 sticks)
1/2 c Powdered sugar
1 ts Vanilla extract
2 1/4 c All-purpose flour
1/4 ts Salt
**3/4 c Toasted almonds, finely -ground
Additional powdered sugar
Heat oven to 400'F. Remove wrappers from
chocolate pieces. In large mixer bowl, beat butter, powdered sugar amd vanilla
until well blended. Stir together flour and salt; gradually add to butter
mixture, beating until well blended. Add nuts; blend well.
Mold scant tablespoon dough around each chocolate piece, covering completely.
Shape into balls. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 10-12 minutes or until
set. Cool slightly; roll in powdered sugar. Cool completely. Before serving,
roll again in powdered sugar, if desired.
NOTE: To toast almonds, heat oven to 350'F. Spread
almonds in thin layer in shallow baking pan. Bake 8-10 minutes, stirring
occasionally, until light golden brown; cool.
Valentine Lace Nut Cookies
2 pk PLANTERS Nut Topping (2 oz)
1/2 c Firmly packed light brown -sugar
1/3 c Margarine
3 tb All-purpose flour
1 tb Milk
1 ts Vanilla extract
Line baking sheets with foil; grease
foil. In medium saucepan, combine nut topping, brown sugar, margarine, flour
and milk. Cook over low heat, stirring until margarine is melted and mixture is
blended. Stir in vanilla; keep warm over low heat.
Drop mixture by slightly rounded teaspoonfuls onto prepared baking sheets,
about 2 1/2" apart. Bake at 375'F. for 4-5 minutes or until golden brown.
Cool on sheets on wire racks. Carefully peel cooled cookies off foil. Store in
Sweetheart Sandwich Cookies
1/4 lb Unsalted butter
1 1/4 c Sugar
2 lg Eggs
1 ts Vanilla extract
1/2 c Unsweetened cocoa
2 c Flour
1/2 ts Salt
1 ts Baking powder
1/2 ts Baking soda
4 tb Unsalted butter
1/8 Peppermint extract
Red Food Coloring
4 c Confectioner's sugar
To make the cookies, cream the butter
with the sugar in a large bowl until light. Beat in eggs and vanilla; set
aside. Sift the cocoa, flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda together.
Stir the dry ingredients thoroughly into the butter mixture. Cover the bowl
with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 or 3 hours.
Preheat the oven to 375F and butter 2 cookie sheets. Using a teaspoon measure,
roll level teaspoons of the dough into balls and place them 2 inches apart on
the sheets. Bake for 10 to 15 mins, until cookies are puffed and surfaces
slightly dry and cracked. Cool on racks.
To make the filling, cream the butter until light. Beat in the peppermint and
powdered sugar, adding whipping cream and continuing to beat until the
consistency is like creamy frosting, add 2 or 3 droplets of red food coloring
to tint pink.
When the cookies are complete cool, spread about 1/2 tbs of filling on the
bottom of one cookie, then top with the bottom side of another cookie.
Valentine's Day Easy Crafts
Candy Craft Candle
1 York Peppermint Pattie
1 Roll Lifesavers
Ribbon for decorating
For the base, take the Peppermint Pattie
and wrap it in foil or fold the corners under and tape. Glue a bow to the top
of the Peppermint patty. Cut out the LEFT loop of the bow. Take the outer
wrapping off the Lifesavers roll. Don't remove the foil wrap. Tape a Hershey
Kiss to the end of the Lifesaver roll. This will create a candle.
You can use other types of rolled candy such as Mentos, Rolos, Spree etc. Tape
the bottom of the candle into the bow where the LEFT loop was removed. You can
decorate the candle with ribbon or stickers. Tip: Use ribbon criss-crossed
around the candy and to a red candle add a chocolate heart candy.
Craft Board 1/8 - 1/4 inch thick
lightweight foam with
cardstock-type cover on both sides
Clear, Heavy Plastic
Crayons or Markers
Misc. Craft Supplies eg. Stickers, Ribbon, Shiny Confetti
Begin by cutting the craft board with an
exacto knife to about 3 x 6 inch, or whatever size you want. Then get some
plain card stock and cut 2 pieces the same size as the board. With the knife,
cut out a heart, about 2x 2, in the LEFT of one piece, laid it on top of the
board and marked the heart, then cut it out of the board. Get a piece of clear
plastic, like from a sheet protector, and cut a piece big enough to cove