3 CUPS SIFTED FLOUR
1 TSP BAKING POWDER
1/2 TSP SALT
2/3 CUP BUTTER
3/4 CUP SUGAR
2 EGGS
1 TSP VANILLA
PINK COLORING
SIFT FLOUR, BAKING POWDER, AND SALT ON WAX PAPER. BEAT BUTTER AND SUGAR WITH ELECTRIC MIXER UNTIL LIGHT AND FLUFFY. BEAT IN EGGS AND VANILLA (and coloring). GRADUALLY STIR IN FLOUR MIXTURE AT LOW SPEED OR WITH A WOODEN SPOON UNTIL DOUGH IS VERY STIFF. IF NEEDED, STIR IN MORE ALL PURPOSE FLOUR. WRAP DOUGH IN PLASTIC WRAP-CHILL OVERNIGHT
GET OUT OF FRIDGE BEFORE USING IT TO LET IT WARM UP. USING LARGE MIXERS, NOT PORTABLE. ROLL OUT DOUGH 1/4 AT A TIME ON FOIL(FLOUR FOIL A LITTLE) AND ROLL TO 1/8 INCH THICK. CUT DOUGH WITH KNIFE INTO DESIRED SHAPES. BAKE AT 375 DEGREES FOR 7-9 MINUTES OR LONGER FOR LARGER COOKIES. REMOVE COOKIES ON FOIL TO WIRE RACK, COOL COMPLETELY BEFORE DECORATING. MAKES 9 4 " HEARTS AND 2 9" HEARTS LARGER SIZE
LIFESAVOR CENTER
CUT OUT CENTER OF A HEART COOKIE AND FILL WITH CRUSHED RED LIFESAVORS. BAKE. THE CANDY WILL MELT LIKE A STAIN GLASS WINDOW. HAVE CANDY EVEN WITH THE TOP OF SHAPED COOKIE DOUGH AND IT WILL FLATTEN DOWN. 8 LIFESAVORS FOR A BIG COOKIE.
BUTERCREAM ICING
3/4 TSP VANILLA EXTRACCT
2 TBSP+2TSP WATER
1 CUP CRISCO
2 2/3 CUP POWDERED SUGAR
PINCH OF SALT
SIFT POWDERED SUGAR IN LARGER BOWL-MEASURE REMAINING INGREDIENTS IN SAME BOWL. BLEND ON MEDIUM UNTIL THROUGHLY MIXED. SCRAPE AND BLEND 1 MIN LONGER UNTIL CREAMY
1 TSP BAKING POWDER
1/2 TSP SALT
2/3 CUP BUTTER
3/4 CUP SUGAR
2 EGGS
1 TSP VANILLA
PINK COLORING
SIFT FLOUR, BAKING POWDER, AND SALT ON WAX PAPER. BEAT BUTTER AND SUGAR WITH ELECTRIC MIXER UNTIL LIGHT AND FLUFFY. BEAT IN EGGS AND VANILLA (and coloring). GRADUALLY STIR IN FLOUR MIXTURE AT LOW SPEED OR WITH A WOODEN SPOON UNTIL DOUGH IS VERY STIFF. IF NEEDED, STIR IN MORE ALL PURPOSE FLOUR. WRAP DOUGH IN PLASTIC WRAP-CHILL OVERNIGHT
GET OUT OF FRIDGE BEFORE USING IT TO LET IT WARM UP. USING LARGE MIXERS, NOT PORTABLE. ROLL OUT DOUGH 1/4 AT A TIME ON FOIL(FLOUR FOIL A LITTLE) AND ROLL TO 1/8 INCH THICK. CUT DOUGH WITH KNIFE INTO DESIRED SHAPES. BAKE AT 375 DEGREES FOR 7-9 MINUTES OR LONGER FOR LARGER COOKIES. REMOVE COOKIES ON FOIL TO WIRE RACK, COOL COMPLETELY BEFORE DECORATING. MAKES 9 4 " HEARTS AND 2 9" HEARTS LARGER SIZE
LIFESAVOR CENTER
CUT OUT CENTER OF A HEART COOKIE AND FILL WITH CRUSHED RED LIFESAVORS. BAKE. THE CANDY WILL MELT LIKE A STAIN GLASS WINDOW. HAVE CANDY EVEN WITH THE TOP OF SHAPED COOKIE DOUGH AND IT WILL FLATTEN DOWN. 8 LIFESAVORS FOR A BIG COOKIE.
BUTERCREAM ICING
3/4 TSP VANILLA EXTRACCT
2 TBSP+2TSP WATER
1 CUP CRISCO
2 2/3 CUP POWDERED SUGAR
PINCH OF SALT
SIFT POWDERED SUGAR IN LARGER BOWL-MEASURE REMAINING INGREDIENTS IN SAME BOWL. BLEND ON MEDIUM UNTIL THROUGHLY MIXED. SCRAPE AND BLEND 1 MIN LONGER UNTIL CREAMY
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