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If you’re looking for an absolutely delicious sweet treat to bake for Valentine’s day, look no further than this recipe for easy Valentine cookies.
This recipe has been in our family for decades! The reason I love it so much is that the basic recipe is very simple – mix, refrigerate, cut out, bake, and enjoy! However, you can take the cookies to the next level and get creative by decorating them as much or as little as you like.
As you can see, I simply decorated the cookies with colored sugar. You can either make your own using regular sugar and food coloring or purchase premade.
While I absolutely LOVE cookies that are all fancy and beautiful, decorating is just not my thing. I enjoy keeping things basic and enjoying the true flavor of the cookie rather than all the added icing and bling. Especially with this recipe…the cookies alone are simply delish!
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Tools Needed To Make These Easy Valentine Cookies
.Cookie Cutters (I used cookie cutters that have been passed down in our family)
On to the recipe…
Easy Valentine Cookies (Aunt Cora’s Sugar Cookies)
This is a recipe which has been in our family for ages. These sugar cookies were often made around Valentine's Day, however, they are so delicious you just might want to bake them all year round!
5 from 5 votes
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Cook Time 7 minutes mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Ingredients
- 1 cup shortening
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 3 tsp baking powder
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp salt
Instructions
Cream shortening
Add sugar and eggs to shortening mixture and continue to mix
Add baking soda to buttermilk
Add buttermilk mixture to shortening/sugar/egg mixture
Add remainder of ingredients and mix together
Refrigerate dough for at least 2 hours or overnight
After refrigeration, roll out the dough in small portions onto a decent bed of flour to about 1/4 inch thick and sprinkle with sugar
Using your favorite cookie cutters, cut out the dough and place onto a baking sheet.
Bake at 375 for 8 minutes
Remove from oven and let cool briefly then place on cooling rack.
Enjoy the decorating process. You can ice them, add colored sugar, or other types of sprinkles. Keep it simple and to your liking.
Notes
For gluten-free cookies simply substitute all-purpose flour with gluten-free all-purpose flour.
Keyword cookies, Easy Valentine Cookies, sugar cookies, valentine’s cookies
Whatever you do, enjoy baking these easy Valentine cookies for your sweetie or to enjoy yourself. Even if you gift cookies to a special someone, be sure to keep a few for yourself.
These cookies freeze quite nicely. Simply place them in a freezer-safe container (with parchment paper between the layers) and take out one or two at a time to enjoy as a self-care treat!!
Curious, do you enjoy baking cookies with all the fancy decor or are you a no-nonsense baker like me? There is no right or wrong here. No matter what you choose, be sure you choose joy in life!
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Yum! Those cookies look delicious!
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They are delicious!!
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This easy recipe is right up my alley! Will be fun to make these cookies for Valentine’s with the grands this year!
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Absolutely! Let them get creative with decorating!! Have fun!
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This easy recipe is right up my alley! Will be fun to make these cookies for Valentine’s with the grands this year!
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thanks so much for sharing, im a terrible cook and even poorer at baking, but you`ve just made this sound so easy that I will have to try it.
I really appreciate this.Reply
You’re welcome! I’m right there with you in that I’m a terrible cook and not so great baker. You can do this!!!
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Yum! I would not have thought to put buttermilk in a cookie recipe. Just delicious!Reply
Yes, it’s a great addition!
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love how tender this cookie isReply
It is very soft and delish!
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Yum!! I love cookies 🙂
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Cookies are life 🙂
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Such a lovely sweet treat to celebrate the Valentine’s day. Thanks for sharing this amazing recipe. Will surprise my girl with this one.Reply
You’re welcome! I hope she enjoys it 🙂
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I always appreciate a simple recipe. Growing up, my mom and I always made sugar cookies for every holiday. I have wonderful memories of heart cookies with yummy icing. Thank you for sharing a great recipe.Reply
Those are memories to treasure for sure! 🙂
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Homemade is always the best. I can’t wait to bake with my little one. I’ll take it easy on the sprinkles though.
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Have fun with it. I have such fond memories of baking with my mom. It’s not about perfection, it’s about making memories. Enjoy!
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Looks like something my kids would love to make. Thank you for sharing!
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Oh, yes! This recipe would be so much fun for kids to help with. Cutout cookies are always a blast!
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Love the addition of buttermilk to a sugar cookie.
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Yum! I love a good cookie – especially easy ones to make! These Valentine cookies look so delicious, festive and fun!Reply
Thank you Debbie! They are so moist and delicious and of course can be made any time of year with all the fun cookie cutters available. Thanks for stoppinig by!
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These cookies look delightful. Great instructions. I shall try this recipe out!
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Hi Maryanne! I’d love to hear what you think if you did give these cookies a try 🙂
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Fun, simple, and delicious!
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Yes, that they are!!
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