A fun Valentine's Day recipe that children will love! It's a quick and delicious cookie recipe that also sparks creativity and imagination in any child! Get out the cookie cutters and decorations and have some fun!
Decoration (red hots, mini chocolate chips, shredded wheat, licorice strips)
Step1
In large bowl, combine sugar, butter, cream cheese, salt, almond and vanilla extracts, and egg yolk. Beat until smooth then stir in flour until well blended. Chill the dough for at least an hour.
Step2
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Step3
On lightly floured surface, spread the dough using a rolling pin until it's about 1/4 inch thick. Cut out heart shapes with your cookie cutters and arrange into cookie animals.
Step4
Place the cookies on ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown.
Step5
Use colored frosting and decorations to make your cookies look like animals.
Comments
grouch said
on 1/26/2008 These are great. I am on the lookout now for the perfect little love bug cookie cutter. Thanks.