Taylor Swift Sugar Cookie Recipe

5 from 1 vote

This Valentine’s Day, show your favorite Swiftie just how much you care with these Taylor Swift Sugar Cookies. Decorate each conversation heart sugar cookie with colorful royal icing and add your favorite Taylor Swift references and phrases.

Prep Time20

Cook Time10

Total Time30

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: medium sized cookies

Calories: 244kcal

Author: The Carefree Kitchen

Ingredients

Rolled Sugar Cookies

3 cups All-Purpose Flour
1 tsp Cream of Tartar
1 teaspoon Salt
1 cup Butter room temperature
1 cup Sugar
2 large Eggs
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
½ tsp Almond Extract

Royal Icing

4 cups Powdered Sugar
5-6 Tablespoons Warm Water
3 Tablespoons Meringue Powder
½ teaspoon Clear Vanilla Extract

Instructions

Rolled Sugar Cookie Dough

In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together flour, cream of tartar, and salt and set aside.
Place room temperature butter, and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer cream with the paddle attachment until light and fluffy, or about 3 minutes. Slowly add the eggs, almond extract, and vanilla extract and mix again until combined.
Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and mix until combined. Scrape the bowl to make sure that all of the butter has mixed in completely. Let the cookie dough chill in the fridge for at least 1-2 hours, or overnight.

Baking the Taylor Swift Cookies

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Sprinkle the counter and rolling pin lightly with flour. Roll the dough on your floured surface until it is about ¼" thick.
Cut cookies out into desired shapes and place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or a Silpat at least 1" apart.
Bake in preheated 350 degree F oven for 8-10 minutes, or until the edges are set and there is just a hint of golden brown color.
Let the cookies cool for about 2 minutes on the baking sheet before transferring them to a cooling rack to cool completely.
Serve as is, or decorate as desired. Store in an airtight container for up to 1 week or in a covered container in the fridge for up to 12 days. Enjoy!

How to Make Royal Icing

In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat together meringue powder and warm water with the whisk attachment until light and fluffy. Slowly add powdered sugar to the meringue mixture and whisk again. Once all sugar has been added, whip on high for several minutes until stiff peaks form.
Separate frosting into several different bowls and color as desired. Thin the frosting out with ½ teaspoon water at a time (Note: when you pull a spoonful up, it should quickly dissolve back into itself and become smooth on top)
Pour frosting into piping bags or squeeze bottles and decorate cookies as desired. To speed up the drying process, place frosted cookies in front of a fan.
To freeze, place frosting in a freezer bag or other covered container in the freezer for up to 12 hours. Before reusing, re-whip icing and add small amounts of water until you reach the correct consistency.

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