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Mini Conversation Heart Cookies

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Mini Conversation Heart Cookies will bring smiles to their faces! These bite-sized sugar cookies are a fun Valentine’s Day tradition.

mini conversation heart cookies in a bow

My mom always made cut out sugar cookies with us throughout the year for various holidays. We had so much fun baking and decorating them! Since conversation hearts are my favorite Valentine’s Day candy, I decided to use my sugar cookie recipe to make mini conversation heart cookies!

cream butter in a bowl with a mixer

Start my beating the butter, shortening, and granulated sugar until light in color and fluffy in texture. This takes about three minutes.

Why use shortening when making cookies?

I like to use a combination of shortening and butter when making cookies. Shortening helps the cookies rise more and gives them a light texture while preventing the cookies from spreading too much. On the other hand, butter brings flavor and helps make the cookies crispy.

The recipe I used growing up, from a vintage Betty Crocker cookbook, called for all shortening so you can choose that option. Using all butter will work too but make sure your cookie dough is very chilled and keep in mind that your cookies will spread more as they bake.

add egg and vanilla to mixing bowl

Next, beat in the egg and vanilla extract for about two minutes.

fork mixing dry ingredients in batter bowl

Add the flour, baking soda, and salt to the mixing bowl. Use a fork to give the dry ingredients a little stir to combine them. Then, mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until combined. Cover and refrigerate the cookie dough for at least 1 hour.

hands rolling out cookie dough

Remove the dough from the fridge and roll it out on a floured surface to about 1/8″ thick.

heart shaped cookie cutter cutting dough

Use a mini heart cookie cutter to cut out heart shapes. Transfer them to a parchment-covered baking sheet.

rows of baked cookies

Bake at 400˚F for 4-6 minutes. Allow the cookies to cool completely before decorating them or storing them in an airtight container.

rows of colorful iced heart shaped sugar cookies

To decorate these mini conversation heart cookies, I used glace icing. You can find my glace icing recipe here. For more icing ideas and recipes, see my Sugar Cookie Icing Guide here.

dipping in pink icing

Dip the cookies into the icing and then place them on a wire rack.

rows of cookies with frosting on a wire rack

If you want to add sprinkles to the hearts, you’ll want to add the immediately after placing them on the wire rack, before the icing sets.

close up of mini pink sugar cookies

You can use a toothpick to pop any tiny bubbles you see in the icing after placing them on the wire rack. The glace icing will smooth out and fill in the space where the popped bubbles were.

words written on heart cookies with edible marker

Once the icing has hardened, you can use food coloring, edible markers to write messages on the icing. Or if that is too time-consuming, skip the words and simply enjoy the decorate sugar cookies as is!

mini conversation heart cookies

Place the mini conversation heart cookies in small gift boxes so that they are ready to give as gifts for Valentine’s Day.

box of mini conversation heart cookies

Want more Valentine’s Day recipes? Try these next:

Make Heart Shaped Hot Chocolate Bombs for Valentine’s Day! Each meltable heart is filled with hot cocoa mix, marshmallows, and sprinkles.

Homemade Chocolate Covered Strawberries are the ultimate treat! They look beautiful on a serving platter and can be given as a gift.

Breakable Chocolate Hearts are like edible pinatas filled with candy and sprinkles. Perfect for Valentine’s Day gift bags with a mini mallet.

Serve rich, creamy Chocolate Fondue with fresh fruit, bite-sized desserts, and marshmallows! It’s so easy to make yet will impress everyone.

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iced mini heart cookies on a wire rack

Mini Conversation Heart Cookies

Yield: 90
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Chilling Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 25 minutes

Mini Conversation Heart Cookies will bring smiles to their faces! These bite-sized sugar cookies are a fun Valentine's Day tradition.

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup butter, softened
  • 2 tbsp shortening
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 1/3 cups flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt

Instructions

  1. Beat butter, shortening, and granulated sugar until light in color and fluffier in texture, about 3 minutes.
  2. Beat in the eggs and vanilla for about 2 minutes.
  3. Add the flour, baking powder, and salt to the mixing bowl and use a fork to lightly combine the dry ingredients. Then, stir in the dry ingredients until combined.
  4. Cover and chill in the refrigerator for at least one hour.
  5. Preheat oven to 400˚F.
  6. Remove the dough from the refrigerator and roll it out to about 1/8-inch on a flour-covered surface.
  7. Cut out mini heart shapes and use a spatula to transfer them to a parchment-covered baking sheet. Reroll the scraps until all of the dough has been used.
  8. Bake at 400˚F for 4-6 minutes.
  9. Cool completely before storing in an airtight container or before decorating.

Notes

  • To decorate these mini conversation heart cookies, I used glace icing. You can find my glace icing recipe here. Or for more icing recipes and tips see my Sugar Cookies Icing Guide here.
  • Nutrition information calculated based on plain sugar cookies. Adding icing will change the calculation depending on which icing you use.

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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 45 Serving Size: 2 cookies
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 38Total Fat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 7mgSodium: 28mgCarbohydrates: 5gFiber: 0gSugar: 2gProtein: 1g

Nutrition data is calculated automatically by Nutritionix and isn't always accurate. I am not a certified nutritionist and make no claims to the contrary. Each individual’s dietary needs and restrictions are unique to the individual. You are ultimately responsible for all decisions pertaining to your health.

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