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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: 2/03/21Updated: 3/28/24

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Buttery Shortbread Cookie Bites - little bites of sweet buttery goodness

Show your love with some of these buttery shortbread heart cookies.  They are little bites of sweet buttery goodness.

Shortbread Heart Cookies

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

Heart cookies with sprinkles

Ingredients Needed

  • All Purpose Flour
  • Butter
  • Powdered Sugar
  • Almond Extract
  • Salt
  • Nonpareils
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. 
  • Add in your favorite sprinkles.  I prefer nonpareils for these cookies.
Valentine Day Sprinkles
  • Mix in the sprinkles and knead the dough until it comes together.
Valentine Shortbread heart Cookie Dough
  • Place the dough between two sheets of wax paper. 
  • Roll the dough out to a 1/2″ thickness.
rolling out heart cookie dough
  • 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.
heart cookies on a baking sheet
  • Bake at 325 degrees F for 18-20 minutes or until just beginning to turn golden brown on the edges.
bowl of valentine heart cookies

Check out more of my favorite Valentine Treats

  • Chocolate Lava Cake
  • Heart Shaped Pavlova
  • Red Velvet Cake

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5 from 5 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 minutes
Cook:20 minutes minutes
Total:35 minutes 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. Reg says

    Posted on 2/2 at 4:13 pm

    These cookies are amazing! Made one batch to try and everyone loved them. I need to make a bunch for baby shower favors. How long do you think I can freeze them for? I liked to make them a week in advance and put them in the freezer.

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  2. Patricia says

    Posted on 2/6 at 1:47 pm

    Hi,
    Can you freeze the cookies for a few days after baking them?
    Thanks!

    Reply
    • Leigh Anne Wilkes says

      Posted on 2/6 at 3:46 pm

      absolutely!

      Reply
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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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