Valentine's Day Shortbread Cookies with Icing
These Valentine’s Day Shortbread Cookies with Icing are a festive treat perfect for celebrating love and friendship! Their buttery flavor and crisp texture make them an ideal canvas for colorful icing and sprinkles, allowing you to get as creative as you like.
Ingredients
For the cookies:
- 1 cup salted butter, softened
- ½ cup sugar
- 2 ½ cups flour
For the icing:
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 4 tablespoons half and half
- ½ teaspoon clear vanilla
- Food coloring
Instructions
- In the bowl of a mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter on medium speed for 2 minutes.1 cup salted butter, softened
- Add the sugar and continue to beat on medium speed for 2 minutes.½ cup sugar
- Add the flour and mix just until combined.2 ½ cups flour
- Transfer to a sheet of plastic wrap, shape into a disc and place in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
- Preheat the oven to 300°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Roll dough out on a lightly floured surface to ¼-inch thickness, cut out in desired shape and place on the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 25-28 minutes or until just starting to turn light brown around the edges.
- Allow cookies to cool on sheets for 2 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Combine icing ingredients in a medium sized bowl. Divide into two bowls, add food coloring and mix well.2 cups powdered sugar, 4 tablespoons half and half, ½ teaspoon clear vanilla, Food coloring
- Dip tops of cookies into the icing, allow excess icing to drip off, flip cookies over and sprinkle with Christmas themed sprinkles. Allow the icing to set for several hours.
Nutrition Information
Calories: 181kcal | Carbohydrates: 25.8g | Protein: 2.1g | Fat: 7.2g | Saturated Fat: 4.5g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 42mg | Potassium: 49mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 14.1g | Calcium: 27mg | Iron: 1mg
Please note that these nutrition facts are approximations and may not be entirely precise.
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