Valentine's Day Treats For School And Work
by Christine Steendahl
Are you as tired as I am of those little white heart-shaped
candies with messages like "I like You" printed on them? Be a
little creative this year and come up with some new Valentine's
Day treats to take to school and work. Here are a few ideas to
get you started.
Valentine's Day Cookies
Make a batch of Sugar cookies or pick up some refrigerated
dough at the grocery store. Cut them out with a heart-shaped
cookie cutter and bake. Frost with a glaze of powdered sugar,
water and a little red food coloring, or make it really simple
and buy a container of pre-made frosting. Use some frosting
pens to write messages or draw on the cookies. Add a few
sprinkles and you're set! Don't forget to invite your kids to
get involved in decorating any cookies they are taking to
school. They will have a great time preparing these special
treats.
Valentine's Cup Cakes
Purchase a box of devil's food cake mix (or your favorite
flavor) and prepare according to package directions. Line
muffin tins with paper liners and pour enough batter in each to
fill to about 1/3 full. Top with 1 tbsp of fruit preserves
(strawberry works great) then add more batter until the muffin
tins are approximately ¾ filled. Bake according to cake mix
directions. When they are cool, dust them with powdered sugar,
or frost them and sprinkle with red-hot candy hearts.
Valentine's Day Cake
Bake any flavor cake in a heart shaped cake form. Let cook and
cut in half horizontally. Mix a few drops of red food coloring
into a container of whipped topping, and spread some on the
bottom layer of the cake. Add the top layer and frost the
entire outside of the cake. Top with fresh berries.
Chocolate Lollipops
Get some heart-shaped lollipop molds. Melt milk chocolate, dark
chocolate or white chocolate (quality chocolate chips work
great). Pour the melted chocolate in the mold and add a
lollipop stick. Let cool until hardened. Wrap in cellophane and
tie with a little bow.
Use leftover chocolate and plastic spoons to create fancy
coffee stirrers. Simply dip the plastic spoons in the melted
chocolate. Let cool and repeat until you reach the desired
thickness,
Both of these can be decorated by drizzling different types of
melted chocolate over the finished product.
Have fun this year creating some wonderful Valentine's Day
treats. I'm sure you will come up with a delicious treat that
will be a big hit in the office or the classroom.
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