This eye-catching dessert is great, especially for Valentine’s Day.  You can show your admiration for your first love or your life-long love with in-season fruit. As we always say, cream cheese frosting, will (almost) never disappoint.  It might even be a fun date to bake and then decorate this together.  Either way, have fun with this simple-to-make and beautiful dessert.  If you’re a little more adventurous and skilled in the kitchen, you can try last year’s Valentine’s dessert: Cherry Berry in a Cloud.

 

Ingredients

Sugar Cookie Crust
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1½ cups sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/8 teaspoon almond extract
• 3 cups flour (maybe 2¾)
• ½ teaspoon cornstarch
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt

Cream Cheese Frosting
• 2 – 8-ounce packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups powdered sugar

Fruit Topping
Strawberries and blueberries tend to be our favorite, but you can also use blackberries, grapes, and kiwi.

 

Instructions

Sugar Cookie Crust
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Cream butter and sugar.
• Add in egg and extracts and beat until well incorporated.
• Combine flour, cornstarch, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
• Gradually add in dry ingredients, mixing on low. (Batter will be very thick.)
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Form dough into a ball, and roll out from ¼- to ½-inch thick on the prepared sheet pan.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes. Be careful not to overcook.
• Allow cookie to cool while making the frosting.

Cream Cheese Frosting
• Mix the cream cheese, vanilla, and powdered sugar.
• Once the cookie is cooled, spread frosting evenly over the entire cookie.
• Store in the fridge.

Fruit Topping
Cut and then top with your favorite fruit like strawberries, blueberries, or even kiwi right before serving to prevent sogginess.

 

“O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.”
Psalm 34:8