Valentine’s Day Recipes

Melt-Away Heart Cookies

Ingredients:

1/3 cup powdered sugar

3/4 cup cornstarch

1 cup all-purpose flour

1/8 teaspoon salt

1 cup butter (no substitutes)

Cream Cheese Icing

3 ounces cream cheese, softened

1 tablespoon margarine, softened

1 tablespoon milk

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

1/2 pound powdered sugar pink food coloring

Directions:

Sift together dry ingredients. Cut in the butter until fine. Gently work into a soft

dough. Roll dough out onto a lightly floured surface to approximately 1/4-inch

thick. Cut using a 2- or 3-inch heart-shaped cookie cutter. Place hearts onto an

ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 375 degrees for 7-9 minutes. Let cookies rest on

baking sheet until cooled slightly before removing to cooling rack. Frost centers of

cookies with cream cheese icing.

Cream Cheese Icing

Mix together cream cheese, margarine, milk and vanilla. Gradually mix in

powdered sugar. Add more milk if needed to make a creamy spreading consistency.

Stir in pink food coloring until a pale pink icing is created. Frost centers of melt-

away cookies.

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