Kool Aid Cookies; Conversation Hearts

Nothing says I Love You like a conversation heart COOKIE! These easy Kool Aid sugar cookies get some color and flavor from a bit of unsweetened drink mix for fun cutout cookies in many colors.

Make your own homemade conversation hearts with this recipe or try these heart shaped mini blackberry pies.

Koolaid Sugar Cookie Conversation Hearts

I thought it would be fun to make some colorful, flavored sugar cookies to cut and decorate into conversation hearts. 

These cookies would be great in a clear bag tied up with a little ribbon for your kids Valentine’s this year!

Conversation Heart Kool Aid Cookies

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Ingredients

• 3 Cups Flour
• 1 large egg
• 1 tsp. Baking powder
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1 cup butter softened
• Kool aid in different flavors see instructions below
• 1 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 Tbsp. milk divided
• Food coloring optional depending on Kool aid

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 375.  In a mixing bowl combine the flour, and baking powder.  Set Aside.
• In another bowl or stand mixer beat the butter and sugar together.  Add the egg, stir to combine, add the vanilla.  Slowly add the flour mixture.
• Separate the mixer into 3 even parts.
• Return one of the sections to the mixer.  Add 1 tsp. of milk and 1/3 tsp. of Kool aid in your choice of flavor.   Stir to combine, add 1-2 drops of similar food coloring only if the color is not vibrant enough.  Wrap in plastic wrap or small Ziploc bag in fridge for 1 hour.
• Remove dough from fridge on a sheet of parchment paper, roll out your dough until about 1/4 inch thick.  Cut dough a cookie cutter and place on a parchment lined baking sheet.  Bake at 375 for about 11-12 minutes.   Makes 2-3 dozen.

When baked and cooled remove from oven and decorate with writing icing.  (I used the kind you purchase, but I am sure you could make royal icing and color it if you prefer to make it!)

What do you think? 

This cookie dough is also fun to use as play dough with the kiddos.  If you are super squeamish about the egg (cuz yes they will eat it) you could try replacing it with flax.  Just combine 1 Tbsp. ground flax with 3 Tbsp. water and use instead of an egg.  I will have to try this next time!

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