Best Sweetheart Cookies Recipes

SWEETHEART COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add egg yolk; mix well. Stir in the flour by hand. On a lightly floured surface, gently knead dough for 2-3 minutes or until thoroughly combined. , Roll into 1-in. balls. Place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Using the end of a wooden spoon handle, make an indention in the center of each. Fill each with 1/4 teaspoon preserves. , Bake for 13-15 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Remove to wire racks. Dust warm cookies with confectioners' sugar if desired. Cool.

SWEETHEART THUMBPRINT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350˚F. Beat butter with confectioners' sugar, vanilla, and salt until thoroughly combined, about 1 minute. Beat in flour until a dough forms.
• Roll level tablespoons of dough into balls; arrange 1 inch apart on parchment-lined baking sheets. Using the end of the handle of a flat-bottomed eating utensil or rubber spatula, press two deep indentations into the center of each ball to create a V (it will expand during baking to become a heart).
• Bake until bottoms are golden and cookies are just set, 17 to 20 minutes. Meanwhile, stir together sanding sugar and a tiny pinch of luster dust. In a small bowl, beat egg white with 1 teaspoon water. Working with a few cookies at a time, brush tops with egg wash and sprinkle generously with sanding-sugar mixture.
• Return to oven and bake until egg wash is dry and sugar has set, about 1 minute. Let cookies cool 5 minutes on sheets, then transfer to wire racks and let cool completely.
• In a small saucepan, bring jam to a boil. Press through a fine-mesh strainer; discard solids. Spoon into heart indentations (about 1/2 teaspoon per cookie), or transfer heated jam to squeeze bottles for more precision. Let jam set completely before serving. (Cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature up to 5 days.)

SWEETHEART COCONUT COOKIES

Steps:

• Place coconut and sugar in a food processor; cover and process until coconut is coarsely chopped. In a large bowl, cut butter into flour until crumbly. Stir in coconut mixture. Stir in eggs and vanilla., On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with a 2-1/2-in. heart-shaped cookie cutter dipped in flour. Using a 1-in. heart-shaped cookie cutter, cut out the center of half of the cookies. Reroll small cutouts if desired. , Place solid and cutout cookies 1 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 7-9 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Remove to wire racks., In a small bowl, combine the confectioners' sugar, water and vanilla; brush over warm cookies with cutout centers. Immediately sprinkle with coarse white sugar if desired. Spread 1/2 teaspoon of jam over the bottom of each solid cookie; place cookies with cutout centers over jam.

SWEETHEART SANDWICH COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. In medium bowl, stir cookie mix and flour until well blended. Add butter, egg and almond extract; stir until soft dough forms.
• Roll dough into 84 (1/2-inch) balls. Roll each ball in sugar. Place balls 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 7 to 9 minutes or until set. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
• For each sandwich cookie, spread 1 teaspoon frosting on bottom of 1 cooled cookie. Top with second cookie, bottom side down; gently press cookies together. Roll sides of sandwich cookie in sprinkles.

GOLDY BEAR'S SWEETHEART SANDWICH COOKIES

Steps:

• FOR THE COOKIES --
• Cream the butter with the sugar in a large bowl until light.
• Beat in eggs and vanilla; set aside.
• Sift the cocoa, flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda together.
• Stir the dry ingredients thoroughly into the butter mixture.
• Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 or 3 hours.
• Preheat the oven to 375F and butter 2 cookie sheets.
• Using a teaspoon measure, roll level teaspoons of the dough into balls and place them 2 inches apart on the sheets.
• Bake for 10 to 15 mins, until cookies are puffed and surfaces slightly dry and cracked.
• Cool on racks.
• FOR THE FILLING --
• Cream the butter until light.
• Beat in the vanilla and powdered sugar, adding whipping cream and continuing to beat until the consistency is like creamy frosting.
• When the cookies are complete cool, spread about 1/2 tablespoon of iflling on the bottom of one cookie, then top with the bottom side of another cookie.
• VARIATION --
• For half a batch of vanilla-filled and half a batch of peppermint-filled cookies, add 1/8 teaspoon peppermint extract to half the filling. Tint the peppermint filling pink or green before filling half the sandwiches.

SWEETHEART COOKIES

Steps:

• Make cookie dough as directed on package, stirring in flour. Roll dough into 36 (1-inch) balls. Combine sugars and coffee powder in small bowl. Roll balls in sugar-coffee mixture. Place about 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake at 375°F 7 to 9 minutes or until set. Immediately press 1 chocolate-striped candy into center of each cookie. Allow to stand about 5 minutes until soft; press lightly. Top melted candy with chocolate candy.
• If desired, reverse the candies on the cookies. Cool; place on cooling racks. Cool completely.

SWEETHEART SANDWICH COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. To make the cookies, cream the butter with the sugar in a large bowl until light. Beat in eggs and vanilla; set aside. Sift the cocoa, flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda together.
• 2. Stir the dry ingredients thoroughly into the butter mixture. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 or 3 hours. Preheat the oven to 375 F and butter 2 cookie sheets.
• 3. Using a teaspoon measure, roll level teaspoons of the dough into balls and place them 2 inches apart on the sheets. Bake for 10 to 15 mins, until cookies are puffed and surfaces slightly dry and cracked. Cool on racks.
• 4. To make the filling, cream the butter until light. Beat in the vanilla and powdered sugar, adding whipping cream and continuing to beat until the consistency is like creamy frosting.
• 5. Makes about 3 dozen sandwiches.
• 6. Variation : For half a batch of vanilla-filled and half a batch of peppermint-filled cookies, add ⅛ teaspoon peppermint extract to half the filling. Tint the peppermint filling pink or green before filling half the sandwiches.
• 7. Enjoy the recipe @@ http://goo.gl/OKC6vp

SWEETHEART CUP COOKIES FOR VALENTINE'S DAY

Steps:

• Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl.
• Beat sugar and butter together in a separate bowl using a mixer at low speed. Increase speed to high and beat until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Reduce speed to low and beat in eggs, one at a time, and vanilla extract. Beat in flour until just blended and press together by hand into a dough. Divide dough into 4 equal portions and flatten each into a disk. Wrap disks individually in plastic and refrigerate 8 hours to overnight.
• Remove 2 disks of dough from the refrigerator; keep remaining dough in the refrigerator or freezer for future use.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray 36 mini muffin cups with cooking spray or line with paper liners.
• Roll 1 rounded teaspoon of dough into a ball and press into the bottom and up the sides of a mini muffin cup to form a shell. Repeat with remaining dough to make 36 shells.
• Bake in the preheated oven until lightly golden, 12 to 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, beat peanut butter, confectioners' sugar, and butter together in a bowl using an electric mixer until creamy. Pour filling into a pastry bag or a resealable plastic bag with a corner snipped off.
• Remove from the oven and press the end of a wooden spoon into each cookie cup to reshape. Cool 2 minutes in the pan, then carefully transfer to a rack to cool completely.
• Fill each cooled cookie cup with about 1 tablespoons filling. Top each with 1 chocolate kiss candy.

SWEETHEART COOKIES FOR LOVED ONES

Steps:

• Sift 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar into a large bowl. Add almonds and superfine sugar; stir together. Make a hole in the middle and add sweetened condensed milk. Stir well until mixture is completely smooth. Add red food coloring. Divide dough in half and wrap both pieces in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 15 to 20 minutes.
• Sprinkle 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar over a clean work surface. Roll dough out to the thickness of a pinky finger. Punch out hearts using a heart-shaped cookie cutter. Place cookies on a baking sheet covered with waxed paper to harden.

MY SWEETHEART HONEY VALENTINE COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. START by prepare the mixture,by beating the butter, honey almond extract together. IN a electric mixer. You should see the considerably ,smooth paste by the end of this step.
• 2. ADD A CUP of the paste,and beat well. ONCE this is done, Go ahead and Add another cup of flour to it.
• 3. BEAT WELL the ingredients until you have a smooth cookie dough at hand.
• 4. NOW add chopped almonds to the cookie dough. YOU can cut the dough into and heart shapes circles ,and so on just use your, ideas. EVEN ANGELS . YOU CAN ADD OR ROLL GENTLE COOKIES AT THE EDGES WITH ALMONDS OR CHOCOLATE PIECES ITS TOO GOOD NOT TO TRY
• 5. WHEN baking these cookies,ensure that you are baking in the right temperature,your timing has to be right,No room for mistakes. BAKE350* for 1/2 hour or so. IT depends on your oven.JUST UNTIL THEY ARE GOLDEN BROWN,NOT TO OVERCOOK IT. ONCE cookies are baked ,take them out wait 5 minutes and frost them or serve just as is. SERVE warm with glass of cold milk. MAKE Someone Smile,make enough to share with your family or neigbors .Decorate the cookies for the special holiday. SHARE THE MEMORIES AND HAVE YOUR GRANDCHILDREN AND YOUR KIDS NEXT DOOR COME OVER AND HAVE A COOKIE DECORATION DAY .TO SHARE WITH THOSE THAT WE LOVE. GRAMMY .MARIA MAXEY.

SWEETHEART SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350°. Beat butter, granulated sugar, and vanilla at medium speed with an electric mixer until fluffy. Add egg, beating until blended.
• 2. Combine flour and salt; gradually add to butter mixture, beating just until blended.
• 3. Divide dough into 2 equal portions; flatten each portion into a disk. Cover and chill 10 minutes.
• 4. Place 1 dough disk on a heavily floured surface, and roll to 1/8-inch thickness. Cut with a 3-inch heart-shaped cutter. Place 2 inches apart on lightly greased baking sheets. Repeat procedure with remaining dough disk.
• 5. Bake at 350° for 10 to 12 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Let cool on baking sheets 5 minutes; transfer to wire racks, and let cool completely (about 30 minutes).
• 6. Whisk together meringue powder and 2 Tbsp. water. Brush cookies with mixture, or dip cookies in mixture, and sprinkle with sanding sugar.

SWEETHEART COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar. Add egg yolks and continue creaming. Sift flour into creamed mixture and combine. Chill dough 5-10 minutes. Roll into marble size balls. Poke pinky into tops and place a little raspberry or apricot jelly (or whatever you prefer.) Bake in 325 degree oven for 10 minutes. While warm sprinkle with powdered sugar. Remove to wire racks to cool and sprinkle again with powdered sugar.

SWEETHEART COCONUT COOKIES

Steps:

• Place coconut and sugar in a food processor; cover and process until coconut is coarsely chopped. In a large bowl, cut butter into flour until crumbly. Stir in coconut mixture. Stir in eggs and vanilla., On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with a 2-1/2-in. heart-shaped cookie cutter dipped in flour. Using a 1-in. heart-shaped cookie cutter, cut out the center of half of the cookies. Reroll small cutouts if desired. , Place solid and cutout cookies 1 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 7-9 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Remove to wire racks., In a small bowl, combine the confectioners' sugar, water and vanilla; brush over warm cookies with cutout centers. Immediately sprinkle with coarse white sugar if desired. Spread 1/2 teaspoon of jam over the bottom of each solid cookie; place cookies with cutout centers over jam.