The Best Valentine Cookie Recipe
Do you have a favorite cut out cookie recipe? I do! I’ve been making this cookie recipe for nearly 20 years, but this is the first time that I made it for Valentine’s Day. I love how they turned out!
I hope you enjoy watching the video below.
More Details on My Favorite Cut Out Cookie Recipe:
These cookies are so good I have one child who actually prefers them without frosting! To get ALL the details on how to make these cookies, go to The Best Cookie Cutter Recipe on my blog.
After all these years of making cookies, I finally figured out that I could put down some brown packaging paper saved from a box, to catch all the crumbs on the table. You could also use a disposable table cloth. It makes cleanup so much easier!!
These cookies look so pretty in little treat bags for gift giving.
The Best Valentine Cookie Recipe
Recipe details
Ingredients
- 2 sticks butter
- 4 oz. cream cheese
- 1 c. white sugar
- 1 egg YOLK
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 2¼ c. flour
Instructions
- Cream butter and cream cheese at room temperature with mixer until blended.
- Add sugar, egg yolk, and vanilla.
- Beat until blended.
- Add flour a little at a time until blended. Dough will be thick and you may need to mix by hand instead of with a mixer.
- Refrigerate overnight. Do not skip this step.
- Roll thin, cut out with cookie cutters, and bake on a lightly greased cookie sheet for about 10 minutes at 350 degrees until just starting to brown.
- Let cool before removing from cookie sheet.
- Frost with frosting or glaze if desired.
Tips
- This recipe doubles or triples easily.
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