Valentine's Day Cookies
Servings: 36
Calories: 152kcal
Great tasting, beautifully decorated cookies for Valentines Day
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Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups butter room temperature
- 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
- 1 vanilla bean opened and seeds scraped out
- 2 eggs + 1 extra yolk
- 1 tablespoon grated orange zest
- 1 ½ teaspoon cardamom spice
- 3 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Sift together flour, salt & cardamom spice.
- Using an electric mixer beat the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy about 5 minutes.
- Add vanilla bean, mix well then add eggs and orange zest. Beat to combine.
- Add the flour mix until combined.
- Separate the dough and wrap it in 3 separate pieces. Place in the fridge and chill for at least one hour.
- When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 350º Fahrenheit . Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
- Remove one disk at a time. Lightly dust work surface with flour. Using a rolling pin roll the disk out to ⅛ to ¼ inch thick.
- Dust cookie cutters with flour and cut into desired shapes.
- Transfer the cookies onto the baking sheet.
- Bake for 6-9 minutes. Just until the edges start to brown.
- Cool completely on the cookie sheets.
- Decorate with royal icing.
Nutrition
Calories: 152kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 29mg | Sodium: 129mg | Potassium: 21mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 250IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 6mg | Iron: 1mg