Melting Moments

I L*O*V*E these cookies! Just as the name suggests, they melt in your mouth and are oh so buttery good! I love the way they look; both frosted and piped. They’re the perfect petite treat for Valentine’s Day.

Another reason why I love these cookies is because of their name. Seriously, can you find a cuter name for a cookie? One of my recent melting moments is when my daughter said “ma-ma” for the first time! So let me ask you, what’s one of your melting moments? J Leave a comment below!

My daughter, Mia. She makes my heart melt everyday.

Melting Moments – The Perfect Valentine Cookie

Ingredients:

1 C butter, softened

1/3 C powdered sugar

1 2/3 C flour

**1/8 t. salt ONLY if you used unsalted butter

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350°F and grease baking sheets.

Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add in the flour and combine until well blended.

**If you’re going to pipe the dough, do not chill the dough!!** Instead place the dough in a pastry bag fitted with a star tip (I used a Wilton 1M tip). Pipe the dough onto your baking sheet into the desired shape.

-OR-

For the traditional melting moment: chill the dough for 30 minutes.

Form the dough into tablespoon-sized balls and place on baking sheets. Press the balls down with a floured fork.

Bake for 15-20 minutes, until the cookies start to brown along the edges.

Source: adapted from my sister-in-law’s mother, Pegggy Brooker

Frosting:

Ingredients:

2 T butter

1 C powdered sugar

½ t vanilla extract

¼ t almond extract (optional)

Cream or milk

food coloring, if desired

Directions:

Melt butter in saucepan. Remove from heat; stir in sugar and extracts.

Add cream or milk to thin the frosting to your desired consistency. Tint with food coloring, if desired.

Source: adapted from Group Recipes