“Steal My Heart” Valentine Cookies

Last year I picked up this Valentine Heart pan on clearance after Valentine’s Day.  The girls were very excited to try it out this year.  We made these fun “Steal My Heart” Cookies together.  The girls had a blast mixing up the cookie dough and they thought the cookies tasted pretty yummy too.  You can use a variety  of cookie mixes with this cookie sheet.  Below is your basic sugar cookie mix, you can add in a few sprinkles for an extra special touch.

Sugar Cookies

• 1/3 cup Butter or Margarine
• 1/3 cup Shortening
• 3/4 cup Sugar
• 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
• 1 Egg
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla
• 2 cups All Purpose Flour
• Sprinkles (optional)
• Icing (optional)

1.  Beat butter and shortening on medium to high speed for 30 seconds.  Add sugar, baking powder, and a dash of salt.  Beat till combined, scraping the bowl so everything is well blended.  Beat in egg and vanilla.  Gradually add the flour into the mixture.

2.  Cover and chill dough for 1 to 3 hours to make it easier to handle when making cookies or cutouts.

3.  Lay down wax paper and lightly flour.  Roll the dough to 1/8 inch thickness.  Use a variety of cookie cutters to make the shapes you want.  Place on lightly greased cookie sheet.

4.  Cut out a heart shape in the middle of the cookies.  Fill the hole with a crushed hard candy.  The candy will melt during baking creating the glass window pane hearts in the middle of the cookies. *We tried using up extra candy canes but they didn’t melt well (they tasted good) but I would stick to the one color hard candies like life savers!

5.  Bake at 375° for 7 to 9 minutes or until the edges of the cookies are firm and light brown.  Cool until the middle window are set then transfer to a platter.

Heart Shaped Pan

Plate full of Valentine cookies

Heart shaped Valentine cookies

For more fun Valentine’s Day ideas go to Living in La La Land!