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Valentine Sugar Cookies

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Especially during the Christmas holiday, I find myself a little too busy to make cut out cookies. So I often leave them for special days like Valentine’s Day. I have been using this recipe for Valentine Sugar Cookies for many years and my boys absolutely love it! I baked a half batch a couple days ago and had planned on sharing the recipe with you, and before I could even get them frosted, 40 cookies were gone within hours.

So I whipped up another batch last night, and set out to bake and decorate them today. This time though, I made a full batch and had them all done and photographed before the boys got home from school. And it’s a good thing too, the minute they saw them they grabbed a plate and piled them on.

Whip up a batch of these Valentine Sugar Cookies! Once you try this Sugar Cookie Recipe, you will NEVER use another one! It's soft, full of flavor and delicious!

While I absolutely love the look of sugar cookies decorated fancy with royal icing, I simply don’t have the time or patience to spend on them. I have also tried many different sugar cookie recipes, and my boys just love these. Not only are they soft and a little thicker than a normal sugar cookie, they have a hint of cinnamon and nutmeg in them giving them a wonderful flavor.

Frosting for Valentine Sugar Cookies

After falling in love with the Fluffy Marshmallow Frosting I used on the Conversation Heart Cupcakes earlier this week, I just had to make another batch for these Valentine Sugar Cookies. And the Micro Heart Sprinkles make me happy!

Whip up a batch of these Valentine Sugar Cookies! Once you try this Sugar Cookie Recipe, you will NEVER use another one! It's soft, full of flavor and delicious!

While I’m sure there are many, I think I have just about every heart shape cookie cutter around.

Valentine Sugar Cookies

Besides the Micro Heart Sprinkles, the Valentine Nonpareils are another favorite of mine.

Sprinkles on Valentine Sugar Cookies

Whip up a batch of these Valentine Sugar Cookies! Once you try this Sugar Cookie Recipe, you will NEVER use another one! It's soft, full of flavor and delicious!

Can you tell we had a little fun with the photo shoot? I just L-O-V-E Valentine’s Day!

Tools that I love for cut-out sugar cookies –

Valentine Sugar Cookies

Valentine Sugar Cookies

Yield: 70-80
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 7 minutes
Total Time: 27 minutes

The BEST soft sugar cookie you will ever have.

Ingredients

  • 4 1/2 cups Flour plus more for rolling
  • 1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon Nutmeg
  • 1-2 teaspoon Cinnamon
  • 1 c. Butter – real
  • 1 2/3 cups Sugar
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1 cup Sour Cream

Instructions

  1. Combine dry ingredients in a small bowl or measuring cup
  2. Cream together butter, sugar and vanilla until fluffy
  3. Add eggs and beat well
  4. Gradually add dry ingredients, alternating with sour cream
  5. Dough will be sticky
  6. Place in bowl and cover with plastic wrap and chill for at least 2 hours or overnight
  7. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray cookie sheet with cooking spray
  8. Knead dough a little at a time, with a flour just until dough is not sticky
  9. Roll out on a floured surface about 1/8 - 1/4 inch thick - we like them almost 1/4 inch
  10. Cut with cookie cutters and place on prepared cookie sheet
  11. Bake at 350 degrees for 6 minutes - turn pan and continue for 3-4 minutes more, just until cookie is done to the touch and lightly brown
  12. Cool completely and frost

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7 Comments

  1. These look sooo yummy! Do you think you could substitute Greek yogurt for the sour cream?

    1. Hi Jackie, I have never substituted it but I think it would work fine. Let me know if you try it.
      Happy Baking!
      ~Liz

  2. Bonnie Born says:

    I am definately going to do these cookies! They look great. I do have a comment. Instruction #1 says to preheat the oven. Then instruction #7 says to refrigerate 2 hrs or overnight. That is a bit long to pre heat the oven. :o)

    1. Yes I agree, Bonnie, sorry about that, I suppose you don’t need to preheat that long. It’s just habit for me to type preheat in the #1 spot.
      Thanks for catching that.
      ~Liz

  3. Beautiful! After seeing these, I think I’m ready to make something other than my usual sugar cookie with royal icing for a little change:)

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