Valentine Shortbread Cookies

"Another Valentine delectable! These are fun to make and sooo good to eat! I love the richness of the cookie with the chocolate icing. They are also very pretty on a plate once they're all decorated. Great for a Valentine party!"
 
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Ready In:
55mins
Ingredients:
11
Yields:
24 2x4 inch diamonds
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ingredients

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directions

  • Cream 1 1/4 cups margarine in large bowl.
  • Gradually add sugar; beat until light and fluffy.
  • Add 1/4 tsp almond extract and salt.
  • Gradually stir in enough flour to make a soft dough.
  • Add ground almonds.
  • Press dough into a 10x15" jelly roll pan; prick with a fork.
  • Bake in a preheated 300 degree oven for 30-35 minutes or until very lightly browned.
  • Cut into diamond shapes and remove from pan; cool completely.
  • Meanwhile in a small mixing bowl, cream remaining 6 Tbsp margarine with confectioners sugar and milk until light and fluffy; beat in chocolate and 1/4 tsp almond extract.
  • Spread frosting on cookies.
  • Decorate as desired.
  • (I make my own pink chocolate hearts from Merck's wafers using a mold, and put one on top of each cookie.).

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I live near Rochester NY with my husband and our 18-year-old cat, Fluffy. It's actually Fluffy's house, but he allows us to live here as long as we pamper him and feed him generously. Our daughter, Kree, whom some of you know from Zaar, is also living with us again while she begins a new business venture in real estate. She's the one who got me hooked on Zaar and taught me to try new recipes rather than stay in the cooking rut I was in. In my free time I like to take long rides or sit by the water, both of which I find very relaxing. I also like to do counted cross-stitch and read. I dabble in photography, always looking for that elusive 'perfect' shot. I did more cooking before I started working full-time, and plan to again when I retire (still years away, but dreaming).
 
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