Valentine Cookies

"If you can't feed a hundred people, then just feed one."   Mother Teresa

As promised yesterday, here is an easy and fun sweet chocolate heart cookie recipe.  I made them and then delivered them to the cancer center at our local hospital. I found that sharing with other cancer patients, made my day a little brighter and hopefully cheered up others.

Ingredients:
2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
2 sticks of unsalted butter
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 whole large egg
medium heart shaped cookie cutter
Directions:
1. Add 2 sticks of unsalted butter to an electric mixer.
2. Cream the butter until fluffy, then add brown sugar.
3. Cream mixture, add one egg and vanilla.
4. In a seperate bowl, mix salt, baking powder, flour, cinnamon and cocoa powder.
    Whisk together until combined. Add this dry mixture in two batches to the          
    buttter/sugar mixture until mixed well.
5. Knead dough lightly into a ball and place into a large ziplock bag. Flatten into a
    disk shape and placenin refrig. for two hours.
6. Remove dough and let sit on a lightly floured surface for 5-10 minutes to soften.
    Roll out dough on floured surface until it is about 1/4 inch.
7. Cut cookies with heart shaped cookie cutter  and place n a piece of parchment
    paper or baking mat.
8. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
9. Bake for 12 minutes, make sure not to burn edges.  Take cookies out and let them
    cool completely.
10. Decorate with white icing, leaving edges exposed.  You can also use powdered
     sugar.
11. Place cookies in a nice container and deliever to a charity of your choice.