Description
Sweet and festive Valentine’s Day sandwich cookies with soft buttery cookies and a creamy filling, perfect for sharing with someone you love.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup butter, softened (for filling)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (for filling)
- Pink or red food coloring
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C.
- In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
- In another bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add the egg and vanilla extract and mix well.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients and mix until a dough forms.
- Roll out the dough and cut into heart shapes.
- Place cookies on a lined baking sheet.
- Bake for 10–12 minutes until lightly golden.
- Let cookies cool completely.
- Prepare the filling by mixing butter, powdered sugar, vanilla, and food coloring.
- Spread filling on one cookie and sandwich with another.
Notes
Decorate with sprinkles or drizzle with chocolate for an extra Valentine’s touch.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 sandwich cookie
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 95mg
- Fat: 11g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 26g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 45mg
Keywords: valentine cookies, sandwich cookies, heart cookies, valentines dessert, baking