Description
Indulge in the sweet delight of Heart-Shaped Sugar Cookie Sandwiches filled with creamy buttercream. Perfect for any occasion, these adorable treats are soft, flavorful, and irresistibly charming. Picture sharing them on Valentine’s Day or at birthday parties—each bite is a blissful hug for your taste buds!
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened (2 sticks)
- 1 large egg
- 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 2 cups powdered sugar (for filling)
- 3 tbsp heavy cream (for filling)
- Food coloring (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
- In another bowl, cream together the butter and granulated sugar until fluffy. Add the egg and vanilla; mix well.
- Gradually combine the dry ingredients into the wet mixture until you form a soft dough.
- Roll out dough to ¼ inch thick and cut out heart shapes using a cookie cutter.
- Bake on parchment-lined sheets for 8-10 minutes until edges are lightly golden. Let cool.
- For the filling, beat softened butter and powdered sugar until smooth, adding heavy cream until spreadable. Mix in food coloring if desired.
- Spread buttercream between two cooled cookies to create sandwiches.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 sandwich
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 100mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 29g
- Fiber: <1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg