Kids in the Kitchen

Valentine Cookies

Get your whisk, and mixing bowl and join WNPL librarians online as they demonstrate something fun for kids to do in the kitchen. Parent or caregiver supervision and help is required.

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Valentine Cookies

Ingredients:

3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup unsalted butter, softened

2/3 cup flour

1 large egg

1 tablespoon light corn syrup

1 tablespoon vanilla extract

pink sanding sugar

white sanding sugar

few drops of red food coloring

Directions:     Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

1.  It's easiest to make one batch of dough and divide in half.

2.  In a bowl whisk together the dry ingredients of flour and salt.  Set aside.

3.  Using a stand mixer, cream together the butter and sugar until fluffy.

     Add the eggs one at a time.  Then add the corn syrup and vanilla extract.

4.  Now add the flour mixture one third at a time until thoroughly mixed.

5.  Divide the dough in half.  Add a few drops of red food coloring to half

     of the mixture to create the pink dough.

6.  Pat the dough into two disks, wrap in plastic, and refrigerate 1 to 2 hours,

     or until firm enough to roll.  If the dough becomes too firm, soften at room

     temperature for about 5 minutes.

7.  Roll each disk between two sheets of waxed paper or parchment paper.

     Sprinkle with the sanding sugar. Gently place the wax paper on the dough and

     roll over so the sugar adheres.  Using a knife cut the dough into strips about

     1/2 inch wide. Place the strips side by side, alternating colors.  Place

     a piece of of wax paper over the strips and again roll over the top to make

     the strips adhere together. 

8.  Return the dough to the refrigerator one more time.  Use a heart cookie cutter

     to create your Valentine's cookies.  For leftover scrapes use a tiny heart cookie cutter.

9.  Bake for 8 -10 minutes or until cookies start to brown lightly around the edges.

   Notes:

  *  The best time to add the sanding sugar is when the dough has warmed up a bit. 

      If the dough is too warm the sanding sugar won't stick.

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