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Valentine's cookie recipe

Here is a recipe for roll-out cookies that is great for decorating. I make this recipe around Christmas, Halloween and Valentine's Day. It is very easy and tasty! Try this out and let me know your thoughts.

Roll-Out Cookies

1 lb Butter (I use Plugra butter for this recipe)
3 c. Sugar
4 large eggs
1 T. Vanilla
7 cups All-Purpose Flour
2 t. Baking Powder
1 & 1/2 t. Salt

directions:
Pre-heat oven to 350
allow butter to come to room temperature and then combine with sugar. Add eggs one at a time until fully incorporated. Add Vanilla. combine dry ingredients and add to wet in 3 increments.

divide dough in 2 parts and cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. Roll out dough from 3/8 to 1/2 inch thickness and bake for 8-10 minutes in 350 oven.

Let cookies cool before you decorate.

Cookie Glaze
1 T. Water
1 T. Corn Syrup
1 cup powdered sugar

combine and glaze cookies. Add food coloring for different colors.

Comments

Joe Weir,

How are you? I have been looking for a better cut-out cookie recipe and saw this one and then noticed your name. How is Amy? Let me know how you guys have been.

Lissa

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