Conversation Heart Cookies Recipe

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1/2 cup full-fat cream cheese, room temperature
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 large egg, room temperature
• 2 tsp almond extract
• 2 tsp vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 Tbsp cornstarch
• 1 tsp fine salt
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 3 Tbsp meringue powder
• 1/4 cup water, room temperature
• 2 Tbsp vanilla or almond extract
• Additional water to reach flooding consistency
• Yellow, orange, pink, purple, blue, and green gel food coloring
• Small heart cookie cutter (approx. 3/4 inch)
• 7 small piping bags
• Edible red marker