Soft and chewy and not too sweet, our Sparkly Pink Heart Shaped Cookies are decorated with pretty pink sanding sugar. These Valentine cookies start with our delicious sugar cookie dough, that’s tinted pink and generously sprinkled with glistening pink sanding sugar, for a sparkly Valentine treat your Sweetheart is sure to love!
If you’re a sugar cookie lover, then these pretty heart shaped cookies are a must try for Valentine’s Day, or for any day actually!
These cookies are buttery, with a little texture from the glistening sugar, making these lovely hearts just so good!
So, let’s get baking!
Preheat oven to 360º F.
- In a large mixing bowl cream, 1 cup softened butter, 1 1/2 cups granulated (white) sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Mix on low speed for one minute, then medium speed for an additional minute.
- Add 2 large eggs and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Mix on low speed until the eggs are blended in, then mix on medium speed for a minute and then on high speed for an additional minute. The mixture should be pale yellow and very fluffy.
- Add 1 cup flour, along with 1 teaspoon baking powder and 1 teaspoon baking soda and mix on low speed. This will ensure the small ingredients are incorporated well and eliminate sifting. Continuing on low, slowly add the remaining 2 1/2 cups of flour and mix until the flour just disappears.
- Separate the dough, add a few drops of red food coloring to one bowl and mix well, leave the other dough white.
- Using a small (1 oz) cookie scooper, make balls of each color. Place the dough balls on a clean and floured counter in a checkerboard pattern.
- Put a piece of wax paper over the dough balls and flatten evenly with a rolling pin until the dough is about 1/4″ thick.
- Flour a heart-shaped cookie cutter and press into the dough, getting the hearts as close as possible, to make as many hearts as you can.
- Sprinkle the pink parts with pink sanding sugar.
- Take a floured spatula and slide the hearts onto an ungreased non-stick baking sheet about 1 1/2″ apart.
Pro Tip: If your kitchen is warm, wrap the doughs separately in plastic wrap and chill for 30-60 minutes before making the balls and rolling out the dough.
- Bake in a preheated 360º F oven for 10-12 minutes, or until puffy and evenly baked.
- Take the leftover dough and press it together to make a marbled effect. Roll the dough out as before, flour a cookie cutter and place the marbled hearts on an ungreased non-stick baking sheet.
- Then use a small (1 oz) cookie scooper to make small balls with the remaining dough, generously dust some with pink sanding sugar and place them on an ungreased baking sheet.
- Bake in a preheated 360º F oven for 10-12 minutes, or until puffy and evenly baked.
If you’ve been following My Sweet Mission for any length of time then you know that gourmet cookies are my specialty. And, today’s recipe measures up to my gourmet cookie standards.
We hope you try our Sparkly Pink Heart Shaped Cookies and enjoy them as much as we do. If you make them, please snap a picture and tag us on social media @MySweetMission. We’d love to see it!
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups granulated white sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 1/2 cups unbleached or all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- For decorating:
- Pink sanding sugar
- Preheat oven to 360º F.
- In a large mixing bowl cream the softened butter, sugar, and salt. Mix on low speed for one minute, then medium speed for an additional minute.
- Add the eggs and vanilla extract. Mix on low speed until the eggs are blended in, then mix on medium speed for a minute and then on high speed for an additional minute. The mixture should be pale yellow and very fluffy.
- Add 1 cup flour, along with the baking powder and baking soda and mix on low speed. This will ensure the small ingredients are incorporated well and eliminate sifting. Continuing on low, slowly add the remaining flour and mix until the flour just disappears.
- Separate the dough, add a few drops of red food coloring to one bowl and mix well, leave the other dough white.
- Using a small (1 oz) cookie scooper, make balls of each color. Place the dough balls on a clean and floured counter in a checkerboard pattern.
- Put a piece of wax paper over the dough balls and flatten evenly with a rolling pin until the dough is about 1/4" thick.
- Flour a heart-shaped cookie cutter and press into the dough, getting the hearts as close as possible, to make as many hearts as you can.
- Sprinkle the pink parts with pink sanding sugar.
- Take a floured spatula and slide the hearts onto an ungreased non-stick baking sheet about 1 1/2" apart.
- Bake in a preheated oven for 10-12 minutes, or until puffy and evenly baked.
- Cool completely on baking sheets, or transfer them to a cooling rack after 10-15 minutes.
If your kitchen is warm, wrap the doughs separately in plastic wrap and chill for 30-60 minutes before making the balls and rolling out the dough.
After the first set of hearts, take the pieces of dough and press it together to make a marbled effect. Roll it out as before, flour a cookie cutter and place the marbled hearts on an ungreased non-stick baking sheet. Then use a small (1 oz) cookie scooper to make small balls with the remaining dough, generously dust some with pink sanding sugar, place them on an ungreased baking sheet and bake in a preheated 360º F oven for 10-12 minutes, or until puffy and evenly baked.
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