Happy Valentine's Day!

So, last night me and the girls got together to make some Valentine's Day treats for our guys!  It was a lot of fun dancing around the kitchen making a huge mess!  We wanted to make several items that were easy and fun and wouldn't take forever.  So what did we make???

The first item was Strawberry fudge!  Sounds like a lot of work doesn't it?  Well, it wasn't, it was 2 ingredients and didn't require a candy thermometer-even better!  I'll post the recipe at the bottom!

Next we made these fun cake balls although we forgot sticks to put them on so we opted for some very nice candy papers I already had.

We all had fun decorating these!  Sounds very time consuming right?  Nope, the cake balls were already made-stay tuned for the recipe!

Next we made some cut out cookies, these were the most time consuming but we all had fun decorating them!

 

So as you can see we had a lot of fun last night!  Don't be chicken, try them yourself!

Here are the recipes:


Strawberry Fudge

1 bag of white chocolate chips
1 container of Strawberry Frosting

Melt the chocolate chips in a double boiler, remove from heat and stir in the container of frosting.  Pour into a greased baking dish and decorate the top with sprinkles etc.  Refrigerate until firm, cut with a sharp knife dipped in hot water.

Cake Balls/Pops

1 doz. donut holes
1 bag white chocolate chips or candy coat or almond bark
1 bag of chocolate chips
1 pkg sticks for candy making (available at Michaels)

Melt coatings in a double boiler, dip sticks in the coating and poke 2/3 of the way down into donut hole.  Let set in the freezer for 5 minutes.  Remelt your coatings in double boiler being careful not to over cook them or they will start to crystalize or scorch.  Dip donut holes, shake off excess by tapping on the side of the boiler and place the sticks in a piece of styrofoam with holes poked in it.  A box will work also or place the donut down onto wax paper like a small taffy apple.  Decorate immediately while the coating is still wet.  Let set.

Valentine Cookies

1 1/4 C all purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
5 Tbs butter softened
2/3 C packed light brown sugar
1 large egg

Whisk together flour, baking soda and salt.  Mix butter, egg and sugar.  Add flour mixture to egg mixture and mix. Knead until it forms a dough. Wrap in wax paper and refrigerate for 1/2 an hour.   Cut dough in half and roll out on a well floured surface to 1/4 inch thick. Bake @ 350 degrees until edges are lightly browned, approximately 12-15 minutes.  Let cool before decorating.