Valentine Sugar Cookies Decorating Ideas (2024)

Welcome to our second installment in our four days Valentine’s Day Series. Today, I’m sharing Valentine Sugar Cookies Decorating Ideas.

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I know I mentioned this project is one of a series of four Valentine’s Day Projects.

Sunday’s Post – Valentine’s Day Wreath Tutorial

Tuesday’s Post – Valentine’s Day Cookie Packaging

Wednesday’s Post – Valentine’s Day Card

Do you love the iced sugar cookies but feel intimidated by the whole process? Well, today we are going to tackle how to make and decorate ice cookies.

Well, a good royal icing recipe is probably key to your success. Also, I might mention a good sugar cookie recipe that keeps its shape is just as important. So, I’m sharing my favorite recipes in this blog post. I feel you can’t have one without the other.

Valentine Sugar Cookies Decorating

BAKING COOKIES

I always wanted my sugar cookies to look like store-bought ones. I was always frustrated when the cookies spread while baking, and sadly I ended up with a bloated shaped cookie.

A couple of years ago, I finally cracked the case on how to make a perfectly shaped sugar cookie. And I’m sharing my tips with you today. I promise that you’ll have the prettiest shaped cookies if you follow the sugar cookie recipe directions.

Ok, here is the first part of your tasks, baking your sugar cookies.

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Sugar Cookie

This is the best recipe for cut out sugar cookies. They won't spread and they keep their shapes.

Prep Time30 minutes mins

Cook Time8 minutes mins

refrigerate1 hour hr 10 minutes mins

Total Time1 hour hr 18 minutes mins

Course: Cookies, Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Cookie, Cookie recipe, Sugar Cookie

Servings: 30 medium size cookies

Calories: 165kcal

Author: Janine Waite

Ingredients

2 cups unsalted butter room temperature
2 cups granulated sugar
2 eggs large
5 cups all-purpose flour
3 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp salt

Instructions

Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. This takes about one minute on low speed.
Add eggs and vanilla and mix well.
Mix flour and salt in a separate bowl.
With your mixer on the lowest speed, slowly add flour mixture to the butter. Mix for 30 seconds until the dough is thoroughly incorporated.
Divide dough into two parts. Place each between two pieces of parchment paper.
Roll out each set of dough. I rolled mine out to a 6 mm thickness, but it is whatever thickness you prefer.
Transport each cookie dough to a cookie sheet.
Refrigerate the cookie doughs for 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 350°
Take chilled cookie dough and cut out cookie shapes and place the cookies on a parchment lined cookie sheet.
Place cut out cookies back in the fridge for about 10 minutes.
Reroll extra dough and place cut out cookies back in the fridge for 10 minutes.
Remove chilled cookies from fridge and bake for 8-10 minutes.
With the extra dough reroll and chill for 10 minutes. The colder the cookies the better they keep their shape when baking. I hope this makes sense.

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LET’S TALK ABOUT ICING

For years, I didn’t attempt icing sugar cookies since they intimidated me.

Finally, I took the plunge.

I learned a few things along the way about making pretty iced sugar cookies. First, a good icing recipe is key, and secondly, the right cake decorating tools. I finally broke down and invested in some good pastry bags and tips.

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Let’s chat about how to frost your sugar cookies.

When it comes to icing, you’ll want a consistency that is similar to marshmallow fluff. If you aren’t familiar with fluff, then look for a frosting that is a bit on the runny side. If you watch my icing video, you’ll see the consistency.

Here is another easy tip: The10 Second Rule. To check the consistency, drag the tip of a knife through the surface of theicing, letting the knife go approximately an inch deep, and slowly count to10. If the surface of theicingsmoothes over in approximately10 seconds,then youricingis the correct consistency and is now ready to use.

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Royal Icing Recipe

This is a wonderful icing will make your sugar cookies perfect when decorating them.

Prep Time20 minutes mins

Course: Cookies, Dessert, Royal Icing

Cuisine: American

Keyword: cookie icing, cookies, decorating cookies, Dessert, royal icing

Servings: 30 cookies

Calories: 62kcal

Author: Janine Waite