Valentine Rolled Cookies

Looking for a fun-filled baking activity? Then check out these beautiful dessert cookies that can be cut into distinctive shapes to suit the occasion.

Prep Time

1:15

Hr:Mins

Total Time

2:15

Hrs:Mins

Makes

dozen cookies

cup sugar

cup butter or margarine, softened

tablespoons milk

teaspoon vanilla

egg

cups all-purpose flour

1 1/2

teaspoons baking powder

1/2

teaspoon salt

1/4

to 1/2 teaspoon red food color

Sugar, if desired

In large bowl, beat 1 cup sugar, the butter, milk, vanilla and egg with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended, scraping bowl occasionally. On low speed, beat in flour, baking powder and salt until well mixed, scraping bowl occasionally.
Divide dough in half. To one half of dough, stir or knead in red food color until desired pink color. Cover with plastic wrap; refrigerate at least 1 hour for easier handling.
Heat oven to 400°F. Work with 1/3 of white dough at a time; keep remaining dough refrigerated. On lightly floured work surface, roll out white dough with rolling pin to 1/8-inch thickness. Cut with floured 2 1/2-inch heart-shaped canapé or cookie cutter; place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Repeat with 1/3 of pink dough, keeping remaining pink dough refrigerated.
Using floured 1-inch heart-shaped canapé or cookie cutter, cut center from each pink and white cookie. Remove centers; replace each center of cookie with cutout of opposite colored dough. Sprinkle with sugar.
Bake 5 to 9 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets.

Makes 5 dozen cookies

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Baking Tip

For a sweet finish, use purchased decorating icing to pipe the initials of your favorite valentines on individual cookies. Let the kids cut dough into shapes for any season or holiday - stars, eggs or flowers - with a corresponding small shape cut in the center of each.

Nutrition Information:

1 Serving (1 Cookie)

Calories 70

(Calories from Fat 30),

Total Fat 3g

(Saturated Fat 1 1/2g,
Trans Fat 0g),

Cholesterol 10mg;
Sodium 55mg;
Total Carbohydrate 8g

(Dietary Fiber 0g,
Sugars 3g),

Protein 0g;

Percent Daily Value*:

Exchanges:

0 Starch;
0 Fruit;
1/2 Other Carbohydrate;
0 Skim Milk;
0 Low-Fat Milk;
0 Milk;
0 Vegetable;
0 Very Lean Meat;
0 Lean Meat;
0 High-Fat Meat;
1/2 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

1/2;

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Valentine Rolled Cookies

Make the Most of This Recipe With Tips From The Betty Crocker® Kitchens

Make the Most of This Recipe With Tips From The Betty Crocker^® Kitchens