Description
Delicious Valentine’s Day Swirl Cookies You’ll Love are soft, buttery slice-and-bake sugar cookies with beautiful pink and red swirls, perfect for Valentine’s Day baking, gifting, and parties.
Ingredients
- 2.5 cups all-purpose flour
- 0.75 tsp baking powder
- 0.25 tsp salt
- 0.75 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- Red food coloring
- Pink food coloring
- Additional granulated sugar for rolling (optional)
Instructions
- In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
- In a separate bowl, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add egg and vanilla extract and mix until combined.
- Gradually mix in dry ingredients until a soft dough forms.
- Divide dough into three equal portions, leaving one plain and coloring the others pink and red.
- Roll each dough portion into rectangles, stack, and roll tightly into a log to form swirls.
- Wrap dough log and refrigerate for at least 2 hours until firm.
- Preheat oven to 350°F and slice dough into 0.25-inch rounds.
- Bake cookies for 9 to 11 minutes until edges are just set.
- Cool briefly on the baking sheet, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
Chill the dough fully before slicing to keep the swirl pattern clean and defined.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American