February 07, 2011

Sugar Cookies for Your Sweet

Simple ways to turn your basic sugar cookie recipe into hearts for your Sweet. Another one for  Cuocicucidici  Hart-to-Hart Valentine's Day contest that proved to be so much fun for me as I love to create and invent things from my kitchen and not so much for competing. 


To have fun making these cookies. You won't need much beyond good ingredients like dark chocolate or white. Use the things you already have in your kitchen like toothpicks, spatulas and cookie cutters. You will surprise yourself with unexpected results. So let loose the artist in you and start creating. I choose not to color the cookies other than chocolate but you can use color in any way you like.
For the cookie dough you will need 3 cups of flour, a pinch of salt, 1 1/2 stick of butter softened, 1 cup of sugar, 2 eggs, 2 tsp of vanilla and 2 tbsp of cocoa powder. For the icing you need 1 cup of confectioner's sugar, 2 tsp milk, 2 tsp light corn syrup, 1/4 tsp of almond extract and food coloring if you like. Here are some of the ones we had fun making at home.











Enjoy!



24 comments:

  1. So fanciful and lovely. They speak of affection and caring.

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  2. These are beautiful, your art work is fantastic. Diane

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  3. wow...cute and very tempting cookies...feel like having some cookies from the screen now...yum!
    your presentation rocks as always....

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  4. Bravissimo Michelangelo sembrano di pasticceria.....e tanti auguri per il contest che prevedo sarà veramente difficile per la giuria decidere il vincitore!!!! Ciao Gianni

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  5. These cookies are good looking and seem very tastie as well! You really good in creating! Ciao

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  6. You make sugar coookies an awesome make over, love the heart and designs

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  7. Oooh those are so pretty..very neat n professional!!!

    US Masala

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  8. Madre mia, si además dominas el glassé y la manga pastelera. Eres el cocinero más completito de la blogsfera. Te han quedado preciosas. Suerte en el concurso.
    Un beso.

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  9. Each cookie is more beautiful than the last! What's so great is how you take such a simple delicious cookie...and make it into something extra special!

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  10. bellissimi romanticissimi cookies! devono essere molto buoni! piacciono al mio stomaco, ma anche ai miei occhi! bravissimo!

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  11. Wow!! "Simple ways" ?!!! So creative and well done! Amaaaaazing!!!!
    xxx :)

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  12. Che meraviglia queste decorazioni, gran classe e che pazienza!!

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  13. Hi Michelangelo, how's it going? really nice cookies, well decorated and certainly very good! Expires later this month my first contest, why do not you come have a look? ;)
    Kisses

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  14. Questi biscotti sono bellissimi ma la bruschetta è fantastica!!! complimenti

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  15. I new, you want absolutely win the contest:)
    Have a nice day!
    Barbara

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  16. What an adorable cookies! U are so patient to make them personally. ^_^
    And I want to pass an award for U at http://c1tr4sinau.blogspot.com/2011/02/bolu-coklat-kukus-bentuk-hati-steamed.html
    ~C1tr4~

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  17. I would be busy admiring the design than eating these cute cookies :) love it!!!!

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  18. These have been made with a great deal of love. They are quite beautiful and will be enjoyed by the lucky recipients. I hope you have a lovely day. Blessings...Mary

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  19. These are so lovely...the decoration is stunning!
    Absolutely perfect for Valentines :)

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  20. ¡¡Estas galletas enamoran a primera vista!!

    Abrazos

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