Valentine's Day Sugar Cookies

I had made sugar cookies for Valentine Day.  I used my friend recipe, which is my all-time favorite sugar cookie recipe.  I haven’t posted it on my blog before, because the dough is a little tricky to work with, as it’s a bit sticky.  But after trying four different sugar cookie recipes, my friend and I think this makes the best tasting sugar cookies.

Usually I have my great helper and baker, my little brother, to help make sugar cookies for Valentine Day.  But, he had homework so I had to frost them all myself! 

I made hearts, lips and cupcakes … perfect for a Vaentine's Day right?

OKAY, back to the recipe.  The dough needs to be refrigerated before rolling and cutting the cookies.  And, the dough tends to be sticky, so you have to use a well-flowered board.  You end up working in a bit of extra flour into the dough as you’re getting it ready to roll out.  But again, the cookies taste oh so good!

I think sugar cookies taste best when frosted with butter cream frosting (instead of royal icing or fondant).  You don’t get the smooth surface, but the cookies taste so much better.  I use the Butter Cream Frosting recipe on the back of the Powdered Sugar box.  Sometimes I use royal icing to outline the cookies and add decorative lines and squiggles.  I just ran out of time to pipe/outline the cookies this time. But before, you decide to recreate these delicious sugar cookies be sure to have all the following ingredients in your pantry.

SUGAR COOKIE

• 3 cups Flour

• 1  cup Sugar

• 1  tsp. Baking Soda

• 2 tsp.  Cream of Tartar

• 1  cup Salted Butter, softened

• 2 Eggs, slightly beaten

• 3 Tbs. Milk

• 1  tsp. Vanilla

BUTTER CREAM FROSTING

• 1 lb. Powdered Sugar 

• 1/2 cup Salted Butter, softened 

• 1/4 cup Milk 

• 1 tsp. Vanilla  

Once, you've manage to obtain the necessary ingredients. LET'S GET STARTED.

First, you'll need to sift together the flour, sugar, baking soda and cream of tartar.  (If I don’t feel like getting out the sifter, I just whisk the dry ingredients in a large bowl).  


Now, add the butter and cut it in as you would for a pie crust (using a pastry blender).  


Then, add the eggs, milk and vanilla to the flour mixture.  Mix with a wooden spoon.  Dough will be sticky.  


Finally,Wrap dough in wax paper and refrigerate for at least 1 1/2 hours.  


Now, you will need to flour the pastry board and rolling pin.  Roll out dough, sprinkling with flour as you go.  Roll dough out to desired thickness.  Cut into shapes, dipping cookie cutters in flour before cutting. 


Time to preheat the oven at 400 degrees Fahrenheit. And then you can bake the cookies for 8 to 10 minutes (depending on dough thickness and your oven temp).

***I use Silpat Baking liners, which makes it easy to remove sugar cookies from cookie sheet.

Once your ready to frost the cookies you'll need a medium to large-sized bowl. You'll then add powdered sugar, butter, milk and vanilla.  Use a hand mixer to beat the frosting until completely mixed.  Separate portions of the frosting and add food coloring for desired colors.

Enjoy & don't forget to post your feedbacks on these irresistible sugar cookie recipe.