Valentine's Day Sugar Cookies
Servings: 36 cookies
Calories: 221kcal
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups sugar
- 1 cup butter softened to room temp
- 8 oz cream cheese softened to room temp
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp almond extract
- 3 ½ cups flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
FROSTING
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- ½ cup butter sot
- 1 tsp almond extract
- 2-4 Tbsp milk (to desired consistency)
- food coloring optional
Instructions
- Mix sugar, butter, cream cheese together for about 2-3 minutes.
- Add egg, vanilla and almond extract and mix for another 1-2 minutes. Add the flour and baking powder and mix just until mixed in and smooth.
- Chill for at least 2 hours. Roll out on floured surface to about 1/4” thick and cut out with cookie cutters. (If you prefer to just make circle cookies, you can scoop out tablespoons of dough and roll into a ball. Place on the cookie sheet and use the bottom of a measuring cup or glass to flatten the ball to a 1/4" thickness.)
- Bake at 375° for 8-10 minutes…just until barely turning golden on edges. Cool on cookie sheets for about 5-10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
- To make the frosting, mix all of the frosting ingredients together with a mixer until smooth. Spread onto completely cooled cookies.
Nutrition
Calories: 221kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 83mg | Potassium: 39mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 329IU | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 1mg