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Valentine Cookie Bouquet

"I always try to do something special with my fair entries. This cookie bouquet was a blue-ribbon winner," says Marlene Gates, Sun City, Arizona. "It is a great gift for a loved one or makes a nice Valentine's Day centerpiece."

24 ServingsPrep: 25 min. Bake: 20 min. + cooling

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup milk
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup baking cocoa
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
24 long wooden skewers
FROSTING:
1/2 cup butter, softened
2 cups confectioners' sugar
2 to 3 tablespoons maraschino cherry juice

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in the milk, egg and
vanilla. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking powder and baking soda;
add to creamed mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 1
hour or until easy to handle.
On a lightly floured surface, roll out half of the dough to 1/8-in.
thickness. Cut out with a floured 3-in. heart-shaped cookie cutter.
Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets.
Place skewers on top of each cookie with one end of each skewer about

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Valentine Cookie Bouquet (continued)

Directions (continued)

1 in. from top of each heart. Gently press into the dough. Place a
little extra dough over each skewer; press into cookie to secure.
Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until firm. Let stand for 2
minutes before removing to wire racks to cool.
Roll out remaining dough on a lightly floured surface. Cut out with a
floured 3-in. heart-shaped cookie cutter. Cut out centers with a
1-in. heart-shaped cookie cutter. Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes
or until firm. Let stand for 2 minutes before removing to wire racks
to cool.
In a bowl, combine butter, confectioners' sugar and enough cherry
juice to achieve spreading consistency. Gently spread frosting over
cookies with skewers; top with cookies with cutout centers. Yield:
2 dozen.

Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (1 each) equals 234 calories, 12 g fat (7 g saturated fat), 40 mg cholesterol, 146 mg sodium, 31 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 2 g protein.