It is the sweetest time of year at Disney World right now!
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We’ve been trying all of the pink and red hearted treats we can find at the Disney parks and it’s getting hard to pick a favorite! But, sometimes the best treats are the ones made from the heart. Now you can put some love into your baking and whip up a batch of these Mickey Valentine Cookies!
Much like the Sweetheart candy you might find at the grocery store, the Mickey-shaped sugar cookies are sure to be a conversation starter. Plus, they let you put your piping skills to the test and create something that is almost too cute to eat!
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So, gather all your Disney fans in the kitchen and get to baking some chEAR worthy sweets!
Ingredients (makes 30)
Cookie Dough:
- 1 cup white sugar
- 3/4 cup butter, softened
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 Tsp vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 Tsp baking powder
- 1/2 Tsp salt
Icing:
- 3 cups confectioners’ sugar, sifted
- 2 egg whites
- Food coloring
Materials:
- Mickey cookie cutter
- Piping bags
- Scissors
- Toothpicks
- Icing pen
Directions:
- In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Stir in flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Cover and chill dough for at least one hour.
- Preheat oven to 400° F. Roll dough on a floured surface to 1/4-1/2″ thick. Use a Mickey cookie cutter to cut shapes out of dough. Place cookies 1” apart on greased cookie sheets.
- Bake 6-8 minutes in a preheated oven. Cool completely.
- To make the icing, beat together confectioners’ sugar and egg whites for 5 minutes, or until the mixture is thick enough to hold its shape.
- Divide icing in bowls and stir food coloring into each bowl to dye icing. Fill piping bags with icing. Cut a small hole at the ends.
- Pipe icing along the edges of the cookies and let dry.
- Then pipe icing inside the lines and use a toothpick to spread it out to the outline. Let dry until icing is completely hardened.
- With the icing pen, carefully write phrases on the cookies.
And that’s it! It may be a little more technical than grabbing conversation hearts at the store but these are sure to have a lot more character!
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