- If your thinking about making some Valentine cookies this weekend for someone special, this is one of my favorite cookie recipes. it's from Taste of Home, https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/valentine-sugar-cookies. The almond extract takes these cookies to another level. Not only that they taste like my mothers. She used almond extract in her sugar cookies.
- Stay warm and enjoy making some cookies.
- 1 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- Red decorator's sugar, optional
- In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add egg and extracts. Stir in flour; mix well. Chill several hours. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/4-in. thickness; cut with a 2-1/2- or 3-in. heart-shaped cookie cutter. Place on ungreased baking sheets; sprinkle with sugar if desired. Bake at 375° for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned. Yield: 3-1/2 dozen.
