Bob's Red Mill Sweets to the Sweet

Rose-Flavored Valentine Cookies

Show your Valentine how much you care with these delicate, rose-flavored sugar cookies.

INGREDIENTS Cookies 2 ½ cups Bob’s Red Mill ® Unbleached White All-Purpose Flour 1 tsp Baking Powder ¼ tsp Salt 1 cup Butter, soft 1 ¼ cup Granulated Sugar 1 Egg ⅛ tsp Rose Water 1 tsp Vanilla Extract

Icing 1 cup Powdered Sugar ⅛ tsp Rose Water 1–2 Tbsp Milk Food coloring, as desired

Colored Sparkling Sugar 1–2 cups Sparkling Sugar Food coloring, as desired

INSTRUCTIONS

• In a small bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.

• In a large bowl, mix butter and sugar until combined. Add egg, rose water and vanilla extract and mix until thoroughly combined, then add flour mixture and mix until fully incorporated. • Shape dough into a ball, wrap in plastic wrap and chill for at least 1 hour. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 325°F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside. • Remove dough from refrigerator and discard plastic wrap. Place cold dough on a lightly floured work surface and roll out to ⅛ -inch thickness. Cut out desired shapes using lightly floured cookie cutters and place on prepared baking sheets, about 1 inch apart. • Bake cookies until edges are slightly golden, 15–18 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through baking. Let cool completely (about 30 minutes) before decorating. • While cookies bake, prepare icing and colored sugar. To prepare icing, combine powdered sugar, rose water and milk in a bowl and whisk until smooth. Adjust consistency as needed with extra milk. If desired, divide icing into separate containers and color with food coloring. • For colored sugar, divide sugar into ¼ cup portions. Add 1–2 drops of food coloring per portion and mix thoroughly to distribute color. Spread cooled cookies with prepared icing and immediately decorate with colored sugar. Makes 24–36 cookies.

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