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conversation hearts sugar cookies

(1 rating)
ansky714 avatar
Recipe by
Lora DiGs
@ansky714
Monroe Township, NJ

THIS IS MY GO TO COOKIE RECIPE ITS JUST PERFECT.....THERE SEEMS TO B ALOT OF STEPS BUT I SWEAR ITS AN EASY N FUN TO DO & THESE COOKIES TASTE FRESH EVEN A WEEK LATER...I USED MY BEST SUGAR COOKIE RECIPE BUT WANTED TO REPOST IT WITH MY CONVERSATION HEARTS COOKIE . PERFECT FOR VALENTINES DAY......ENJOY ;)

(1 rating)
yield 3 DOZEN
prep time 3 Hr
cook time 15 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For conversation hearts sugar cookies

  • 1 c
    butter, room temp
  • 1/2 c
    shortenn, butter flavord
  • 2 c
    white sugar
  • 4 lg
    eggs, room temp
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp
    almond extract
  • 5 c
    flour
  • 2 tsp
    bakn powder
  • 1 tsp
    salt
  • COOKIE GLAZE
  • 6 c
    confections sugar (u will need more for more colors of diff cookie glaze)
  • milk...used a tsp at a time to achieve desired consistency
  • food coloring
  • almond extract
  • plastic sandwich bags ;)

How To Make conversation hearts sugar cookies

  • 1
    MIX SOFTEND BUTTER N SHORTENN WITH SUGAR UNTIL SMOOTH. BEAT IN EGGS N VANILLA N ALMOND EXTRACTS.
  • 2
    ADD FLOUR, BAKN POWDER N SALT...MIX UNTIL COMBINED....COVER N REFRIGERATE FOR ATLEAST FEW HOURS TO OVERNITE.
  • 3
    PLACE PARCHMENT PAPER ON TWO COOKIE SHEETS N SET ASIDE . PREHEAT OVEN TO 400
  • 4
    ON A CLEAN SURFACE SPRINKLE CONFECTIONERS SUGAR N ON FREQUENTLY ON ROLLN PIN . ROLL OUT HALF OF THE DOUGH TO 1/4-1/2 " THICKNESS N PUT OTHER HALF BAK IN REFRIGERATOR...USE A HEART SHAPED COOKIE CUTTER N START CUTTN THEN PLACING HEARTS ON PARCHMENT LINED COOKIE SHEETS.
  • 5
    BAKE COOKIES FOR 12 MINUTES OR UNTIL COOKIES EDGE STRTS TO TURN A LITE BROWN. REMOVE COOKIES N PLACE ON A COOLING RACK. NOW FINISH WITH REMAINN DOUGH IN FRIDGE...ONCE COOLD U CAN PUT ON PLATE UNTIL U R READY TO DECORATE ;)
  • 6
    NOW WE R READY TO DECORATE ...IN 3 OR 4 SEPERATE SMALL BOWLS PUT ABOUT 2 CUPS OF CONFECTIONERS SUGAR INTO EACH ...PUT 3 DROPS OF DIFFERENT COLORD FOOD COLORING INTO EACH BOWL ALONG WITH 1/2 TSP OF ALMOND EXTRACT AND 2 TSP OF MILK INTO EACH...MIX THOROUGHLY IF SPREADING CONSISTENCY IS NOT REACHD ADD EITHER MORE MILK OR CONFECTIONS SUGAR.
  • 7
    WITH EITHER A SMALL OFFSET SPATULA OR BAK OF A TSP SHMEAR COOKIE GLAZE ONTO COOKIE N SET ASIDE...UNTIL ALL COOKIES R GLAZED WITH A COLOR.
  • 8
    TAKE A DARK COLORD GLAZE (make it a lil darker than the glaze on cookies...about half cup ) SPOON THIS INTO THE CORNER OF PLASTIC SANDWICH BAG N TWIST BAG TO PUSH GLAZE TO CORNER N WITH SCISSORS SNIP THE CORNER EVER SO SLIGHTLY....THIS WILL B UR WRITING GLAZE ;). START WRITING SLOWLY ON EACH COOKIE ...ANY CUTE SAYN ;)
  • 9
    LAST STEP. COOKIES MUST AIR DRY FOR ABOUT 12 HOURS OR LONGER B4. U CAN STACK FOR PACKN...GLAZE WILL DRY HARD.....OR U CAN START EATN ANYTIME :)
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