Show someone you love them with a batch of Stacked Hearts Valentine Sugar Cookies!
Perfect for Valentine’s Day or any other romantic occasion, these lovely little cookies are easier to make than they may look.
All they take is a little time and creativity.
Enjoy some delicious Stacked Hearts Valentine Sugar Cookies
Take your sugar cookies to the next level with these whimsical stacks of heart shaped sugar cookies!
They are as delicious as they are charming too!
In fact, if you are the creative type, you’re sure to have a lot of fun making these beautiful cookies.
Made from simple basic Sugar Cookie Mix, these are made with three different sized heart-shaped cookie cutters stacked up with frosting and brightly colored sprinkles.
They are so fun to make, you can even get the kids involved for a great cookie-making party.
Whip up these beautiful Stacked Hearts Valentine Sugar Cookies for school parties, Valentine’s Gifts, or other special occasions.
Moms will love them for Mother’s Day, and they’d even look lovely with other festive treats at Christmas.
After all, there really is no wrong time to let your friends and family know that you love them!
How to make other stacked sugar cookies
Since these cookies are so much fun, you may want to make them again for another occasion.
Or for anytime! It’s easy to modify this recipe to make that work too.
All you do is select the cookie cutter shape you need that comes in 3 sizes.
A great example would be a star since you can use that for the 4th of July or for Christmas.
Then you follow the instructions the same way that we have outlined here.
Just choose different colored sprinkles (or even fun sprinkles like candy canes or star shaped sprinkles) that go with your theme.
So you can do a red, white, and blue themed stars or red, green, and white stars.
Other designs that you can do easily are flower shapes or even pumpkins since you can often find cookie cutters in different sizes for these shapes.
The important thing is that the shapes are sort of circular so that they will support the stacks.
Ingredients to make Stacked Hearts Valentine Sugar Cookies
- 1 Package of sugar cookie mix + the ingredients to prepare it
- White caking frosting
- Valentine colored sprinkles
- 3 different sizes of heart shaped cookie cutters
- Rolling pin
- Flour for dusting
How to make the recipe
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Prepare the sugar cookie mix according to the instructions on the package.
Place a thin dusting of flour down on the counter, and roll out the dough to about ¼ of an inch thick.
Roll the dough as evenly as possible.
Press the different sized cookie cutters into the rolled out batter firmly.
You will need one heart of each size for each cookie that you wish to make.
Place the cut out hearts on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
Bake the cookies for 9-11 minutes, until they are cooked through and slightly browned on top.
Let the cookies cool down completely.
How to stack and decorate the cookies
Starting with the largest sized heart cookie, place a layer of cake frosting on the front of the cookie.
That cookie will be the bottom of the stack.
Apply one type of Valentine colored sprinkle to the frosted cookie, and set it down.
Take the next largest sized heart shaped cookie, and apply frosting to the front of it as well.
Coat that heart cookie with the next color of Valentine colored sprinkles.
Apply a dab of frosting to the bottom of the medium sized heart cookie, and press it down onto the center of the larger sized heart cookie that you already coated in sprinkles.
You only need a dab of icing to hold the cookie in place.
If you use too much, it could seep out the sides.
Start with a small amount. You can always add more frosting if you need it.
It’s also fun to alternate which color sprinkles you use for the top, middle, and bottom cookies.
Take the smallest sized heart shaped cookie, and apply frosting and sprinkles to it as well.
Apply a dab of cake frosting to the back of that cookie, and press it down onto the top of the other two to finish creating your heart stacked cookie.
Repeat steps 8-14 until you have finished creating all of your cookies.
Let the frosting harden to hold the cookies together, and then serve.
Heart shaped sugar cookie stacks make a great treat for your Valentine.
More fun cookie recipes to try:
- Valentine Gummy Bear Sugar Cookies
- Chocolate Covered Oreo Roses
- Caramel Apple Cookies
- Iced Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies
- M&M Oatmeal Cookies in a Jar
- Date Pinwheel Cookies
- Soft Chocolate Gingerbread Cookies
- Chewbacca Cookies
- Princess Leia Cookies
- Homemade Sandwich Cookies
- Butterbeer Cookies
And for more Valentine ideas, check out our tips for making Valentine’s Day Breakfast in Bed, How to Select the Perfect Valentine’s Chocolates, How to Set a Romantic Table, and how to plan an Inexpensive Valentine’s Day Dinner.
Please let us know how you enjoy our Stacked Hearts Valentine Sugar Cookies recipe.
Stacked Hearts Valentine Cookies
Equipment
- Mixing Bowl
- Mixer
- Measuring Cup
- Measuring Spoons
- Rolling Pin
- Cookie Cutters
- Parchment Paper or Silicone Baking Mat
- Cookie Sheet
- Icing Spatula
Ingredients
- 1 pkg Sugar Cookie Mix PLUS the Ingredients to make it
- container White Caking Frosting
- Valentine Colored Sprinkles
- 3 Different Sizes of Heart-Shaped Cookie Cutters
- Flour for Dusting
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Prepare the sugar cookie mix according to the instructions on the package.
- Place a thin dusting of flour down on the counter, and roll out the dough to about 1/4 of an inch thick.
- Press the different sized cookie cutters into the rolled out batter firmly. You will need one heart of each size for each cookie that you wish to make.
- Place the cut out hearts on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
- Bake the cookies for 9-11 minutes, until they are cooked through and slightly browned on top. Let the cookies cool down completely.
- Starting with the largest sized heart cookie, place a layer of cake frosting on the front of the cookie.
- Apply one type of Valentine colored sprinkle to the frosted cookie, and set down. Take the next largest sized heart shaped cookie, and apply frosting to the front of it as well. Coat that heart cookie with the next color of Valentine colored sprinkles.
- Apply a dab of frosting to the bottom of the medium sized heart cookie, and press it down onto the center of the larger sized heart cookie that you already coated in sprinkles. Take the smallest sized heart shaped cookie, and apply frosting and sprinkles to it as well. Apply a dab of cake frosting to the back of that cookie, and press it down onto the top of the other two to finish creating your heart stacked cookie.
- Let the frosting harden to hold the cookies together, and then serve.
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