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Home / Latest Posts / Holiday Ideas / Valentine's Day / Shortbread Heart Cookies

Shortbread Heart Cookies

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By: Leigh Anne WilkesPosted: 2/03/17Updated: 1/03/22

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Shortbread Heart Cookies

Show your love with some of these buttery shortbread Heart Cookies.  They are little bites of sweet buttery Valentine goodness.

Valentine’s Day is right around the corner and next to Christmas, it’s my favorite holiday to bake for.  I usually make up a batch of my favorite heart shaped sugar cookies. Other than Christmas, this is the only time of year I do a rolled, frosted sugar cookie.  I’m just too lazy the rest of the year and instead, make the perfect  sugar cookie when that sugar cookie hankering hits!

Heart cookies with sprinkles

If you love a sugar cookie but don’t have the time for a frosted cookie, you are going to want to try these yummy shortbread cookies. They are sweet and buttery and the perfect thing to go with your afternoon tea or a fun Valentine’s Day Hot Chocolate Bar.  Make up a batch and wrap up some of these one bite wonders in a little cellophane bag and share the love with someone.

They are simple to make and only require butter, flour, powdered sugar and almond extract.

Shortbread Dough

How to Make Shortbread Heart Cookies

Combine the flour, butter, powdered sugar, and extract in the mixer.  Mix until it forms a crumb like consistency.  Then, add in your favorite sprinkles.  I prefer nonpareils for these cookies and used some fun red and pink sprinkles.

Valentine Day Sprinkles

Use your hands to mix in the sprinkles and  knead the dough until it comes together.

Valentine Shortbread heart Cookie Dough

Next, place the dough between two sheets of wax paper.  With a rolling pin, roll the dough out to a 1/2″ thickness.

rolling out heart cookie dough

Then, cut the dough into little hearts.  I used this cute 1 ” heart shaped cookie cutter.

cutting shortbread dough into heart shaped cookies

Place the heart cookies on a parchment lined baking sheet and bake for 18-20 minutes or until just beginning to turn golden brown on the edges.

heart cookies on a baking sheet

heart shaped shortbread cookies on a cooling rack

Allow them to cool for a few minutes, pour yourself a cup of tea and enjoy a few of these buttery shortbread cookie bites.
They are the perfect way to celebrate Valentine’s Day and show someone how much you love them!  Give someone your heart, your shortbread cookie heart!

bowl of valentine heart cookies


Shortbread Heart Cookie Recipe

5 from 4 votes
Buttery Shortbread Cookie Bites - little bites of sweet buttery goodness

Shortbread Valentine Cookies

Recipe From: Leigh Anne Wilkes
Cute heart cookies made with delicious buttery valentine shortbread.
serves: 36 cookies
Prep:15 minutes
Cook:20 minutes
Total:35 minutes
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Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 cup all purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup chilled butter salted
  • 1/3 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/2 tsp almond extract
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • 1 Tbsp nonpareils or sprinkles

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
  • In a mixer, combine all ingredients except for sprinkles.
  • Mix until small crumbs form.
  • Add in sprinkles and with hands, knead the dough to combine and bring it together into a ball.
  • Place dough between two layers of wax paper and with a rolling pin, roll out to 1/2 ” thick.
  • Cut into 1/2″ squares or use a small cookie cutter.
  • Place cookies on a parchment lined baking sheet and bake for 18-20 minutes or until edges begin to turn golden brown.

Tips & Notes:

Recipe adapted from Land O’Lakes

Nutrition Facts:

Calories: 44kcal (2%) Carbohydrates: 4g (1%) Fat: 2g (3%) Saturated Fat: 1g (6%) Cholesterol: 6mg (2%) Sodium: 30mg (1%) Potassium: 4mg Sugar: 1g (1%) Vitamin A: 80IU (2%) Calcium: 1mg Iron: 0.2mg (1%)
* Disclaimer: All nutrition information are estimates only. Read full disclosure here.
Course:Cookies
Cuisine:American
Buttery Shortbread Cookie Bites - little bites of sweet buttery goodness
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  1. Becky Holley says

    Posted on 2/11 at 7:32 am

    Too crumbly, wouldn’t hold together.

    Reply
    • Leigh Anne Wilkes says

      Posted on 2/16 at 8:48 am

      Did you knead the dough with your hands to bring it together per the directions? It will be crumbly initially but the heat from your hands brings the dough together.

      Reply
  2. Glenns says

    Posted on 1/25 at 6:53 am

    Make these cookies frequently. Change the cutter and sprinkles according to the holiday, ie. tree shape with red and green sprinkles for Xmas.

    Reply
  3. Natalie says

    Posted on 3/2 at 11:21 am

    These were perfect! Thank you for this great recipe 🙂 Big hit with my Husband too, he said they worked very well with the tea.
    Only thing I had problem with is figured out whether or not the butter need to be softened or cold. Would love to have that clarified 🙂

    Reply
    • Leigh Anne says

      Posted on 3/2 at 12:07 pm

      Natalie, So glad they were a big hit at your house. I did update the recipe to reflect chilled butter but it sounds like however you did it worked just fine!
      Thanks!

      Reply
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