What to make for breakfast on Valentine’s Day? These for me, myself and I! Delicious and oh so delicious warm out of the oven, just waiting to be devoured. These are supposed to look like hearts in a circle, and I suppose that they do, and have been making the rounds on social media in the lead up to Valentine’s Day. These could also be made with Cardamom instead of cinnamon, or even raspberry jam or chocolate.
As every year, here is the Valentine’s Day Cookie Collection. I might have gone a little overboard this year, with 5 varieties, but I had the time and energy for once so here we go. Happy Valentine’s Day!
The varieties are:
Oreo-style Sandwich Cookies
Raspberry Almond Linzer Cookies
Red Velvet Non-Pareil Cookies
Espresso Chocolate M&M Cookies and
Lemon-Hibiscus Swirl Cookies
The other day, I had the opportunity to try Big Spoon Roaster’s Tigerwalk Espresso Nut Butter (almonds and hazelnuts) and I was blown away. Really really delicious, and the perfect thing for making Gluten Free nutbutter cookies like these. They are GF and dairy free (they do have eggs, but no butter), and are simply delicious. They come together in a snap (no mixer needed) and this recipe can be halved as it makes quite a lot of cookies.
Meyer Lemons make me happy. They are like little balls of sunshine, so this recipe is actually a “two-fer”…. it’s a recipe for Meyer Lemon Curb and a recipe for Lemon Sugar Sandwich Cookies. You could wimp out, and I won’t hold it against you, and just buy and use the store bough lemon curd. That’s fine too. But if you are so inclined, making your own is delish. And it adds sunshine to any February!
Today was just a day that I needed Mac & Cheese. And not just any Mac & Cheese, I went for this Mushroom Spinach and Boursin Baked Mac & Cheese. Hearty, garlicky, cheesy, delicious. Now I am going to fall into a food coma on the sofa in front of a hockey game. Because that is about all the effort that I have left. Ahhh, comfort food!