In case you didn’t get enough of our sugar cookies at Christmas, we’re back at it again. Â This time, we made Valentine’s Day Sugar Cookies. Â However, instead of our royal icing, we take a turn for a hard glaze, perfect for writing on with edible markers! Â Watch the cookie party in action:
Valentine’s Day Sugar Cookies
You can definitely flavor the glaze with extract. Â We especially liked the addition of lemon. Â One thing to note, though, when we added almond, it made the glaze a bit darker. Â So, just all depends on what you’re going for in the final effect.
The Wilton edible markers come in various tip shapes and colors. Â I especially liked the softer brush-like candy decorators. Â But, the Food Writers are perfect for more precise outline work.
As far as designs go, you can really go hog-wild. Â We especially enjoyed using stencils to create flowers. Â We also enjoyed some inspiration from various Zentangle and Zen Doodling books.
Best part is, though, these are darn tasty cookies that we think you’ll really enjoy eating.
The Recipes
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Valentine’s Day Sugar Cookies
- Total Time: 18 mins
- Yield: 3 dozen 1x
Description
Traditional sugar cookies just like grandma used to make, and still does!
Ingredients
- ¾ cup shortening (or part butter and shortening), softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2½ cups all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
Instructions
- Mix shortening, eggs, sugar and flavoring thoroughly. Next, blend in flour, baking powder and salt and cover the bowl, placing in the fridge to chill 1 hour.
- Heat oven to 400F. Roll dough to â…› inch thick on a lightly floured work surface. Cut into shapes and place on ungreased baking sheet.
- Bake 6 to 8 minutes until very light brown. Move to a cooling rack and wait to decorate until fully cooled.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 8 mins
- Category: Dessert
- Cuisine: American
*icing recipe adapted from King Arthur Flour website.
Print Hard Cookie Glaze
- Total Time: 5 mins
- Yield: 24 cookies 1x
Description
A hard glaze for using on sugar cookies that works well with edible markers.
Ingredients
- 2 cups powdered sugar (sifted)
- 2 Tbs milk
- 2 Tbs light corn syrup
- additional milk
- optional lemon extract
Instructions
- Sift powdered sugar into a large bowl
- Add in 2 Tbs milk and 2 Tbs light corn syrup and mix until smooth, adding in 1 tsp at a time of milk until desired consistency is reached.
- tsp of white food coloring (yes, that’s a thing, I use the one by Wilton) can be added to make it super white
- Lemon extract can be added for flavor.
- Spread onto cookies, make sure to keep it a thin layer, otherwise it will not fully harden when it dries.
- Allow to dry overnight before using markers on them.
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Category: Dessert
- Cuisine: American
January 27, 2017, 8:41 am
Amazing. I’ve never decorated cookie. I’m inspired to try.
February 7, 2017, 9:44 am
Can’t wait to get the markers!! My friend in Arizona told me about this!
February 7, 2017, 2:20 pm
Awesome! Hope you have fun!!
February 10, 2017, 2:15 pm
Joanie,
Did I miss it, or by chance do you have more of a piping glaze/icing recipe that you recommend? I made tester cookies last weekend and I don’t want to draw on my cookies, I would rather pipe different designs/colors on them, but the icing recipe I tried was too runny and didn’t set properly. The good news is, the cookies taste AMAZING! <3
February 13, 2017, 3:21 pm
Yep! If you’re looking for an icing that holds its form when you pipe it, use this recipe: https://joaniesimon.com/decorating-christmas-cookies/. Sounds like some tasty fun over there!!!
February 14, 2017, 10:05 am
Thanks so much for the recipes. I tried to make pretty cookies at Christmas, and let’s just say, they tasted great and looked pitiful. I’m hoping this will give me a better result. It was so sweet of you to share! Happy Valentine’s Day!
February 14, 2017, 5:53 pm
Would love to “pin” this?
February 14, 2017, 8:20 pm
Is the pin button not popping up when you hover over the picture? That should get you there, hopefully! <3
February 14, 2017, 9:25 pm
Not working for me…enlarges the pic.
March 10, 2017, 5:14 pm
So sorry! I’ve got it pinned on my Pinterest here: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/171559067036720993/ You should be able to pin from there. Thanks!
March 10, 2017, 6:09 pm
Thank you!
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