Easy Heart-Shaped Cutout Sugar Cookies | Valentine's Day Recipe (2024)

FAQs

How to cut cookies in heart shape? ›

If you don't have a heart shaped cookie cutter, don't worry! To make heart shaped cookies without a cutter you need to shape the balls of cookie dough on the tray before resting and baking. You can then help them along during baking by using a teaspoon to press the edges and keep them in a heart shape.

Method 1: Using a knife or template

If you don't have a heart-shaped cookie cutter on hand, don't worry! You can easily make heart-shaped cookies using a knife or a simple paper template. Prepare the dough: Start by preparing your favorite recipe for cookie dough.

Sandwich your dough between two sheets of parchment, roll, then freeze; it makes cut-out cookies a breeze! If you plan to store it for only a few hours or days, there's no need to overwrap the baking sheet; for longer storage, wrap the entire baking sheet tightly with plastic wrap before freezing.

Simple metal cookie cutters can transform store-bought slice-and-bake dough into the most festive holiday dessert. For these Christmas cut-outs, all you need is a 16.5-ounce roll of Pillsbury sugar-cookie dough, some flour, and an oven (elbow grease not included).

Place each portion onto a piece of lightly floured parchment paper or a lightly floured silicone baking mat. With a lightly floured rolling pin, roll the dough out to about 1/4-inch thickness. Use more flour if the dough seems too sticky. The rolled-out dough can be any shape, as long as it is evenly 1/4-inch thick.

Baking powder simply adds carbon dioxide to the equation, providing a more forceful pressure that encourages a dough to spread up and out.

Use a small, sharp knife or pizza cutter to cut any shape of cookie you like after rolling out the dough. If needed, use an aid to help cut specific shapes: Create a stencil out of cardboard or parchment, wax, or plain paper for simple shapes like hearts, shamrocks, eggs, and flowers.

If you're really hoping for a perfectly round cookie, you can also roll out your dough and use a drinking glass or mason jar lid as a makeshift cookie cutter. It will work the exact same as a cookie cutter!

Just gently roll each portion of dough between your hands into a perfectly round ball before baking. While this works best with smooth cookie doughs, you can apply a little extra pressure on chunky cookie doughs to press the little bits in.

Place slightly chilled cookie dough between the two pieces of parchment paper and form the dough into rectangle using your hands. Using a rolling pin, start at the center and begin to roll the dough away from your body, rotating the dough 90 degrees every few rolls to ensure even thickness.

Why are my cutout cookies puffy? ›

Q: Why are my cookies so puffy and cakey? Whipping too much air into the dough. That fluffy texture you want in a cake results from beating a lot of air into the room temperature butter and sugar, and it does the same for cookies. So don't overdo it when you're creaming together the butter and sugar.

Don't bother softening the butter: I like to use cold, cubed butter when I make the dough. It saves the step of chilling the dough before baking, which is another trick many bakers use to help their cookies keep their shape.

Use a small, sharp knife or pizza cutter to cut any shape of cookie you like after rolling out the dough. If needed, use an aid to help cut specific shapes: Create a stencil out of cardboard or parchment, wax, or plain paper for simple shapes like hearts, shamrocks, eggs, and flowers.

Once the cookie slab is baked, use your favorite cookie cutters to create shapes. Since you're working with a solid slab, you can choose larger and more intricate designs without worrying about fragile edges. Dipping the cookie cutters in flour or powdered sugar can also help achieve clean edges.