Sweetheart Whoopie Pies

Valentines Day is just around the corner and so I decided to let that inspire this week's baked goodie! I was talking to one of my friends who is an administrative assistant about what the perfect dessert for this holiday would be and we found it! They are red and cute and sweet and so perfect for this holiday!! These mini sandwiches are basically just red sugar cookies filled with a sweet buttercream icing. They are easy to create and will be the perfect addition to any Valentines Day present.

Here's the recipe:

For the cookie dough:

Ingredients:
4 cups sifted all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
3/4 cup butter (1 1/2 stick)
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Heart shaped cookie cutters

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a bowl, stir together flour and baking powder. In another bowl, beat butter with sugar until fluffy and light. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Stir in flour mixture, a third at a time to make a stiff dough. Divide dough into 4 pieces. Roll out a portion of cookie dough to 1/4 inch thick. Cut out heart shapes using cookie cutters. Place on lightly greased or nonstick cookie sheets. Bake until lightly golden, about 10 minute, rotating baking sheet halfway through cooking time. Cool completely on pans about 5 minutes, transfer to cooling racks and cool completely before decorating.

For the icing:

Ingredients:

1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons water
3 to 4 drops red food coloring, plus more as needed until you get the red color you want

Directions:
In a small bowl, mix sugar and water to form a thick, smooth icing. Stir in food coloring to reach desired shade.

To assemble the cookies, just take one heart shaped cooke and turn it upside down. Pipe a small amount of icing around the edges of the cookie. Take another red cookie and place it on top.

See? Soo simple! These cookies are so cute and will make anyone you give them to feel good because you made them yourself!