Description
These Slice and Bake Heart Cookies are a delightful treat, perfect for Valentine’s Day or any special occasion. The buttery, vanilla-infused dough is shaped into colorful hearts that reveal a beautiful design when sliced. These cookies are not only delicious but also fun to make!
Ingredients
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Dough:
- ¾ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 2½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
Additional:
- Red or pink gel food coloring
Instructions
- Cream Butter and Sugar: In a large mixing bowl, cream butter, sugar, and vanilla until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
- Add Eggs: Add eggs one at a time, mixing until just combined.
- Combine Dry Ingredients: In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Form Dough: Gradually add dry ingredients to wet ingredients until a dough forms.
- Color Dough: Remove one-third of the dough and mix in food coloring until evenly tinted.
- Shape and Freeze: Shape colored dough into a rectangle, freeze, cut into hearts, stack, and freeze again.
- Wrap and Chill: Wrap colored hearts with remaining dough, chill, slice, bake, and cool.
Notes
- Gel food coloring gives the most vibrant results.
- Keep dough well-chilled at every stage to preserve the heart design.
- Swap heart cutter for seasonal shapes for different occasions.
- Prep Time: 1 hour 30 minutes (including chilling)
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert, Cookies
- Method: Slice-and-Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 cookies
- Calories: 275
- Sugar: 17g
- Sodium: 112mg
- Fat: 13g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 37g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 56mg
