XO Valentine Sugar Cookies

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Yesterday, I took my kids to the park. And the day before that, I took my kids to the park. And the day before that they asked if they could go to the part and I said no because I had to make dinner/ was just being heartless / “the worst mommy ever”.

It’s January, people. JANUARY!

I  love Oregon.

Usually winters are mild, but with a lot of precipitation. I mean, don’t get me wrong. We still do get our fair share of rain, but the last few weeks have been dry. So, we’ve been out and about enjoying all this sun.

Oh mr. sun sun mr. golden sun. Please shine down on meeeeeeeee.

Please tell me you know that song. {It’s from an old Raffi record…which happens to be replaying in my mind at this very moment.}

Please tell me you know who Raffi is. {Just google him.}

Please don’t leave me.

………

I digress.

ANYWAYS.

I finally cracked out my very small box of valentine decor and have started thinking about lovey dovey recipes. Today, I’m sharing one of them with you, even though my husband is 2000+ miles away! XO Valentine Sugar Cookies….or hugs and kisses.

I love how these cookies turned out. They are soft, thick and chewy plus have a light almond flavor to them which is my all time FAVORITE taste in a sugar cookie. I added on a little pink glaze with some Valentine’s Day sprinkles and the cookies were all ready to go for the holiday of love!

This recipe makes a lot of X’s and O’s so you might want to think about giving some away and then perhaps playing a friendly game of tic tac toe…or I’ll just eat them.  Either way is fine by me.

Here’s how to make them:

Start out by making your dough and cutting it out into X’s and O’s. This cookie recipe is originally from this post. If you want step-by-step photos on how to make the dough click through here.

After the cookies are baked and cooled, you are just about ready to Valentine them up!

But first, the OCD in me made me match every single X with every single O….not a necessary step.

Once your cookies are all good to go, make the glaze: powdered sugar, milk, red food coloring and vanilla all stirred together until smooth. Add more or less red to create the type of pink hue you want.

Now, dip each cookie into the glaze. I tried to dip just the tops to leave the bottoms untouched.

Let any excess glaze drip down and place back onto baking rack.

Like this! Once each cookie gets dunked, be sure to add on sprinkles! My daughter and I love our sprinkles.

If you want to skip the sprinkles entirely, the cookies look really classy; just make sure to use a toothpick to pop the air bubbles.

Because we were adding on some of these fun festive sprinkles, there was no need to pop any air bubbles before hand 🙂

My very favorite cookies are these mini heart sprinkles. How cute are they??

I just love ’em!

If you need to show someone you love them, this is an easy way to get the job done 🙂 If my husband didn’t love chocolate so much I’d be sending him a batch of these cookies.

Anyways, these are the perfect cookies for Valentine’s Day. Make a few dozen now and wait for the compliments to roll in cause they certainly will!

Printable recipe below 🙂 Have a wonderful weekend!

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XO Valentine Sugar Cookies

What could be more perfect for Valentine's Day than these adorable and yummy XO sugar cookies!

servings 36 cookies

Prep Time 1 hr 50 mins

Cook Time 10 mins

Total Time 2 hrs

Ingredients

for the cookies:

• 3 c unbleached all-purpose flour3 c unbleached all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp baking powder2 tsp baking powder
• 1 cup butter cold & cut into chunks, 2 sticks1 cup butter cold & cut into chunks, 2 sticks
• 1 c sugar1 c sugar
• 1 egg1 egg
• 3/4 tsp pure vanilla extract3/4 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp pure almond extract1/2 tsp pure almond extract

for the glaze:

• 2 cups powdered sugar2 cups powdered sugar
• 3 tablespoons milk3 tablespoons milk
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1-2 drops liquid red food coloring1-2 drops liquid red food coloring
• valentine's day sprinklesvalentine's day sprinkles

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a small bowl stir flour and baking powder together. Set aside.
• Cream butter and sugar together. Stir in egg and extracts. Slowly incorporate dry ingredients.
• Roll dough out onto floured surface to be just over 1/4" thick. Cut cookies out using X and O cookie cutters and place onto parchment paper lined baking sheet.
• Freeze 5-7 minutes, then bake 10-12 minutes. Cool 3 minutes on baking sheet, then remove to cooling racks.
• In a small bowl, stir all glaze ingredients together until smooth and runny. Dip each cookie into the glaze and place onto cooling rack to let excess glaze drip down. Top with desired sprinkles and dry 1-2 hours.

Nutrition

Calories: 89kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 5mg | Sodium: 3mg | Potassium: 36mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 9IU | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 1mg

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Valentine Sugar Cookies