I-Heart-You Cookies | Recipes Direct

Ingredients

• ***For the cookies:***
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled, plus more, to taste, for dusting the work surfaces and the dough
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 large egg, room temperature
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon almond extract, optional
• ***For the royal icing:***
• 4 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
• 3 tablespoons meringue powder, such as Wilton® Meringue Powder for Baking and Decorating
• 9 tablespoons water, room-temperature, plus more, to taste
• gel food coloring, optional, to taste, of your choice