Marbled Heart Cookies

These Marbled Heart Cookies make the perfect dessert for Valentine’s Day. It is a classic homemade sugar cookie cut into a heart and covered with a colorful marbled royal icing. I can’t think of a more romantic way to say “I love you” to that special someone.

Marbled Heart Cookies

I don’t know about you, but I believe one of the best ways to tell someone you love them is through making them something yummy to eat.

Cooking and baking takes time, passion and patience which are 3 ingredients to love.

Seriously, haven’t you heard the saying, “The way to a man’s/woman’s heart is through their stomach?”

That is why I love making tasty treats for Valentine’s Day like these Valentine Peanut Butter M&M’s Bars, Valentine Unicorn Cake, Red Velvet Heart Crinkle Cookies and even this Strawberries and Chill Cocktail.

With that being said, these Heart Cookies are a soft, chewy sugar cookie covered with a sugary, marbled royal icing. They are truly almost too pretty to eat!

Marbled Cookies Tips

• Be careful to not overcook the cookies. If they are golden brown, you overcooked them. They are done when they are set and no longer shiny, don’t wait for the edges to turn. 
• Gel food coloring works best especially for a vibrant color.
• The icing is really interesting, each time I make this I seem to use a different amount of milk. Add more or less milk as needed. The icing should be the consistency of Elmer’s glue. 

What You Need to Make Marbled Heart Cookies

• Unsalted butter, softened
• Granulated sugar
• Salt
• Eggs, room temperature
• Vanilla extract – Pure vanilla extract is best but you can also use imitation vanilla
• All-purpose flour
• Confectioners sugar
• Milk – Any % is fine. I usually use 1%.
• Corn syrup
• Gel Food Coloring – I used pink and purple but you can use any color you want for these cookies
• Heart Cookie Cutters
• Cookie Sheets
• Rolling Pin
• Mixing Bowls

How to Make Marbled Heart Cookies

In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar with an electric mixer on medium speed.

Add the eggs, vanilla and salt and continue blending until thoroughly combined. 

Slowly add the flour, mixing just until combined. 

Cover the dough and place in the refrigerator for one hour.

While the dough is chilling, preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. 

Remove dough from the refrigerator and roll out onto a floured surface about a half of an inch thick and cut into desired shapes.

Place shapes onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

Bake for 10-12 minutes or until the cookies are set.

Meanwhile, prepare the icing by combining the confectioners sugar, milk and corn syrup in a small bowl.

Add more or less milk to adjust consistency.  Squeeze a small amount of food coloring into the icing and use a toothpick to drag the color across the surface. 

Dip each cook into the icing, allowing access to drip off.

Place on a plate or cooking rack and allow the icing to set. About one hour.

Serve and enjoy! You can also wrap these up for gift giving once the icing has dried.