Valentines Cookies

Hello! A super Yummy Valentine --> Cookies!

I would normally buy a tube of sugar cookie dough,

it's easy. But I could not find ANY. So, I went to

Bakerella's site & found this recipe. Super good, & easy too!

It says to refrigerate .. but don't leave it in there too

long, ... I spent 20 minutes defrosting :) Mix up, roll out, and bake. Easy Peasy. I picked up a

handful of cute Valentine Cookie Cutters :)

Sherman helped with quality control... alot.

While the cookies cooled.. I made the icing. I wanted to try

some cute packaging...you will see further on, and should

have used royal icing, but I didn't have Meringue powder.

None. So I made vanilla buttercream, and made sure

to set them out to dry for quite awhile after iced.

Yum! Sherman loves red. It's his favorite!

I piped a 1/2 dozen, and let the kids take over from

there :) I am sure I will be finding sprinkles for days :)

Now, for the packaging! To wrap up one of your cookies,

and hand it out for your homemade valentine you need :

Scissors, colored paper, paper cd cases, ribbon, stickers,

and glue :) Any colors, any ribbon, anything goes. Cut your

colored paper to fit in the cd case, and embelish the outside

a wee bit with your choice of decorations. Slide a cookie in

once the icing is dry, or semi dry in my case.. and ....

Voila! A homemade, and handmade Valentine :)
So cute, and easy! I originally saw this in a magazine way
back when for Christmas, and never got around to it,
so v-day instead :) Love it! I am sure the royal icing
might work a wee bit better, my icing is a little ..
schmooshy, but it works :)
Hope you are having a great weekend! xx