says
I love how cute these turned out. They look so delicious and easy to make. I will have to get the ingredients I need to make some.
Jeni Hawkins says
Awww these cookies looks so cute. My nieces would love to make these with their mom.
Amy Desrosiers says
These are so pretty! I wish I had the patience to frost cookies that nicely.
reesa says
How pretty are these? I love the look of flooded icing on sugar cookies like this!
Kathy says
These turned out really good! I would love to make these with my girls. They love helping out with the baking.
Autumn Reo says
Super cute mini hearts idea! We love to make seasonal cut-out sugar cookies for every holiday. We will have to try the hearts!
Toni | Boulder Locavore says
These are REALLY adorable! And I love how easy these are to make! Will try to do this with the kids!
Brianne says
Oh. My. GOSH! These are ridiculously cute. Thanks for sharing!
Melissa says
these cookies are so cute! I can’t wait to whip them up with my kids for the holiday! thanks for sharing these!
Dawn Gibson-Thigpen says
omg how cute and creative. oh and i love your nail polish. it is everything.
Tara Noland says
Thank you, that is Amber showing you how it is done. She also has two fingers, middle and ring, that are slightly touched with gold!!
Robin Rue says
These cookies are so adorable! I am going to have to make some of these.
Brianne says
These look amazing and so festive! i am going to try to make these with the kiddies this weekend!
Cathy Ray says
Are they chewy, soft or in between, the taste?
Tara Noland says
They are crisp and they are sweet and delicious! The icing is sweet but seems to be less when dried.