Valentine Cookie Recipes

Cookies are perfect for any time of year. They are especially popular with children and the holidays. This recipe is a great addition to your files. They make perfect hearts for Valentine's Day, Wedding Showers, Bridal luncheons, birthday parties, Mother's Day, etc. They are also perfect for Christmas trees, Santas, stockings, etc. Easter bunnies and crosses , Shamrocks, flags, Ghosts, pumpkins, Cornocopias, etc. Whatever the occasion, this cookie recipe will work for you. For a totally different type of cookie, try the BAR DATE.

CUT-OUT COOKIES RECIPE

This recipe is in a grocery store Crisco 1990 brochure give-away.

2 / 3 cup butter flavor Crisco
3 / 4 cup sugar
1 tsp tablespoons milk + 1 tablespoon Tea
1 tsp teaspoon vanilla
1 egg
2 cups all purpose flour
1 1 / 2 tsp teaspoon baking powder
1 / 4 c. salt

Cream Crisco, sugar, milk and vanilla in large bowl at medium speed of electric mixer until smooth. Stir in the egg. Combine flour, baking powder and salt. Mix cream mix. Cover and refrigerate several hours or overnight. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Roll half the dough at a time of about 1/8-inch thick on floured surface. Cut into desired shapes. Place the cookies 2-inches on a ungreased baking sheet. Sprinkle with colored sugars and decors or leave plain to frost when cool. Bake at 375 degrees for 7-9 minutes. Cool slightly. Remove to wire rack.

Makes about 3 dozen medium cookies.

DATE STICKS

This recipe is an old church dinners spent in Iowa.

1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 / 4 cup milk
1 cup flour
1 tsp teaspoon baking powder
1 cup finely chopped walnuts
1 Cup Dates, cut into small pieces
granulated sugar

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Mix all ingredients in a medium bowl, mix well. Spread into a greased jelly roll pan or cookie sheet with sides. Bake at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes. Cool and cut into bars and roll in sugar.

Enjoy!