Old Fashioned Sugar Cookies for Valentine's Day

For me baking is about the memories – a way to show your family you love them!

The kids and I created this simple little cookie decorating kit to gift to their friends. We used an acrylic organizer and some dollar store spice jars for the sprinkles and candies. Load it up with freshly baked sugar cookies and piping bags full of icing. Now their friends can have fun decorating their own treats for Valentines Day.

Old Fashioned Sugar Cookie Recipe

Preheat oven to 375 Fº

3 cups flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 cup room temperature butter
3 large eggs
1 tsp fresh lemon juice
1 cup sugar

Sift together flour, baking soda, and baking powder. Cut butter into flour mixture until it looks like cornmeal. In a small bowl beat eggs, then add sugar and lemon juice. Mix well. Add wet ingredients into flour mixture and mix well. Roll dough out onto counter until it forms a large ball. Wrap in plastic wrap and chill in the fridge for 10 minutes.

Roll dough out on a lightly floured surface to 1/8” thickness. Cut out using whatever cookie cutters you like. Place on a cookie sheet and bake for 6 – 8 minutes until the bottoms show a slightly golden color. Let cool completely prior to decorating.

Makes approximately 3 dozen cookies

Icing Recipe

We like to make a lot of icing colors and this recipe can be multiplied as many times as needed for all the colors you wish to use.

5 tbsp icing sugar
1 tbsp cold milk
Food coloring of your choice – for light colors like ours, start with a single drop of color.

Mix well. Your icing should be a smooth consistency – this is perfect for a dipped or flooded effect. If you want to be able to pipe designs onto the cookies, add 2 additional tbsp of icing sugar and mix well. You can use any piping bag to create the design of your choice.

Top with sprinkles while still wet and let dry on a cooling rack for 1 hour prior to storing them. My favorite place to find seasonal sprinkles is Bulk Barn.