valentine heart cookies

How To Make valentine heart cookies

• Step 1
  FOR THE COOKIES
• Step 2
  Place flour, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl. Stir to combine and set aside.
• Step 3
  Place margarine and sugar in a large bowl. Cream together until light and fluffy.
• Step 4
  Beat in the eggs one at a time, then the vanilla.
• Step 5
  Gradually stir in the dry ingredients until just blended.
• Step 6
  Cover and chill for an hour.
• Step 7
  Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Step 8
  Roll out the dough on a floured surface (1/4 to 1/2 inch thick)
• Step 9
  Cut with heart shaped cookie cutter.
• Step 10
  Place cookies 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Step 11
  Bake about 8 minutes or until the edges are lightly browned.
• Step 12
  Remove from the oven. Let sit 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
• Step 13
  FOR THE FROSTING
• Step 14
  While cookies are baking and cooling....
• Step 15
  In a medium bowl, mix (on low speed) the margarine and powdered sugar until just smooth.
• Step 16
  Stir in the vanilla and 1 tablespoon of the milk.
• Step 17
  Gradually stir in more milk a little at a time until frosting is smooth and spreadable.
• Step 18
  Divide the frosting into smaller bowls, one for each color you want to use.
• Step 19
  Stir in the food coloring one drop at a time until you have the color you want.
• Step 20
  I put my frosting in a frosting bag to make decorating the cookies easier.
• Step 21
  Use the red gel icing to write your messages on the cookie. I use the conversation hearts candy as inspiration.
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