This Valentine’s Day Buttercream Board is such a fun idea whether you’re having a family party or more of a one-on-one celebration. It’s really a breeze to put together and our shortbread-style cookies are easy to make.
Add our buttercream frosting and you’ve got such a tasty dessert or snack idea that is perfect for the occasion. What else could you add to this board? Pretzels, M and Ms (or Smarties in Canada), sprinkles, graham crackers, jellybeans, strawberries, and raspberries as well as other kinds of cookies come to mind but you can probably think of some other ideas too!
Looking for another great Valentine’s Day recipe? Check out these Red Rose Pop Rocks Hot Cocoa Bombs.
Valentine’s Day Buttercream Board
Prep/Chill Time: 30 min | Cook Time: 13 min |Total Time: 43 min
Servings: Makes 1 cup of frosting, 2 dozen cookies, use as many additional ingredients as needed to fill your size board
Ingredients
Shortbread Cookie Ingredients:
1 cup cold salted butter
2 cups all purpose flour
½ cup light brown sugar
1” heart cookie cutter
Frosting Ingredients:
½ cup unsalted room temp butter
2 cups powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1 TBSP heavy cream
Pinch of salt (to taste)
Red food coloring
Extra Ingredients for board:
Graham crackers
Pink wafers
Chocolate wafers
Pretzels
Red M & Ms
Sprinkles
Strawberries
Raspberries
Directions:
First prepare the cookie dough by cutting the cold butter into tiny cubes. Add the butter and sugar to a large stand mixing bowl with a paddle attachment and mix on medium speed until combined. This should take approximately 30 seconds.
On low speed, slowly add 1.5 cups of the flour to the bowl until mostly combined. Pause to scrape the sides. The mixture should be crumbly but somewhat combined.
Sprinkle ¼ cup of the remaining flour onto a clean surface. Transfer cookie dough onto the surface and knead until a soft playdough like consistency forms. Add the remaining flour if necessary. The dough should not be sticky.
Wrap dough in plastic wrap and chill for 30 min. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
Making the Frosting
Meanwhile, make the frosting by adding the butter to a large mixing bowl. Mix on medium – high speed for 1 minute.
On medium speed, slowly add the powdered sugar, heavy cream and vanilla. Pause to scrape the sides and taste. Add salt if necessary. Finish mixing until a light fluffy frosting has formed.
Add drops of red food coloring to frosting until desired shade of pink has been reached. Transfer frosting to a piping bag.
Once the cookie dough has chilled, place on a floured surface. Roll out until dough is approximately ¼ inch thick. Use a cookie cutter to cut out heart shaped cookies.
Place on a parchment lined baking sheet and bake for 13 minutes. Cookies should be just slightly brown on the bottom. Careful not to overcook.
To assemble the board, first pipe two hearts.
Add cookies, wafers, graham crackers and pretzels. Fill in with M & Ms, sprinkles and fruit.
Valentine’s Day Buttercream Dipping Board
This Valentine's Day Buttercream Board is such a fun idea whether you're having a family party or more of a one-on-one celebration. It's really a breeze to put together and our shortbread-style cookies are easy to make. Add our buttercream frosting and you've got such a tasty dessert or snack idea that is perfect for the occasion.
Ingredients
Shortbread Cookie Ingredients:
- 1 cup cold salted butter
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- ½ cup light brown sugar
Frosting Ingredients:
- ½ cup unsalted room temp butter
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 TBSP heavy cream
- Pinch of salt to taste
- Red food coloring
Extra Ingredients for board:
- Graham crackers
- Pink wafers
- Chocolate wafers
- Pretzels
- Red m & ms
- Sprinkles
- Strawberries
- Raspberries
Instructions
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First prepare the cookie dough by cutting the cold butter into tiny cubes. Add the butter and sugar to a large stand mixing bowl with a paddle attachment and mix on medium speed until combined. Approximately 30 seconds.
-
On low speed, slowly add 1.5 cups of the flour to the bowl until mostly combined. Pause to scrape the sides. The mixture should be crumbly but somewhat combined.
-
Sprinkle ¼ cup of the remaining flour onto a clean surface. Transfer cookie dough onto the surface and knead until a soft playdough like consistency forms. Add the remaining flour if necessary. The dough should not be sticky.
-
Wrap dough in plastic wrap and chill for 30 min. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
-
Meanwhile, make the frosting by adding the butter to a large mixing bowl. Mix on medium – high speed for 1 minute.
-
On medium speed, slowly add the powdered sugar, heavy cream and vanilla. Pause to scrape the sides and taste. Add salt if necessary. Finish mixing until a light fluffy frosting has formed.
-
Add drops of red food coloring to frosting until desired shade of pink has been reached. Transfer frosting to a piping bag.
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Once the cookie dough has chilled, place on a floured surface. Roll out until dough is approximately ¼ inch thick. Use a cookie cutter to cut out heart shaped cookies.
-
Place on a parchment lined baking sheet and bake for 13 minutes. Cookies should be just slightly brown on the bottom. Careful not to overcook.
-
To assemble the board, first pipe two hearts. Add cookies, wafers, graham crackers and pretzels. Fill in with m & ms, sprinkles and fruit.
The nutrition information is calculated using a third party resource. The accuracy varies according to the brands you use, the portion sizes you serve, and so on. This information should only be used as a guide.
Nutrition information is provided only for shortbread cookies and frosting.
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