Skip to Content
Menu

Heart-of-My-Heart Cookies

  • Save
  • Pin
  • Print
  • Share
  • Jump to Recipe
Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Jan 16, 2009
  • Save
  • Pin
  • Print
  • Share
  • Jump to Recipe
Who wouldn't love delicious decorated heart-shaped sugar cookies?

Heart-of-My-Heart Cookies

  • Prep Time 30 min
  • Total 1 hr 10 min
  • Servings 24
  • Ingredients 11
  • Save
  • Pin
  • Print
  • Share
  • Keep Screen On

Ingredients

Cookies

  • 1 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 egg
  • 2 1/2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon cream of tartar

Powdered Sugar Glaze, if desired

  • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 3 to 3 1/2 tablespoons milk

Decorations, if desired

  • Betty Crocker™ colored sugars
  • Betty Crocker™ decorating icings (from 4.25-oz tubes)
Make With
Gold Medal Flour

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    In large bowl, beat butter, 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar, the vanilla and egg with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in flour, baking soda and cream of tartar. Cover; refrigerate 2 to 3 hours or until chilled.
  • Step 
    2
    Heat oven to 375°F. Divide dough in half. On lightly floured cloth-covered surface, roll each half 1/4 inch thick. Cut with 3 1/2-inch heart-shaped cookie cutter. On ungreased cookie sheet, place cutouts 2 inches apart. If desired, sprinkle with colored sugars.
  • Step 
    3
    Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until delicately golden. Remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
  • Step 
    4
    In small bowl, mix glaze ingredients until smooth and spreadable. Spread glaze over cookies. Decorate with decorator icings.

Nutrition

150 Calories
8g Total Fat
2g Protein
18g Total Carbohydrate
7g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cookie
Calories
150
Calories from Fat
70
Total Fat
8g
12%
Saturated Fat
5g
25%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
30mg
10%
Sodium
110mg
5%
Potassium
40mg
1%
Total Carbohydrate
18g
6%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
7g
Protein
2g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
4%
4%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
4%
4%
Exchanges:
1/2 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 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Recipe Tips

© 2025 ®/TM General Mills All Rights Reserved

Reviews & Questions Section