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Valentine's Day Sugar Cookies

Prep: 25 mins Cook: 10 mins Additional: 20 mins Total: 55 mins

Servings: 24

Yield: 2 dozen medium cookies

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened

1 cup white sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

½ teaspoon almond extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ (16 ounce) package white confectioners' coating (such as
CANDIQUIK), or as needed

1 (3 ounce) bar red candy melts (such as Wilton), or as
needed

Directions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Beat butter and sugar together in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with

a paddle attachment until smooth. Beat in egg, vanilla, and almond
extract.

Step 3

Combine flour and baking powder in a separate bowl and add to the

butter mixture, a little at a time. Stir until well combined. Knead using
wet fingers if dough gets too stiff, dusting with flouring occasionally,
until it bounces back.