Classic homemade sugar cookies with a fun marbled twist for Valentine’s Day. A festive treat for the entire family!
Prep Time1 hr 30 mins
Cook Time12 mins
Total Time1 hr 50 mins
Servings: 12
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter softened
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1½ tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ tsp baking powder
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- Gel food colouring
Instructions
-
In a large bowl or stand mixer, beat together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Mix in egg and vanilla, followed by salt and baking powder. Scrape the bowl as needed. Gradually mix in flour, increasing speed as needed until dough is fully combined and no streaks remain.
-
Divide dough in half, transferring half to a clean bowl, set aside. Add a small amount of dark pink gel food color to the remaining dough. Beat until fully tinted and no streaks remain.
-
Pinch off golfball sized portions of dough, rolling into balls. Create a pattern of alternate coloured balls of dough on your work station. Gently, knead all dough together until swirls of colour are visible. Do not over mix.
-
Shape into a disc and wrap in plastic. Chill for 30-60 minutes.
-
Preheat oven to 180°C. Prepare a baking sheet with a silicone baking mat or parchment paper.
-
Roll out dough to ¼-inch thick, on a lightly floured surface. Cut out desired shapes. Space 2-inches apart prepared baking sheet. Freeze cookies for 15 minutes. Press together remaining dough and scraps, rewrapping in plastic and keeping chilled until ready to roll and cut again.
-
Bake at 180°C for 12 minutes. Allow cookies to rest on the pan for two minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
-
Store cookies in an airtight container for up to a week.
Notes
Recipe yields roughly two dozen cookies. This will vary depending on the size of the cookie cutter used and thickness of the dough.
An original recipe from Baked by Rachel.