The kids wanted to make some cookies for their friends for Valentine's Day instead of giving out candy. We loved these Mini Leaf Cookies Chelsea made so we decided to branch off her recipe, and make these adorable Mini Heart Cookies. These Honey Sugar Cookies are so yummy and the mini size lets you eat handfuls without the guilt. The kids did all the decorating, and had lots of fun. Invite some kids over, and decorate away!
Recipe:
For the Cookies:
1/3 cup Crisco
1/3 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup honey
1/4 cup room temperature butter
1 tbsp vanilla
2 3/4 cup flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1/3 cup Crisco
1/3 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup honey
1/4 cup room temperature butter
1 tbsp vanilla
2 3/4 cup flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
For the Icing:
1 1/4 cup powdered sugar
1 egg white
1 tbsp lemon juice or maple syrup
food coloring
1 1/4 cup powdered sugar
1 egg white
1 tbsp lemon juice or maple syrup
food coloring
Directions:
1.Mix shortening, butter, egg, honey, sugar, and vanilla thoroughly. Blend flour, soda, and salt, and stir into shortening mixture. Refrigerate for 15 minutes. Roll onto a floured surface to about 1/4″ thick and use your mini heart cookie cutters to cut out the shape. We got our mini heart cookie cutter from here. We used some of the dough to spell out words and names using our ABC Mini Cookie Cutter set from here.
2. Put shapes on a piece of parchment paper and place on a baking sheet. Bake approximately 4 minutes at 350 degrees. They puff up, but they don't spread so you can fit them close together on the cookie sheet.
3. Allow the cookies to cool on a rack while you mix up the icing. Combine all ingredients, and mix until smooth. You may need to add more powdered sugar if you find that your icing is too runny or more syrup if it is to thick. Separate the icing into small bowls and mix food coloring in each to make your colors. Once the cookies were cooled spoon a little icing on each cookie and use a toothpick to spread the icing.
4. Let the icing set, and package them up for your friends. This recipe makes so many that you can eat a bunch, and still have so many left!
2. Put shapes on a piece of parchment paper and place on a baking sheet. Bake approximately 4 minutes at 350 degrees. They puff up, but they don't spread so you can fit them close together on the cookie sheet.
3. Allow the cookies to cool on a rack while you mix up the icing. Combine all ingredients, and mix until smooth. You may need to add more powdered sugar if you find that your icing is too runny or more syrup if it is to thick. Separate the icing into small bowls and mix food coloring in each to make your colors. Once the cookies were cooled spoon a little icing on each cookie and use a toothpick to spread the icing.
4. Let the icing set, and package them up for your friends. This recipe makes so many that you can eat a bunch, and still have so many left!
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| Package them up in milk bottles decorated with twine and washi tape, berry baskets and candy cups from the Shop! |
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