Valentine’s Day Recipes

Chocolate Heart Valentine Cookies

Ingredients:

1 cup butter, softened (microwaved on low is OK)

1 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed

2 eggs

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1 teaspoon rum flavoring (optional)

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 cup rolled oats

2 tablespoons instant coffee crystals (your choice)

2 tablespoons water

18 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips

2 1/2 cups shredded coconut (sweetened is fine)

50 pecan halves

1 box Ghiradelli Rich & Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix

Directions:

If you seriously believe the following can be accomplished in 10 minutes, preheat

your oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). In a medium-sized bowl, combine the

flour, baking powder and salt. In a large mixer bowl, beat together the heat-

softened butter and the brown sugar until the mass is creamy. Add the half cup of

rolled oats, and mix anew. Add the eggs one at a time, beating in each egg

thoroughly until it is in unity.

In a small saucepan over a low heat, melt 2 1/4 cups of the chocolate chips,

removing and returning the saucepan while stirring, until the chocolate is smooth.

Or microwave it on low for 3-6 minutes. In a small cup, dissolve the coffee crystals

in 2 tablespoons of water. Add the vanilla extract. Add some rum flavoring if

desired. Stir this thoroughly into the melted chocolate, then combine with the

buttered-sugar mass, and beat until it's a uniform color.

Open the Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix. Gradually add the flour mixture, beating it in

until it's well blended. Then add the shredded coconut, until it's doughy. Stir in

(

don't grind) the rest of the chocolate chips.

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