Valentine Sugar Cookies Strawberry (Printable)

Buttery sugar cookies shaped romantically and finished with a sweet strawberry icing.

# What You'll Need:

→ Sugar Cookies

01 - 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
02 - 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
03 - 1/4 teaspoon salt
04 - 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
05 - 3/4 cup granulated sugar
06 - 1 large egg
07 - 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

→ Strawberry Icing

08 - 2 cups powdered sugar, sifted
09 - 2 to 3 tablespoons strawberry purée
10 - 1 tablespoon lemon juice
11 - Pinch of salt
12 - Pink or red gel food coloring, optional

# How-To Steps:

01 - In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
02 - In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar with an electric mixer until light and fluffy, approximately 2 to 3 minutes.
03 - Add egg and vanilla extract; beat until fully combined.
04 - Gradually add the flour mixture, mixing on low speed just until incorporated.
05 - Divide dough in half, flatten into disks, wrap in plastic wrap, and chill for at least 1 hour.
06 - Preheat oven to 350°F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
07 - On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut into heart shapes or desired forms using cookie cutters.
08 - Place cookies 1 inch apart on prepared sheets. Bake 9 to 11 minutes, until edges are just golden. Cool completely on wire racks.
09 - Blend strawberries into a smooth purée. In a bowl, whisk powdered sugar, 2 tablespoons strawberry purée, lemon juice, and salt until smooth. Add more purée for thinner consistency or more sugar for thicker. Tint with food coloring if desired.
10 - Decorate cooled cookies with icing using a piping bag or offset spatula. Allow icing to set completely before serving or storing.

# Expert Tips:

01 -
  • The dough comes together without fussing, and your kitchen fills with that vanilla-butter cloud everyone secretly craves.
  • Strawberry icing tastes genuinely fruity and bright, not overly sweet or artificial—it actually tastes like you made something real.
  • You can decorate these however you want, so even wobbly piping looks intentional and charming.
02 -
  • Don't skip the chilling step, even if you're in a hurry—cold dough cuts cleanly and gives you those crisp, defined edges that make these cookies look intentional.
  • Strawberry purée made from fresh berries tastes infinitely better than food coloring alone, and the natural pink is somehow more romantic than artificial red.
  • Cool your cookies completely before icing them, or the icing will melt into the warm cookie and become a sticky mess instead of a pretty glaze.
03 -
  • Room temperature butter creams into sugar faster and more evenly than cold or melted butter—plan ahead and let it sit on the counter for 20 minutes.
  • If your icing is too thick, whisk in more strawberry purée one teaspoon at a time; if it's too thin, add a tablespoon of powdered sugar and start again.
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