Description
Sweet romance meets classic baking with these heart-shaped sugar cookies, perfectly crafted for special moments. Delicate, buttery, and elegantly simple, they invite you to savor love in every delightful bite.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1.75 cups (420 ml) all-purpose flour
- 1 cup (227 g) unsalted butter, softened
- 1.5 cups (300 g) granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
Leavening and Seasoning:
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 0.5 teaspoon salt
Flavor Enhancers:
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 0.25 teaspoon almond extract (optional)
Instructions
- Thoroughly combine dry ingredients like flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium mixing vessel, ensuring even distribution.
- Utilize an electric mixer to blend butter and sugar until achieving a cloud-like, aerated consistency with a pale hue.
- Incorporate egg and aromatic extracts (vanilla and optional almond) into the butter mixture, whisking until smooth and homogeneous.
- Gently fold dry ingredients into wet ingredients, stirring until a cohesive dough forms without overmixing.
- Transform dough into a compact disk, encase completely in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 60-120 minutes to enhance flavor and texture.
- Heat oven to 375F (190C). On a generously floured surface, delicately roll dough to a slim 1/4-inch thickness using consistent pressure.
- Select heart-shaped cookie cutters and precisely stamp out romantic silhouettes, transferring each delicate shape onto a parchment-lined baking sheet with minimal handling.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes, monitoring until cookie edges develop a subtle golden-brown hue, indicating perfect doneness. Transfer to a wire cooling rack and allow complete cooling before adorning with decorative elements.
Notes
- Chill the dough thoroughly to prevent spreading and maintain sharp heart-shaped edges during baking.
- Use room temperature butter for smoother, more evenly mixed cookie dough that creams perfectly.
- Experiment with different extracts like orange or lemon to create unique flavor variations that match different occasions or personal preferences.
- Roll dough between two sheets of parchment paper to prevent sticking and ensure a consistent 1/4-inch thickness without adding extra flour.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 130 kcal
- Sugar: 7 g
- Sodium: 55 mg
- Fat: 6 g
- Saturated Fat: 3.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2.5 g
- Trans Fat: 0.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 0.4 g
- Protein: 1.5 g
- Cholesterol: 25 mg