Valentine Heart Necklaces

Name: Valentine Heart Necklaces
Prep time: 2 h 42 min
Cook time: 2 h 42 min
Total time: 2 h 42 min
Yield: 30
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon baking powder; 79 milliliters butter, softened; 64 grams colored candy sprinkles; 710 milliliters confectioners sugar; 1 egg; 591 milliliters sifted all-purpose flour; 1 Tbsp lemon zest; 60 long red vine licorice; 2 Tbsps milk; 3 drops red food coloring; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 177 milliliters white sugar

Valentine Heart Necklaces might be a good recipe to expand your hor d'oeuvre recipe box. This recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains around 2g of protein, 2g of fat, and a total of 142 calories. This recipe serves 30. Head to the store and pick up long vine licorice, butter, sugar, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 2 hours and 42 minutes.

Instructions

Cream 1 cup butter or margarine and 3/4 cup white sugar together. Blend in egg, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, and grated lemon peel. Sift together 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour and baking powder.

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All Purpose Flour

Vanilla Extract

Baking Powder

Granulated Sugar

Lemon Peel

Butter

Cream

Egg

Add to creamed mixture and blend well. Cover and refrigerate dough for approximately 2 hours.

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Dough

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

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Oven

Roll dough to 1/4 inch thickness on a lightly floured surface. Use a floured heart shaped 1 to 2 inch cookie cutter and cut dough into heart shapes.

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Dough

Roll

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Cookie Cutter

Place the cut-out hearts on greased cookie sheets.

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Baking Sheet

Using the drinking straw, make a hole at the top center of each heart before baking.

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Drinking Straws

Bake for 5 to 7 minutes until very lightly browned. Cool the cookies on a wire rack.

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Wire Rack

Oven

Mix 3 cups confectioners' sugar and 1/3 cup butter together. Stir in 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract and 2 tablespoons milk. Beat until smooth making sure frosting is of spreading consistency. Stir in food coloring to create a pink or red colored frosting, if desired.

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Powdered Sugar

Vanilla Extract

Food Color

Frosting

Butter

Milk

After cookies have cooled, frost and decorate them with nonpareils, sprinkles, dragees, or colored sugar. Use a toothpick to dislodge the hole, if necessary.

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Decorating Sugar

Nonpareils

Sprinkles

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Toothpicks

Let the frosting dry.

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Frosting

To make a necklace, tie the ends off of two pieces of red colored licorice with a knot. Thread it through the hole at the top center of the cookie. Tie the other ends off with another knot to create a "chain." Makes approximately 30 heart necklaces.

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Licorice