Easy Valentine Sandwich Cookies

This recipe makes seventeen 3-inch sandwich cookies and seventeen 1 ½-inch heart-shaped cookies. You'll need a 3-inch heart-shaped cutter and a 1 ½-inch heart-shaped cutter. Frost with Pink Valentine Frosting (see recipe).

• Preparation Time: 35 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 238 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 ½ cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1 large egg
• ½ teaspoon almond extract (Optional)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Cream butter and confectioners' sugar together in a large bowl. Beat in egg, vanilla, and almond extract.

Step 3

Whisk flour, baking soda, and cream of tartar together in a medium bowl. Add to butter mixture; beat until dough is just combined. Divide dough into thirds and shape each portion into a ball.

Step 4

Place one portion of dough on a lightly floured surface and roll out to 1/4-inch thickness. For each sandwich cookie, cut out two 3-inch hearts; cut out the center of one of the hearts with a 1 1/2-inch cutter. Place cutout pieces 1 to 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Repeat with remaining dough.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, 7 to 8 minutes. Cool completely on wire racks.

Step 6

Frost each solid 3-inch cookie with Pink Valentine Frosting and top with an open-centered cookie to form a sandwich. Frost the remaining small hearts and serve as separate cookies.