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February 9, 2012 By Kaitlin 24 Comments

Rose Water Sugar Cookies

With Valentine’s Day fast approaching, I figured February 14 was the perfect holiday to use rose water again. (I originally used it for a Rose Scented Berry Prosecco, which would also be lovely for Valentine’s Day). What better way to incorporate rose water but in sugar cookies? I adapted a traditional sugar cookie recipe from Allrecipes.com, and then also added a drizzled rose water icing to make these Rose Water Sugar Cookies.
Rose Water Sugar Cookies

 

Ingredients:
  Rose Water Sugar Cookies:
  • 3 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon rose water
  Rose Water Icing:
  • 1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar
  • 1 tablespoon milk
  • 1/8 teaspoon rose water
  • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 drop of food coloring, if desired
Preheat your oven to 375 degrees. To make the cookies, add the flour, baking soda, and baking powder to a medium bowl. Mix to combine.
In a large bowl, add the butter and sugar and mix using a hand mixer on low until well combined (about 2 minutes).
Add the eggs, vanilla extract, and rose water and mix on low for another minute.
Add half of the dry mixture to the wet mixture. Mix to combine. Add the second half and mix until combined.
On a floured surface, take 1/4 of the dough and roll it into a ball. Using a rolling pin, roll it out evenly on the counter.
Cut the dough using cookie cutters (I used heart ones, for Valentine’s Day of course).
Bake at 375 degrees for 10 minutes on cookie sheets lined with parchment paper.
To make the icing, combine the confectioners sugar, milk, rose water, food dye, and vanilla extract. Add more milk if you would like a thinner consistency.
After the cookies have completely cooled, drizzle the icing over the cookies.  (place the cookies on more parchment paper before drizzling.
You can add sugar on top if you really have a sweet tooth!
Allow to set.
Gosh, I love rose water. The flavor comes through in the cookies and works really well with the sugary taste.
Rose Water Sugar Cookies
This recipe is really simple, but the unique taste makes it stand out.
Now don’t get me wrong, I’d never turn down a bouquet of roses. But these cookies would definitely win me over just as well! I used four different sized cookie cutters and ended up with 36 cookies in total.
Rose Water Sugar Cookies
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Rose Water Sugar Cookies

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Yield: 24 servings

Rose Water Sugar Cookies

Ingredients

    Rose Water Sugar Cookies:
  • 3 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon rose water
  • Rose Water Icing:
  • 1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar
  • 1 tablespoon milk
  • 1/8 teaspoon rose water
  • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 drop of food coloring, if desired

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 375 degrees. To make the cookies, add the flour, baking soda, and baking powder to a medium bowl. Mix to combine.
  2. In a large bowl, add the butter and sugar and mix using a hand mixer on low until well combined (about 2 minutes).
  3. Add the eggs, vanilla extract, and rose water and mix on low for another minute.
  4. Add half of the dry mixture to the wet mixture. Mix to combine. Add the second half and mix until combined.
  5. On a floured surface, take 1/4 of the dough and roll it into a ball. Using a rolling pin, roll it out evenly on the counter.
  6. Cut the dough using cookie cutters (I used heart ones, for Valentine’s Day of course).
  7. Bake at 375 degrees for 10 minutes on cookie sheets lined with parchment paper.
  8. To make the icing, combine the confectioners sugar, milk, rose water, food dye, and vanilla extract. Add more milk if you would like a thinner consistency.
  9. After the cookies have completely cooled, drizzle the icing over the cookies. (place the cookies on more parchment paper before drizzling.
  10. You can add sugar on top if you really have a sweet tooth!
  11. Allow to set.
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Comments

  1. Kiri W. says

    February 9, 2012 at 2:57 pm

    Rose water sounds like such an elegant way to elevate the sugar cookie! 🙂 And they are gorgeous – love how you decorated them!

    Reply
  2. Margherita says

    February 9, 2012 at 9:14 pm

    OMG these are the perfect cookies for S. Valentine!!!!!

    Reply
  3. Kim Bee says

    February 9, 2012 at 10:15 pm

    These are adorable. I love how pretty they are. The rose water just takes them up to a whole new level. Wonderful!

    Reply
  4. Soni says

    February 10, 2012 at 1:27 am

    How cute!Perfect for Valentine’s Day!Beautiful presentation 🙂

    Reply
  5. bakingbad says

    February 10, 2012 at 4:06 pm

    I adore recipes with Rose Water:) Thanks so much for sharing on Weekend Potluck!

    Reply
  6. Sunday Morning Banana Pancakes says

    February 10, 2012 at 6:49 pm

    I love baking with rose water & orange essence water; these cookies are too adorable!

    Reply
  7. claire @ the realistic nutritionist says

    February 10, 2012 at 7:22 pm

    Just the smell alone is perfect 🙂 Love this!

    Reply
  8. Anita at Hungry Couple says

    February 10, 2012 at 11:49 pm

    Hi there,

    Pretty cookies! Head on over to my blog where there’s a Liebster Award waiting for you!

    https://hungrycouplenyc.blogspot.com/2012/02/ive-been-liebstered.html

    Reply
    • Kaitlin says

      February 11, 2012 at 12:14 am

      Thank you so much!!!

      Reply
  9. Bake Up, Little Suzy says

    February 11, 2012 at 12:08 am

    I’ve been curious about rose water, and too afraid to try it. It’s not too soapy or perfume-y?

    Reply
    • Kaitlin says

      February 11, 2012 at 12:16 am

      You definitely want to use rose water sparingly. It can have a bit of a purfume-y quality, but I actually really like it! It honestly tastes exactly how it smells, so give it a whiff to see if you like it. I think the flavor goes really well with sugar cookies 🙂

      Reply
    • Kaitlin says

      February 11, 2012 at 12:17 am

      PS I love the name of your blog!

      Reply
  10. Stephanie @ Eat. Drink. Love. says

    February 11, 2012 at 2:35 am

    I’ve never worked with rose water before, but these look mighty tasty! 🙂

    Reply
  11. Jen at The Three Little Piglets says

    February 11, 2012 at 4:26 am

    Nothing makes my heart happier than little heart shaped cookies! And the rose water glaze drizzle over the top is the crowning jewel!

    Reply
  12. Noelle says

    February 12, 2012 at 3:02 am

    Great recipe. I have rosewater. I am going to have to make these!

    Reply
  13. Nami | Just One Cookbook says

    February 13, 2012 at 8:50 am

    Aww so cute! I don’t own any heart shape cookie cutters. I think I need to get one before next Valentine’s Day. I love that you used pink icing. IT made these cookies so pretty!

    Reply
  14. Anonymous says

    November 6, 2012 at 1:09 pm

    Is it 1 cup or 4 sticks of butter?

    Reply
    • Kait Lun says

      November 6, 2012 at 1:19 pm

      So sorry! Two sticks or 1 cup. I must have been using half sticks. I will change this tonight!

      Reply
  15. Me says

    December 9, 2012 at 7:13 pm

    Where does the salt come in?

    Reply
    • Kaitlin says

      December 10, 2012 at 8:17 pm

      This recipe doesn’t require any salt. If you’d prefer, you can use salted butter

      Reply
  16. JanieP says

    May 25, 2013 at 5:14 am

    My batch did not turn out. Maybe I over mixed the dough. They turned out melted flat, and too buttery.

    Reply
  17. JanieP says

    May 25, 2013 at 5:17 am

    Oh. I just read the comment about the four sticks of butter. That’s why they didn’t work. I was tripping on the four sticks. Id never used that much in a batch of cookies before. I should have known that was wrong. 🙁

    Reply
  18. Leah says

    October 18, 2013 at 10:42 pm

    I just made these today– delicious!

    Reply

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