Search Results for: blog valentine cookie recipe

Valentine’s Day School Treats: Make or Buy?

Valentine’s Day is like Halloween 2 around here. Spring Halloween. Parents with young children know what I’m referring to: Another round of running from store to store trying to find the perfect treat for your kid to pass out to his classmates… all of his classmates. Gone are the “Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown” days when the wishy-washy, round-headed kids got shunned by the popular students. These days you bring a card or treat for the entire class or don’t bother coming to school at all. My daughter’s first grade class consists of 21 kids—14 boys and 7 girls. Whereas … Continue reading →

Recipes for Valentine’s Day Brunch

This year, Valentine’s Day falls on a Sunday. That’s great news for those who enjoy leisurely weekend brunches. Those who choose to eat out on Valentine’s Day are sure to be treated to some extra sweet offerings. Meanwhile, those who prefer to cook up their own Love Day brunch dishes will be treated to extra time that they wouldn’t have if Valentine’s Day fell on a weekday. If you plan to surprise your sweetheart with a homemade Valentine’s Day brunch, then consider adding these special dishes to the menu: BACON AND SPINACH BISCUIT QUICHE Ingredients: 8-ounce package light cream cheese … Continue reading →

Make Basic Valentine’s Day Cookies and Cupcakes With Your Preschooler

Yes, Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. It’s the wonderful day that encourages all of us to show just how much we love each other with cards, chocolates, flowers and cookies. Of course, for some of us, this means that we just want to flee into the snowbanks and hide out until the requisite holiday baking and crafting is done and we can have some peace until Easter. If you’re still getting over Christmas and want little to do with Valentine’s Day, I hear you. But it’s all right, really it is. White sugar cookies are a parent and … Continue reading →

Sexy Valentine’s Day Recipes

Raw oysters, caviar and chocolate are classic aphrodisiacs, but what about artichokes and other seafood? Apparently, scallops and artichokes also have mood-enhancing properties and are highly recommended eats on Valentine’s Day. (At least according to the “food experts” I consulted for this piece.) Just in time for Love Day, the following sexy treats should help spice up your dinner plans. If you really want to heat things up during mealtime, I would suggest indulging in these dishes sans utensils. Instead, use your fingers to feed the Artichoke Pizza to your sweetie. After all, fewer utensils to wash means more time … Continue reading →

How to Make Your Own Milk Chocolate Masterpieces for Valentine’s Day

What did you ask your sweetie to get you this Valentine’s Day? Diamonds? A romantic dinner for two? A massage? Since requests aren’t always granted (depending on the particular sweetie involved), you might want to brace yourself for a bar (okay, a box) of chocolates and a pat on the back. If you are lucky, your honey will honor you with a slice of Emeril Lagasse’s Milk Chocolate Cheesecake. If you are really lucky, you won’t have to make it yourself. Either way, the recipe is provided below along with the directions for mouthwatering milk chocolate cookies sealed with a … Continue reading →

Edible Red Treats for Valentine’s Day

I’m not a big fan of Red Hots. The sweet and spicy candy is a popular Valentine’s Day treat used to decorate cupcakes and cookies… in kitchens other than my own. My disdain for the cinnamon candy is incredibly evident this time of year when I am faced with making Valentine’s Day treats for my daughter’s playgroup. This year each mom is required to bring a red-colored dish to pass and someone suggested I make a dessert featuring Red Hots. No dice. Instead, I will be making Red Velvet Cupcakes from the recipe below. (I’m making adjustments to the original … Continue reading →

Chocolicious Treats for Valentine’s Day

Did you know that 58 million pounds of chocolate candy will be sold this week as lovebirds scramble to impress their sweethearts on Valentine’s Day? What’s more, the price of those chocolate treats is estimated to exceed $100 million. You won’t have to spend anywhere near that amount to make the following Valentine’s Day chocolate recipes. These simple and affordable desserts can be shared with a house full of sweeties or prepared as the finishing touch to a romantic dinner for two. TRIPLE CHOCOLATE SWEETIE CAKE Ingredients: 1 (18.25 ounce) package devil’s food cake mix 1 (5.9 ounce) package instant … Continue reading →

Simple Sweet Treats for Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day is about a week away and if you are looking for the perfect treat to take into the office or you need a simple dessert to send to school with your kids, the following recipes are just for you. Both desserts feature the Valentine’s Day ingredient we can’t live without—CHOCOLATE. But, the rich delicious flavors that these recipes impart are not the only reason they are some of my favorites. Making the Oreo Cookie Pudding and the Brownie Extravaganza is a cinch-—perfect for busy moms who only find out their child needs to bring a treat to school … Continue reading →

Ways to Use Extra Girl Scout Cookies

Extra Girl Scout cookies? What’s that? If you can devour an entire box of Thin Mints in a single sitting, then you might not need the following recipes. However, if you are like my parents, who buy a box of cookies from every smiling Brownie and Girl Scout that comes within a 50-yard radius of their home or office, then you might consider whipping up these simple yet tasty treats: THIN MINT CHOCOLATE PIE Ingredients: 1 box Thin Mint Girl Scout cookies 3 tablespoons melted butter 2 cups cold milk 1 package chocolate instant pudding (6 serving size) 2 to … Continue reading →

Christmas Cookie Balls

Growing up my mom would make hundreds of snowball cookies at Christmastime. Once they were done baking she would allow me to roll them in powered sugar, and then my brothers had the task of packaging them up for family and friends. To this day snowball cookies are among my favorite holiday treats. I love the way you can easily pop them into your mouth one after the other, after the other… This year I plan to carry on the family tradition of baking snowballs, but will be adding a few new cookie ball recipes to the mix. The following … Continue reading →