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Learn how to make these light and crisp Valentine sugar cookies for a delicious and beautiful treat that you can share with friends.
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Heart Shaped Sugar Cookies
These Valentine sugar cookies have the perfect blend of crunch and softness. They aren’t flimsy or overly chewy like store-bought sugar cookies. They’re crisp like something that can carry its weight in a milk dunk.
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My mother has passed this recipe down to me, and it’s one we’ve enjoyed for many other holidays as well. These cookies have a subtle citrus undertone with a pinch of orange zest that makes them delightfully bright and flavorful.
For the filling, I used my family’s easy fig preserves recipe, but you can choose any type of filling you like. Strawberry preserves or raspberry preserves would work well.
To make these the perfect Valentine’s Day sugar cookies, I cut out a design very similar to linzer cookies. I also substituted clear sugar sprinkles on top instead of powdered sugar.
It’s the most romantic sandwich cookie you can imagine, and it’s perfect for gifting to your friend or big crush.
Recipe Notes
- For a crisper cookie, simply let the cookie brown slightly longer and/or roll the dough out slightly thinner before cutting your heart shapes.
- I prefer to use aluminum cookie sheets over dark, non-stick cookie sheets. This helps prevent the cookies from browning too quickly on the bottom. You can also use parchment paper or a silicone baking mat to provide a more even distribution of heat.
- Always sandwich your jelly-covered cookie and heart outline cookie soon after removing them from the oven. This will help “seal” the cookies together.
Pecan Sandies Cookies
If you’re looking for more of a shortbread texture in your cookie, try these pecan sandies (snowball cookies).
The dough is light and crumbly for a melt-in-your-mouth experience.
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The Best Valentine Sugar Cookies Recipe Ever
Author: firstdayofhome.com
These heart-shaped Valentine sugar cookies have a subtle orange zest and the perfect balance in texture -- not too crisp and not too soft. With a beautiful red jelly filling, they make the perfect gift for any holiday.
4.8 from 5 votes
Print Pin Rate
Prep Time 30 minutes mins
Cook Time 12 minutes mins
Additional Time 1 hour hr
Total Time 1 hour hr 42 minutes mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 16
Calories 365 kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 ⅓ cup shortening
- 1 ½ cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 tsp grated orange peel
- 4 cups flour
- 3 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 8 tsp milk
- 4 tbs strawberry or raspberry jelly
- 1 ounce white sugar sprinkles
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 375°F.
Mix the dough
Cream the sugar and shortening in a mixer until well blended.
Add the eggs, and continue to mix until the mixture is light and fluffy.
Add the vanilla and grated peel, and mix thoroughly.
Combine the dry ingredients in a separate bowl.
Gradually, add the dry ingredients to the creamed mixture, alternating with the teaspoons of milk.
Divide the mixture into half or quarters. Chill the dough for one hour.
Roll and cut cookies
Begin rolling out one cluster of dough at a time to about 1/8-inch thickness, leaving the remaining dough chilled until ready.
Using the larger of the two cookie cutters, cut heart shapes in the dough. Then use the smaller cookie cutter to create a smaller heart cutout on half of the cookies. This will be the "window" for the jelly filling.
On the large heart shapes (without the cutout), spread a thin layer of jelly to cover, leaving about a 1/8-inch border from the edge.
Sprinkle a light coating of white sugar sprinkles on the plain heart-shaped cookies, if desired.
Bake
Place the cookies onto a greased cookie sheet or non-stick plan. (You can also opt to use parchment paper or a silicone mat.)
For the smaller heart shape cutouts, you can either leave them as smaller cookies or combine them with the remaining dough to continue making the larger heart cookies.
Bake the cookies for 8-12 minutes until they turn slightly golden.
Remove the cookies from the oven, place them on a cooling rack, and "sandwich" the plain heart and jelly heart. Sprinkle with more granulated sugar sprinkles, if desired.
Notes
Baking times will vary depending on the thickness of the cookie and cookie sheet used. I recommend aluminum cookie sheets for more even heating.
Nutrition
Serving: 1sliceCalories: 365kcalCarbohydrates: 47gProtein: 4gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 2gCholesterol: 21mgSodium: 164mgPotassium: 48mgFiber: 1gSugar: 22gVitamin A: 34IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 56mgIron: 2mg
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