Make these beautiful pink ombre and sprinkle decorated Valentines Day Spritz Cookies that will look stunning on a party dessert table or in Valentines Day treat bags for the kids Valentines Day party.
Beat the butter and cream cheese together with an electric hand mixed. Add the sugar to the bowl and beat until the sugar is combined. Beat in the almond and vanilla extract. Add ½ of the flour to the bowl and beat until the flour is combined.
Beat in the remaining flour. Scrape the sides of the bowl with a silicone spatula and beat again. Divide the spritz cookie dough and color with gel food coloring as desired. Fill a Spritz cookie dough press with the dough.
Press heart shaped cookies
out onto an aluminum baking sheet. Bake in the cookies for 8 to 10 minutes. Remove baking sheet from the oven and place the baking pan on a cooling rack for 5 minutes.
Transfer the cooled cookies to a cooling rack. Repeat until all of the cookies have been baked.
Cool completely before decorating with a powdered sugar glaze and sprinkles. Store the cookies in an air tight container for up to a week.