Valentine's Cookies

Valentine's Cookies
One serving contains 167 calories, 2g of protein, and 4g of fat. This recipe covers 3% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 24. A mixture of egg whites, food coloring, vanilla, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 2 hours and 25 minutes.

Instructions

1
Cream the butter.
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Add the sugar and mix well.
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Add the egg, milk and vanilla and combine. Sift together 1 cup of the flour with the baking powder and mix it into the batter.
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Add some or all of the additional flour depending on how much the dough can handle. Form into a disk, cover in plastic and chill in the refrigerator at least 2 hours.
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Roll out on a lightly floured surface about 1/4-inch thick.
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Cut out hearts with various sized cookie cutters and place on a greased sheet pan.
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Bake at 375 degrees F for 8 to 10 minutes until very light golden brown.
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Let cool on the pan.
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Whisk together the egg whites and powdered sugar to form a slightly loose icing. It should flow a little bit but not too much.
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Transfer a small amount to a separate bowl and add a tiny amount of red food coloring to make pink icing. Pipe a rim of pink icing around the edge of the cookie and then fill in the center with white icing, or just pipe decorative designs on the surface. Embellish with silver or gold balls.
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Let dry and package up in cello bags tied with a ribbon.
DifficultyExpert
Ready In2 hrs, 25 m.
Servings24
Health Score0
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