Valentine’s Day Sugar Cookies

Plus, they have plain Greek yogurt in them, this way, we at least get some protein in. 😉

How to make Valentine Secret Message Cookies (de-coder cookies)

STEP ONE: Make the dough (instructions in recipe card)

STEP TWO: While the dough is chilling, take red hard candy (I like Jolly Ranchers), place it in a bag and crush it with s mallett or rolling pin.

STEP THREE: Cut out the cookies. Using 2 heart shaped cookie cutters (a larger and a smaller), cut out the cookies and place them on a foil lined sheet sprayed with coconut oil.

STEP FOUR: Fill the center of each cookie with the crushed candy. Bake, cool, enjoy!

How to make secret messages

You can very easily make your own by using a blue pen or light blue marker to write your message. After that, just doodle right over it with red, orange and pink markers. The message you wrote will appear when you put the Sugar Cookie over top of it.

No time to doodle? No worries, I found some on the internet, and this is a much quicker route. Check out this post from Gourmet Mom On The Go, and/or this post from Moments to Live By. Each of these sites have a free printable of secret messages. 🙌🏼

I had a lot of fun making these healthier Valentine’s Day Cookies for my kids when they were quite a bit younger. Now that they’re older, they love to help make them and give them away as Valentines to their friends.

Happy Valentines Day!

Here’s about a 12 minute video walking you through the steps. Enjoy!

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More Valentine’s Day recipes (healthier options)~

• Chocolate Covered Cherry Smoothie
• Black Cherry Breakfast Cake

Valentine De-Coder Cookies

Delicious cookies and an activity all in one. Perfect for the Valentines Class Party, or just at home.

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Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 6 minutes

Total Time: 21 minutes

Servings: 36 cookies

Calories: 81kcal

Author: Chellie Schmitz

Equipment

• baking sheets
  baking sheets
• heart shaped cookie cutters in different sizes
  heart shaped cookie cutters in different sizes

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup vegetable shortening1/2 cup vegetable shortening
• 1 cup sugar1 cup sugar
• 1 egg1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla extract1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/4 tsp salt1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp baking soda1/2 tsp baking soda
• 2 1/2 cups flour2 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup plain Greek Yogurt1/2 cup plain Greek Yogurt
• 1 bag of red hard candy such as Jolly ranchers1 bag of red hard candy such as Jolly ranchers

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 400.
• Line cookie sheets with foil and spray with coconut oil (or any non-stick spray).
• Place the hard candy in a plastic bag and crush with a rolling pin or cooking mallet and set aside.
• Beat and cream together shortening, sugar, egg, and vanilla.
• Sift together salt, baking soda and flour.
• Add to creamed mixture alternately with yogurt. Chill if desired
• Roll out dough on a well floured surface and cut with floured cookie cutters.
• Place each heart shaped cookie dough onto the cookie sheet and fill the center with crushed candy.
• Bake for 6-8 minutes.
• Allow to cool completely before removing from the cookie sheet.

Nutrition

Calories: 81kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 4mg | Sodium: 36mg | Potassium: 14mg | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 5IU | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 0.4mg

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