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    Home » Recipes » Desserts » Cookies

    Easy Valentine Sugar Cookie Decorating (Video)

    January 29, 2021 By Brandy 10 Comments

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    Easy Valentine sugar cookie decorating tips for kids and adults! We'll show you how to make a darling pig, heart and LOVE cookie with these tips! This post contains affiliate links.

    You might also like our easy tutorials for decorating Christmas sugar cookies with kids!

    valentine sugar cookies

    Watch our step by step video!

    Sugar cookie decorating might seem intimidating, but it is actually really easy! You just need the right tools. We'll share how to make a darling pig, heart and L-O-V-E sugar cookie for Valentine's Day! I found a pig cookie cutter and knew we had to add it to our collection. Ruby adores pigs and these sugar cookies were so perfect for Valentine's Day!

    pink pig sugar cookies

    Easy Valentine's Day Cookie Decorating

    This technique is simple and works for decorating ANY sugar cookie, no matter the shape! All you need is a round tip and a star tip! If you'd like to fill in a large area REALLY fast you can also pick up a large 1A tip (which is a REALLY LARGE round tip).

    variety of valentine sugar cookies

    Sugar Cookie and Frosting Recipe

    The first thing you need to do is make up a batch of our bakery-style sugar cookies (click for recipe) and our favorite vanilla frosting. This recipe is simply the best. Soft cookies that keep their shape.

    I don't use royal icing for my sugar cookies. Buttercream works just fine! Scroll to the bottom of the post for our recipes. You might notice that the frosting measurements have been doubled. When decorating with frosting tips I always make extra frosting. It uses more frosting than just spreading the cookies with a butter knife. If you have leftover frosting you can store it in the refrigerator or freeze it.

    Cookie Cutters

    I have a weakness for cookie cutters and have way too many. We purchased some individually and others came in a multi-pack. I'll add links to our favorite ones for Valentine's Day.

    • L-O-V-E cookie cutter
    • heart cookie cutter
    • pig cookie cutter

     

    frosting bag and tip decorating sugar cookie

    Best Frosting Tips for Kids

    four frosting tips and bags

    For these cookies we are using 3 different tips: 5 (or 7), 21, and 1A. These are standard tips that are easy to work with and are very forgiving.

    Amazon is the best place to order a 1A tip, but you can find the others at Joanns or Michael's. You might even find a great little starter set that includes both. Again, tip 1A is optional, but makes decorating large areas a breeze!

    Tip: Buy 2 of each kind of tip. This makes it easier to work with a variety of frosting bags filled with different colors! 

    • 5 and 7 are small round tips. They are very similar in size, so just use what you can find!
    • 21 is a star tip.
    • 1A is a large round tip.

    Tips for using round tips: apply firm pressure for a smooth application.

    Tips for using star tips: use short "bursts" instead of applying firm, steady pressure. You aren't making lines or covering large sections, you are making small stars bursts all over the cookie.

    Other Useful Items for Cookie Decorating

    • Disposable Frosting Bags: these are convenient to have and just toss after using.
    • Couplers: couplers attach to the frosting bag and make it easy to switch out the frosting tip that you are using. With a coupler you can switch from a round tip to a star without filling a new bag with frosting!

    How To Fill a Frosting Bag And Use Couplers

    Let's get started!

    Easy Valentine Sugar Cookie Decorating

    variety of valentine sugar cookies

    Valentine Sugar Cookie Decorating Tips

    Easy Valentine sugar cookie decorating tips for kids and adults! We'll show you how to make a darling pig, heart and LOVE cookie with these tips!
    5 from 6 votes
    Print Pin Rate
    Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Decorating: 1 hour hour
    Total Time: 1 hour hour 25 minutes minutes
    Servings: 36 cookies
    Calories: 225kcal

    Equipment

    • #21 frosting tip
    • #5 frosting tip
    • 1A Frosting Tip
    • Pastry Bags
    • Pastry Bag Couplers

    Ingredients

    • 1 batch sugar cookies (our favorite recipe)
    • 1 cup butter softened
    • 6 cups powdred sugar
    • 2 teaspoons vanilla
    • 6-8 Tbsp. milk

    Instructions

    • Whisk ingredients together. Seperate into bowls and add food coloring.
    • Fill pastry bags with frosting and desired frosting tips.

    Pig Cookie

    • Use tip #5 to pipe around the edge of the pig cookie. Fill in the ear, tail and feet.
      Pipe frosting back and forth in straight lines, horizontally to fill in center of pig.
      frosting bag and tip decorating sugar cookie
    • Add eyes and a heart sprinkle for the snout.
      pink pig sugar cookies

    Heart #1

    • To use a 1A tip, hold the tip CLOSE to the cookie (¼″ away). Squeeze the frosting and drag it across the cookie for a smooth application.
      heart sugar cookie frosted with tip 1A
    • Add sprinkles.
      heart sugar cookie with pink frosting

    Heart #2

    • Use short “bursts” instead of applying firm, steady pressure. You aren’t making lines or covering large sections, you are making small stars bursts all over the cookie.
      frosting tip #21 covering heart sugar cookie
    • Change frosting colors for a variety of star bursts.
      heart sugar cookie decorated with star frosting tip

    L-O-V-E Sugar Cookie

    • Outline every other letter with a #5 tip.
      decorating love shaped cookie with star bursts of frosting
    • Fill in remaining letters with the star tip.
      LOVE sugar cookies

    Nutrition

    Calories: 225kcal
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    About Brandy

    Welcome! I'm Brandy, mother to 5 darling kiddos and a cute black lab named Toby. My husband is in the Coast Guard so we've lived all over the place, turning each house into a home. I love baking, sewing, making cute things with my kids, and sharing what I've learned with all of you!

    Comments

    1. Brandy says

      May 30, 2025 at 1:22 pm

      5 stars
      Hi everyone! Brandy here, and these cookies are so fun, we make them every year. I use this recipe for all of my holiday cookies.

      Reply
    2. Cassandra says

      February 10, 2025 at 5:14 pm

      hi🩷 wanting a chrispy cookie, not a soft one; do you have a recipe for this? and will your frosting set up, so you can stack cookies? thank you! 🩷🤍❤️

      Reply
      • Brandy says

        February 10, 2025 at 10:55 pm

        The frosting will crust enough to stack cookies 2-3 cookies tall. These are very soft baked as it. You can roll them thinner and bake longer for crispy.

        Reply
    3. Theresa troccoli says

      September 13, 2022 at 11:14 am

      Please print the cookie recipe

      Reply
      • Brandy says

        September 13, 2022 at 1:23 pm

        Hi! You can find the sugar cookie recipe here: https://gluesticksblog.com/bakery-style-sugar-cookie-recipe/

        Reply
    4. Christine Saulter says

      February 02, 2015 at 12:25 pm

      I'm going to try these cookies for my daughters 5th birthday party!! Her name is Ruby as well! Thanks for sharing!

      Reply
    5. Michelle@TheRibbonRetreat says

      January 31, 2015 at 6:35 am

      Sugar cookies are super popular in my house. My hubby and kiddos LOVE them. I will have to try this recipe very soon and surprise them all with these yummy cookies. Thanks for sharing. PINNED!

      Reply
      • Brandy says

        January 31, 2015 at 4:16 pm

        I hope you love them as much as we do! 🙂

        Reply
    6. Brandy says

      January 30, 2015 at 8:34 pm

      Thank you, Lucy! She makes the best faces, haha! Thanks so much for taking the time to comment, I always appreciate that! 🙂

      Reply

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