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The perfect treat for your loved one on love day. These Valentine’s Day Sugar Cookies are so simple to make. Made with cream cheese they are soft and fluffy and covered in a cream cheese frosting. I finished mine off with some festive sprinkles.
It’s time to break out the hearts and all things pink. Valentine’s Day is right around the corner and I’m ready to celebrate. One thing I love about Valentine’s Day is getting to make treats for my loved ones. These cookies are a perfect treat for showing someone how much you love them!
How to make these Sugar Cookies:
These sugar cookies are decorated perfectly for Valentine’s Day. So, these are some of my favorite Valentine’s Day Sugar Cookies! These are a classic frosted sugar cookie, so the directions are pretty straight forward.
Make your batter, then chill it in the refrigerator. Form cookie dough balls with the dough and then bake. While the cookies are baking you can make the frosting. Once the cookies have cooled decorate them and add the Valentine’s Day sprinkles!
Ingredient Notes:
Cookie:
- All-purpose Flour
- Baking Powder
- Salt
- Unsalted Butter (softened)
- Cream Cheese (softened)
- Sugar
- Egg
- Almond Extract
- Vanilla Extract
Frosting:
- Cream Cheese (softened)
- Unsalted Butter (softened)
- Confectioners Sugar
- Vanilla Extract
- Valentine’s Day Sprinkles
Directions for the cookies:
Step one: In a small mixing bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
Step two: In a separate larger mixing bowl or in your stand mixer cream together butter and cream cheese until creamy.
Add in sugar and continue to mix until light and fluffy.
Last add in your egg along with your almond and vanilla extract.
Step 3: Slowly add your dry ingredients into your mixer with your wet ingredients until well combined.
Cover and chill for 1 hour or overnight.
- Do I have to chill? Yes, chilling is very important for this recipe. It helps your cookies hold shape while baking.
Step four: Preheat oven to 350 degrees and prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Step five: Roll dough into balls (about 2 tablespoons per cookie) and place on your prepared baking sheet.
Bake for 14-15 minutes then allow to cool on the pan for 5 minutes before allowing them to cool completely on a rack.
Directions for Cream Cheese Frosting:
Step 1: Cream together cream cheese and butter in a stand mixer or with an electric mixer.
Once your cream cheese and butter are well combined and creamy add in sugar and vanilla and then continue to beat until your frosting is creamy and smooth.
Step 2: Once cooked are completely cooled spread on cream cheese frosting and decorate with Valentine’s Day sprinkles.
Do I have to chill these cookies:
Even though these cookies are pretty easy to make they are a no step-skipping cookie!
If you are in a rush and need cookies to take to school in 30 minutes or less, then this is not your recipe.
If you don’t want the cookie batter to run and you want soft chewy cookies you have to chill them for at least 2 hours.
You could always mix them up and leave them to chill overnight. I use melted chocolate in the recipe so they make them super gooey and delicious but also hard to roll and pretty sticky which is why chilling is a must.
Try some of my other favorite cookie recipes:
No Bake Cookies – My all-time favorite cookie recipe! Just a few ingredients and no time in the oven for these delicious No-Bake Cookies. Yes, I cook and bake every day, but my favorite cookie is a No-Bake Cookie!
Walnut Chocolate Chip Cookies – These soft and chewy Walnut Chocolate Chip Cookies are the perfect combination of sweet and salty. The soft crunch of the walnuts is the perfect pair with the best chocolate chip cookie. These are a classic cookie everyone will love.
Lemon Sugar Cookies – These Lemon Sugar Cookies are a nice citrusy twist to a classic cookie recipe. Loaded with lemon zest and juice these cookies are perfect for Springtime!
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Valentine’s Day Sugar Cookies
Ingredients
Cookie:
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter, (softened)
- 2 oz cream cheese, (softened)
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Frosting:
- 4 oz cream cheese, (softened)
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, (softened)
- 2 cups confectioners sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup Valentine’s Day sprinkles
Instructions
Cookies:
- In a small mixing bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
- In a separate larger mixing bowl or in your stand mixer cream together butter and cream cheese until creamy. Add in sugar and continue to mix until light and fluffy. Last add in your egg along with your almond and vanilla extract.
- Slowly add your dry ingredients into your mixer with your wet ingredients until well combined. Cover and chill for 1 hour or overnight.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Roll dough into balls (about 2 tablespoons per cookie) and place on your prepared baking sheet. Bake for 14-15 minutes then allow to cool on the pan for 5 minutes before allowing them to cool completely on a rack.
Frosting:
- Cream together cream cheese and butter in a stand mixer or with an electric mixer. Once your cream cheese and butter is well combined and creamy add in sugar and vanilla and then continue to beat until your frosting is creamy and smooth.
- Once cooked are completely cooled spread on cream cheese frosting and decorate with Valentine’s Day sprinkles.
