Last year, I posted a recipe for Christmas Sugar Cookies. In my introduction I lamented that we tend to enjoy sugar cookies only at Christmas. Below is a variation that is perfect for Valentine's Day or any romantic occasion. Happy Valentine's Day!
PREPARE
- Cookie dough recipe
- Light ready-to-spread frosting (butter cream or whipped cream cheese)
- Red food coloring
- Small bottle of red decorating sugar granules
DIRECTIONS
- Use the recipe from the recipe link above. Instead of using holiday shapes, use a small biscuit cutter (approximately 2-inches in diameter) to cut round cookies. Bake as directed at 375 degrees for 6-8 minutes. Allow cookies to cool.
- For half of the cookies, punch out a small heart shape in the center. We purchased a heart-themed cookie cutter collection for $6.00.
- Transfer the frosting to a small bowl and add a few drops of food coloring. Mix well.
- To assemble, take one cookie without a heart and spread frosting on the underside (side against the baking pan). Be generous with the frosting in the center because this will fill the heart when the two sides are pressed together. Add a cookie with a heart, again with the underside pressed against frosted side.
- Sprinkle red sugar granules into the heart. Hold the cookie on its side and light tap the edge to shake excess sugar crystals.
Douglas G Pratt, 2013
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