Easy Valentine's Day Cookies (2024)

FAQs

How to make heart shape cookies without cutter? ›

If you don't have a heart shaped cookie cutter, don't worry! To make heart shaped cookies without a cutter you need to shape the balls of cookie dough on the tray before resting and baking. You can then help them along during baking by using a teaspoon to press the edges and keep them in a heart shape.

The best way to store sugar cookies is in an airtight container at room temperature, with a layer of parchment paper or wax paper between each layer of cookies. Sugar cookies can last for up to two weeks at room temperature, up to a month in the refrigerator, and up to three months in the freezer.

A standard drinking glass with about a 3-inch opening is a great stand-in for cookie cutters. Round cookies can be decorated in a variety of ways to add festive color to any cookie tray.

Roll the dough up into a log tightly. Shape the log so that there are three sides. Take the back-end of a knife and run it down the middle of one of the sides to make the groove for the heart's top. Using your hands shape the two rounded tops and make any final adjustments to get a nice heart shape.

Try a classically romantic outfit.

When shopping for your Valentine's Day outfit, search for romantic elements and details, such as puffed sleeves, lace, or ribbon details. For a romantic look that is always in style, try wearing clean and simple winter whites for your Valentine's Day outing.

Chocolate Chip Cookies. Is it really any surprise that the most iconic cookie in the US is #1? In fact, when all US states were polled about their most popular cookie, nearly 75% had some variation of the classic chocolate chip.

Simple metal cookie cutters can transform store-bought slice-and-bake dough into the most festive holiday dessert. For these Christmas cut-outs, all you need is a 16.5-ounce roll of Pillsbury sugar-cookie dough, some flour, and an oven (elbow grease not included).

Which oven rack position should you use when baking cookies? Cookies should be baked on the center oven rack for even heating and air circulation. As a best practice, is it recommended to rotate the cookie sheet or sheets roughly halfway, or shortly thereafter, through the baking time, if needed.

Is it OK to leave sugar cookies out overnight? ›

Room Temperature:

Decorate the cookies within 48 hours of being baked, as they will start to become stale if left at room temperature for too long.

The holes trick

There's also a new technique going around when preventing craters in a second layer of icing: poke holes in the base flood (under the area you'll cover with a second layer of icing). You can even do this when the first layer flood has completely dried!

Information. Bakery or homemade cookies can be stored at room temperature two to three weeks or two months in the refrigerator. Cookies retain their quality when stored in the freezer for eight to 12 months. Moist bars, such as cheesecake and lemon bars, can be refrigerated for seven days.

Use a template.

If you're worried about freehanding, you can print out shapes and use them as a guide. Roll out your dough, place the paper guide onto the dough and cut around it with a knife.

Using household items like pliers and a soda can, you can easily make cookie cutters in just about any shape imaginable. Bonus: Making an assortment of customizable shapes for your cookie swap is guaranteed to steal the show.

Let's Bake!

Roll the dough up into a log. Then shape the log into a square, so that there are four sides. Smooth out one of the sides using your hand or by rolling that angle on the counter top. Flip the log over and do the same on the opposite side.