How to make valentine shortbread cookies

Three sticks of softened butter.

Cream the butter with 1 cup sugar and 1 TB of vanilla

Cream that for about two minutes. Add 3 1/2 c flour and 1/4 tsp salt

Beat slowly until it starts to form a thick crumble

Press into a disc

Wrap the disc

Chill..the disc

Chill for about an hour. Then pick your favorite cookie shape. Shortbread is a hearty sugar cookie so they hold their shape well. This is the perfect cookie for any shape.

But I am doing hearts. Yes. Yes, I'm *that* person. That person that starts Valentines Day as soon as the Christmas tree is down.

Once dough has chilled, allow about ten minutes to sit out. It will roll best when it isn't so cold. I roll the dough out between two pieces of saran wrap

Place one on top

Roll to about half inch thick

Like I said, it's a very rich tasting and sturdy cookie. Bakes so pretty

Sugar the ones you just want plain sugared

Others, I sugar only half and will dip the other half once it's baked. Dip it in chocolate or candy coating

Bake 350, for about 20 minutes

Now for the icing on those halves. I chose pink candy melts. Ya kno, for the Valentines

Place it over the double broiler (over a pan w simmering water) and allow to melt

Make a line

Then shake down and over the bowl to cover rest of heart

Allow to cool and harden

Once they set up ..very easy to stack and store

Enjoy