Valentine’s Day Recipes

Cherry Filled Heart Cookies

Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened

1/2 cup shortening

1 cup granulated 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

Cherry Filling

1/2 cup granulated 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

Additional sugar

Directions:

In a mixing bowl, cream the butter and shortening; gradually add sugar. Add egg,

milk and vanilla extract. Combine dry ingredients; gradually add to creamed

mixture. Mix well. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Meanwhile, make

Cherry Filling.

Roll out dough on a lightly floured surface to 1/8-inch thickness; cut with a 2 1/2-

inch 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-inch

heart-shaped cutter to cut small hearts out of the other half of the cookies. (Bake

small heart cutouts separately.) Place the remaining hearts over filled cookies; press

edges together gently. Fill centers with additional filling if needed. Sprinkle with

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