strawberry valentine cookies
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This recipe and photo are from TOH - you can start your Valentine's Day tradition with these pretty, cookies; and you know strawberry is a perfect complement to the chocolate glaze. You can even write a secret message for your "sweetie".
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yield
2 dozen cookies
method
Bake
Ingredients For strawberry valentine cookies
- COOKIE:
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2/3 cbutter, softened
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2/3 cgranulated sugar
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1 lgegg
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1 Tbsplemon juice
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2 call purpose flour
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1/3 cstrawberry drink mix( powder)
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2 tspbaking powder
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1/2 tspsalt
- GLAZE:
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1 csemi-sweet chocolate chips
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1 tspcrisco solid shortening
- FROSTING:
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1/3 cbutter, softened
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2 Tbspstrawberry drink mix (powdered)
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1 pinchsalt
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3 cpowdered sugar
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3 to 5 Tbspmilk
How To Make strawberry valentine cookies
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1Cookie: In a small bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and lemon juice. Combine flour, drink mix. baking powder, and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well.
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2On a lightly powdered sugar surface, roll out dough to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut with a 2 1/2 to 3 inch heart cookie cutter. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake in 350^ oven for 8-10 minutes or until set and edges just begin to brown. Cool 2 minutes before removing from tray to cooling rack.
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3Glaze: In a microwave, melt chocolate chips and shortening in microwave safe dish at 30 second intervals; stir until smooth. Spread over cookies; let stand until set.
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4Frosting: In a small bowl. beat butter, drink mix and salt until blended. Gradually beat in powdered sugar. Add enough milk to desired thickness. Decorate cookies with you special messages.
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