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Valentine Sugar Cookies Are 1 Super Easy No-Chill Cut-Out

No Chill Valentine's Sugar Cookies

dana vento
Prep Time 10 minutes
Additional Time 25 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Calories 136 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • A cup of Unsalted Butter
  • 1/2 C of Light Brown Sugar PACKED
  • 1/2 C of White Sugar
  • 1 Egg
  • 2 Teaspoons Almond Extract or 1 Tsp Almond Extract and 1 Tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 3 C Flour sifted and set aside + 1/2 C Additional set aside for counter and rolling out.
  • 2 Teaspoons of Baking Powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt if you happen to use salted butter eliminate this
  • Baking Tray
  • Silicone Mats
  • Cooling rack
  • Mixing Bowl
  • Mixer

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350°F
  • In a mixing bowl, combine butter, egg, brown sugar, white sugar, and almond extract.
  • Using a separate bowl combine baking soda, salt, and sifted flour.
  • After mixing the wet ingredients, add the dry ingredients.
  • Mix well.
  • Once combined, roll into a ball in the bowl.
  • Prepare your counter with a few generous dashes of flour.
  • Turn the dough out of the bowl and onto the counter.
  • Roll the dough, until it is not sticky, trying not to add too much flour.
  • However, work the dough until it is 'shinier' than floury.
  • Next, cut the dough in half.
  • Roll out 1/2 of the dough onto a lightly floured surface
  • Use Valentine's themed cookie cutter, and cut your cookies out.
    heart cookies being cut outon a lightly floured countertop
  • Carefully remove each cookie onto a baking pan (silicone mat r parchment paper-lined tray)
  • Once your tray is filled, place it in the oven and bake for 10-12 minutes (the cookies won't look brown, but they will be cooked!)
  • Remove and allow the cookies to cool before icing them.
    Sugar Cookies iced on rack Signature recipe for cut-outs and Valentine's Day
  • Enjoy ~ DANA xo
    XO on a sugar cookie made from sugar the HERO of the recipe

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