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Delicious Valentine’s Day Swirl Cookies You’ll Love

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These Valentine’s Day swirl cookies are soft, buttery sugar cookies with festive red, pink, and white swirls, perfect for sharing love and adding color to any Valentine’s celebration.

Ingredients

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  • 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 0.5 teaspoon salt
  • Red gel food coloring
  • Pink gel food coloring

Instructions

  1. Cream softened butter and granulated sugar together until light and fluffy.
  2. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition, then mix in vanilla extract.
  3. In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
  4. Gradually mix dry ingredients into wet ingredients until a soft dough forms.
  5. Divide dough into three equal portions, leaving one plain and coloring the others pink and red.
  6. Roll each dough portion into rectangles, stack them, and roll tightly into a log.
  7. Wrap dough log in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours until firm.
  8. Preheat oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  9. Slice chilled dough into 0.25-inch rounds and place on baking sheet.
  10. Bake for 9 to 11 minutes until edges are set and lightly golden.
  11. Cool on baking sheet briefly, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

Notes

Chill the dough thoroughly for clean swirl patterns and avoid overbaking to keep cookies soft in the center.

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