Description
Soft and buttery sugar cookies decorated with pink, red, and white sprinkles, finished with a light vanilla icing. These festive Valentine’s Day Sprinkles Cookies are sweet, colorful, and perfect for sharing.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup Valentine’s sprinkles
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons milk
- Pink and red food coloring, a few drops
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, cream the softened butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add the eggs and vanilla extract, mixing until fully combined.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture and mix until a soft dough forms.
- Gently fold in the Valentine’s sprinkles.
- Shape the dough into balls or heart shapes and place them on the prepared baking sheets.
- Bake for 10 to 12 minutes until the edges are set and the centers are soft.
- Allow the cookies to cool completely on a rack.
- In a small bowl, whisk together powdered sugar, milk, and food coloring to create icing.
- Drizzle or spread icing over cooled cookies and let it set before serving.
Notes
- Chill the dough briefly if it feels too soft to handle.
- Let cookies cool fully before icing to prevent melting.
- Store cookies in an airtight container to keep them soft.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 90mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 0.5g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg