Cherry-Filled Valentine Heart Cookies
Got a cherry lover on your hands? This is a delicious recipe for cherry filled cookies that will put a huge smile on any cookie lovers face. These are amazing warm and even super tasty and chewy cold and go perfect with a nice glass of milk or a flute full of champagne. A really nice and simple homemade gifts which is a sweet treat that will surely leave a great impression on the recipient.
Ingredients:
1 cup butter flavored shortening
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
FILLING:
1/2 cup sugar
4-1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
1/2 cup orange juice
1/4 cup red maraschino cherry juice
12 red maraschino cherries, chopped
1 tablespoon butter or margarine
Directions:
In a mixing bowl, cream the shortening while gradually adding the sugar. Add egg, milk and vanilla to the mixture. In a separate bowl combine dry ingredients and then gradually add to creamed mixture. Mix well. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
Meanwhile, for filling, combine sugar and cornstarch in small saucepan. Add juices, cherries and butter. Bring to a boil; boil and stir for 1 minute. Cover and refrigerate.
Roll out dough on a lightly floured surface to 1/8-in. thickness; cut with a 2-1/2-in. heart-shaped cookie cutter dipped in flour.
Place half of the cookies on greased baking sheets; spoon 1/2 teaspoon filling in the center of each.
Use a 1-1/2-in. heart-shaped cutter to cut small hearts out of the other half of the cookies. Place the remaining hearts over filled cookies; press edges together gently. Fill centers with additional filling if needed.
Bake at 375° for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on wire racks. Yield: about 4-1/2 dozen filled cookies.
Strawberry Angel Kiss Cookies
How about something sweet for your little angels this Valentines Day?
These super soft and chewy cookies are light and fluffy and make delicious valentine treats for everyone. My daughter and I used to make these on special days when it was rainy and dreary out because they are super easy and very tasty. They are so light we named them angel kiss valentine cookies because she said it was like every cookie was kissed by a sweet angel. (She wasn’t aware they batter was made was made with angel food cake) so the name stuck! These are terrific cookies to make with your little one and fun to give away on Valentines Day as well with their pretty pink color. (Just a note: You can use different types of preserves also- they are great with sugar free preserves as well!)
Ingredients:
1 (16 oz.) package Angel Food Cake
3/4 cup Strawberry Fruit Preserves
3 tablespoons mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
No-Stick Cooking Spray
Directions:
Heat oven to 325°F. Coat baking sheet with no-stick cooking spray.
Beat together cake mix and preserves (do not add water) at low speed of electric mixer 1 minute or until evenly moistened. Continue to beat an additional 1 minute. Stir in chocolate chips.
Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto prepared baking sheet.
Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until tops are just lightly browned. Cool 1 minute on baking sheet. Place on cooling rack to cool completely. Cookies will be soft and chewy.
Tip: Store between sheets of wax paper to keep from sticking together.
