Homemade with LOVE.

So, this year I decided to make something special for my friends for Valentines Day.  I don't usually celebrate this holiday, but this time I decided to make an exception.
Anywho, I found this recipe online, heart shaped sugar cookies with royal icing.

Ingredients:

2 sticks of butter

1 1/2 cups of powdered sugar
2 1/2 cups of flour
1 tsp of vanilla
1 tsp of cream of tarter
1 tsp of baking soda
1 egg

Directions:

In your Kitchen Aid fitted with the paddle attachement, whip together butter and powdered sugar.  Add Flour, vanilla, cream of tarter, soda, and egg.  On slow, stir together ingredients just until combined.  Turn the dough out onto a floured board and wrap it with plastic wrap.  Let the dough rest in the refrigerator for 20 minutes.  

Unwrap the dough and put it on a floured board.  Be sure to flour the rolling pin, as well.   Roll out dough until 1/4 inch thick. Cut shapes.

Place them on a parchment lined baking sheet.  Bake for 6-8 minutes at 350 degrees just until the edges 

begin to turn brown - baking time will depend on size and thickness of the cookie.  

Royal Icing

3 egg whites

4 cups of powdered sugar

In the Kitchen Aid fitted with a whisk attachment, beat the egg whites until almost frothy.  Add in the powdered sugar and whisk on slow until smooth.  You may need to add more or less powdered sugar or water to achieve desired thickness.  For sugar cookies, you want the icing to be thin enough that it will fall back on itself and smooth itself out, but not too thin so it will run off of the cookie.

Decorate them and...

ENJOY :)

YUM!