Sourdough Valentine's Day Sugar Cookies

Valentine's Day is the perfect excuse to get a little messy in the kitchen, and what better way to show some love than by baking a batch of sourdough sugar cookies?

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Prep Time 35

Cook Time 13

Chill Time 2

Total Time 2 48

Servings 30 cookies

Calories 83

Equipment

1 stand mixer OR hand mixer
1 measuring cups and spoons OR kitchen scale
1 Large mixing bowl
1 Plastic wrap
1 Rolling Pin
1 waxed wrap
1 cookie cutters
1 Baking sheet
1 baking mat OR parchment paper
1 Cooling rack

Ingredients

115 grams unsalted butter at room temperature
135 grams granulated white sugar
1 egg large
5 grams almond extract
65 grams sourdough starter discard
280 grams all-purpose flour
2.5 grams fine sea salt

Instructions

In your stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together room-temperature unsalted butter with granulated white sugar until light and fluffy.
Add a large egg and almond extract to the creamed mixture.
Mix in sourdough discard.
Gradually add all-purpose flour and fine sea salt.
Mix until just combined, then finish by hand to form a cohesive dough.
Shape the dough into a disc and wrap it in plastic wrap. Chill in the fridge for at least 2 hours.
Place a chilled dough disc between two sheets of waxed paper. Use a rolling pin to roll it out to ¼ inch (0.6 cm) thickness.
Cut out shapes using a heart-shaped cookie cutter and arrange them on a lined cookie sheet.
Bake in a preheated 350°F (176°C) oven for 11-13 minutes or until lightly golden brown. Bake time will depend on the strength of your oven.
Let cool completely on a cooling rack before decorating or serving.

Notes

if you're too lazy to get your stand mixer out, you can use a HAND MIXER to make these as well. In that case, simply combine your wet ingredients, give them a mix, and slowly mix in a mixture of your dry ingredients.
use a piece of parchment paper or a baking mat to prevent your cookies from sticking to your baking sheet. Sugar cookie dough tends to be quite sticky!
don't overmix the dough. After you add the flour, only mix so much that the dough comes together. You can even bring the dough together with your hands!
if you're aiming for super sharp shapes, consider chilling your cookies after cutting and just before baking. If you give them time to firm up, they will hold their shape better while baking.
use your favorite cookie cutters, even if you're concerned about the cookies losing their shape. This recipe is foolproof if you do it correctly!

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