Mickey Mouse Valentines Cookie Bites – Who doesn’t love a sweet treat? Valentine’s day is the perfect opportunity to enjoy something sweet with the people that you love.
We all know that Valentine’s day is a time of sharing our love for the people we care about the most, and while many people like to head out to celebrate, there is something quite nice about cooking up something special at home.
Mickey Mouse Valentine Cookie Bites
If you have a partner that loves Disney, why not combine the two? A valentine’s sweet treat combined with a Disney theme could be the way to your partner’s heart.
This brings me to this incredible recipe that I think the whole family will love. The Mickey Mouse valentines cookie bites are simple but taste incredible.
A wonderful sweet treat that showcases a much-loved Disney character while embracing all of the themes of Valentine’s day. The perfect cookie that everyone in the family will love, and is something that you can bake together with ease. Without further ado, here is everything you need to know to recreate this recipe at home.
Ingredients needed to make Mickey Mouse valentine’s cookie bites
There are a few different elements to help you create this recipe. But here is a list of everything that you need to create these tasty treats.
- 1 cup unsalted sweet cream butter, softened
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 2 ½ cup flour
- ½ tsp kosher salt
- ¼ cup Valentine’s Day Non-pareils sprinkles
- 1 – 2in Mickey Mouse cookie cutter
Icing ingredients
- 3⁄4 C powdered sugar
- 3-5 tbsp milk
- 1⁄2 tsp clear vanilla extract
- 4 tbsp Valentine’s Day non-pareils sprinkles
- 1 disposable piping bag
How to make Mickey Mouse valentines cookie bites
Makes: 36 cookies
- First of all, you will need to preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Then take two cookie sheets and line them with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
- Using a large bowl, beat the butter, sugar, and almond extract until creamy and the ingredients have combined.
- Next up, get a medium bowl. Add the flour and salt and mix until combined.
- Then take both sets of ingredients and gradually beat the dry ingredients into the wet until a dough forms.
- Mix in the ¼ cup of Valentine’s Day sprinkles. You now have your cookie dough.
- Lightly flour a cutting board and roll the dough into a ¼in thick rectangle.
- Use the cookie cutter and cut out mini Mickey Mouse cookies
- Place the mickey mouse shapes onto the cookie sheets and bake for 8-10 minutes or until lightly golden brown and looking crisp.
- Make sure you allow the cookies to cool before transferring them to a wire rack.
- Using a small bowl, whisk the powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla until combined and smooth. This creates your icing ready to decorate the cookies.
- Spoon the icing into the piping bag and cut the tip-off.
- Drizzle the icing over the Mickey Mouse cookie bites.
- Sprinkle some cookie sprinkles on top and allow the icing to harden before enjoying!.
Recipe notes and tips
This is a relatively straightforward recipe to follow and one that you can enjoy over and over. It is also a recipe that your children might want to get involved with it as well. I wanted to share with you a few extra notes and tips to ensure that you can recreate these at home with ease.
- Make sure that you give the cookies enough time to cool before you add the icing. Don’t rush this stage. Adding icing to hot cookies will cause the icing to melt and not hold its form.
- Make sure you preheat the oven before placing the Mickey Mouse cookies in there to cook. It ensures that the cookie bites get a blast of optimum temperature so that they cook all the way through. This also helps them to crips up to form that crumbly texture.
Variations to try
Like with many recipes there will always be variations to try. Here are a few suggestions.
- You don’t need to stick with Mickey or Minnie versions of these cookies. You can get as creative as you like. As it is Valentine’s day why not use a heart shape cookie cutter instead? Or you could even use a cookie cutter in other Disney characters to create a few different options.
- Edible glitter could really transform the look of these cookies.
- If you prefer, you could use white or milk chocolate to drizzle onto the cookies instead of icing.
- Decorate these cookies however you want. You could even add food colouring to the icing and let the kids go crazy decorating them in different ways.
- Why not add some chocolate chunks to the cookie dough? This could add a whole different element to them.
FAQs
Of course, there will always be questions that everyone might have when it comes to trying a few different recipes. With the Mickey Mouse valentines cookie bites recipe here are some of the common questions that you might have.
Can it be made ahead of time?
You can get to the stage where you create the dough and leave it before rolling it out and cutting the cookie shapes. This is also an excellent base recipe to create all sorts of cookies.
Can you freeze the cookie dough?
Yes, you can! You can make the dough and then freeze it and use it as and when you need it. Perfect for when you need to get some cookies out quickly for everyone to enjoy.
How should I store the Mickey Mouse Valentine Cookie Bites?
They are best stored in an air-tight container and in most cases, it would be ideal to store them in a cool dry place.
Can I freeze the Mickey Mouse valentines cookie bites after they are cooked?
Yes, you can, they do work well frozen. You might want to decide if you are freezing a whole batch or individually. It can be easier to freeze individually as it is more convenient to only defrost the ones that you need.
Enjoy your Mickey Mouse valentines cookie bites
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