Valentine’s Day Recipes

Hearts & Flowers Cookies

Ingredients:

1/4 cup soft Crisco vegetable shortening

1/4 cup butter

1 cup sugar

1 egg

1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract

2 cups sifted all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

3 tablespoons milk (not evaporated)

1 cup Quick or Old Fashioned Oats, Uncooked

Few Drops red food coloring

Chocolate Frosting (or Jam of choice)

Directions:

Beat together shortening, butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg and

peppermint extract; beat well. Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Add flour

mixture alternately with milk. Stir in oats. Add just enough red food coloring to

make a pink dough. Cover and chill dough 1 hour. Roll out dough on a lightly

floured board to 1/8". Cut with 2" floured, heart shaped cookie cutter. Place on

lightly greased cookie sheets. Bake 375 deg 6 minutes. Remove and cool on rack.

Frost 1/2 of the cookies with chocolate frosting of choice or jam of choice.

Top with remaining cookies, sandwich style.

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