Be My Valentine Sugar Cookies

Directions

• Cookies
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Combine butter, sugar, and vanilla. Mix well with a hand mixer for 2-3 minutes. Add egg, and mix for another minute.
• Add flour, baking powder and salt. Mix until all ingredients are well incorporate, about 2 minutes.
• Scrape down the bowl, and mix with hands. Divide dough in half. Place on a floured piece of parchment paper or silicone mat. With a rolling pin, roll out dough to about 1/4 inch thick. Use a heart shaped cookie cutter (or whatever shape you want!), cut, and with a small spatula transfer the cut dough to the prepared pan. Continue to combine leftover dough, roll out and cut dough until all dough is used.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes, watching closely so cookies don’t brown. Remove from oven and cool completely.
• Icing
• Combine the powdered sugar, milk and vanilla – add more powdered sugar or milk to get to a consistency where it coats the back of a spoon.
• Working with one cookie at a time, cover with icing, and decorate with gel food coloring. Let icing set for 1-2 hours. Share with your sweetie – enjoy!