Ingredients: |
Ingredients: 1 Cup - Unsalted Butter, cold
4oz - Cream Cheese (1/2 brick)
1 Cup - Granulated Sugar
1 large egg yolk
2 tsp - vanilla extract
1 tsp - almond extract
2 3/4 Cup - All-Purpose Flour
1/4 Cup -Cornstarch
1/2 Tsp - kosher salt
For the Sour Cream Icing:
1/4 Cup - unsalted butter, softened
1/3 Cup - Sour Cream
2/12 Cups - Powdered Sugar
pinch of Kosher salt
drop of pink food coloring (optional)
white nonpareil sprinkles (optional)
white sugar pearls (optional)
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Directions: |
Directions:1. Preheat the oven to 375º and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
2. Place the butter, cream cheese and sugar in a large mixing bowl and beat on medium-low speed until smooth (about 1 minute)
3. Add the egg yolk, vanilla and almond extract and mix on medium speed until combined.
4. Scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl with a silicone spatula, then add the flour, cornstarch and salt.
5. Mix on medium-low speed until a stiff dough forms (about 1 minute).
6. Roll the dough to 1/4-inch thick between 2 sheets of parchment paper.
7. Remove the top sheet of parchment and cut shapes with a 3=inch heart cookie cutter.
8. Peel the shapes from the bottom layer of parchment and place on the prepared baking sheets.
9. Bake for 12 to 16 minutes or until just barely beginning to turn golden on the bottoms.
10. Cool completely, then frost with sour cream icing.
To make sour cream icing:
1. Place the butter, sour cream, powdered sugar and salt in a large mixing bowl and whip on medium speed until smooth.
2. Tint with pink food coloring and garnish with white nonpareil sprinkles and white sugar pearls. |
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