I found this super cute recipe on this website: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/15295/soft-sugar-cookies-iv/, and I am not taking credit for it in any way, shape, or form.
Okay, so let's begin the recipe! In this post, I am going to be showing you how to make these super cute Valentine's Day themed cookies. You can modify the decorations for any occasion, and these are also super nice to make for snacking on.
Here is a quick look at what the cookies will look like when you are done:
The ingredients that you will need for these cookies are:
2/3 cup shortening, 2/3 cup butter, 1 1/2 cups white sugar, 2 eggs, 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/3 cup granulated sugar for decoration.
So here's what you need to do to make the cookies. If you don't get it the first time, then try try again!
The first and foremost thing that you need to do is to preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit, or 175 degrees Celsius.
Once you have done that, cream together the butter, shortening, and sugar in a medium bowl. Also stir in the eggs and vanilla.
Combine the flour, baking powder, and salt, and stir them into the creamed mixture until the dough comes together.
Roll the dough into individual walnut sized balls, and roll the balls into sugar. If you want to, then you can shape the balls into tiny hearts for Valentine's Day, especially if you have a heart shaped cookie cutter! Place the balls onto an unprepared cookie sheet about 2 inches apart from each other.
Bake the cookies for 10-12 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the bottom of each cookie is a nice, warm light brown. Then remove the cookies from the oven, and lay them to cool. Once they are all cooled off, they're ready to eat! After they're done baking, then you can decorate them any way that you like.
So that's all for the recipe! I really hope that you are able to try this, and it was super fun to try this out with my sisters.
Now we will move onto the fashion tips, and I'm gonna hand the post over to Lizzie now.
Hello, my adoring fans! It's me, Lizzie, and Grace wants me to give you all some Valentine's Day fashion tips. I mean, of course I'll do it, I am the fashion queen, after all. So let's get started with some super cute and festive Valentine's Day fashion tips!
Tip #1: Wear lots and lots of pink!(and red)
I dunno 'bout you, but Valentine's Day is one of my favorite holidays of the year, because it features pink! Pink is my absolute favorite color, and I will always take an excuse to wear pink every day! Of course, you can't wear ALL pink, but pink and red are pretty much the main colors of Valentine's Day, oh, and purple too!
Tip #2: Dresses and skirts!
Dresses are super cute for Valentine's Day, and so are skirts! You can never go wrong with a dress or a skirt for any type of occasion!(Did I mention pink dresses are the best?!) Knee length dresses and skirts are my favorite length because they're not too long, but not too short.
Tip #3: Hearts and flowers.
When you see a heart, what do you think of? Valentine's Day!(Well, at least I do!) Hearts are the main symbol of Valentine's Day, and you can never go wrong with a heart patterned skirt or dress. Flowers are also a very common symbol when it comes to Valentine's Day, because they are so springy and flowy, and oh, I just love Valentine's Day!! Here's a perfect example of a heart patterned dress, this one's from American Girl!
Isn't this dress just gorgeous?!?! I MUST have it!!
So those are all of the tips that I have for today, and I really hope that these tips are helpful and that you'll use them on that special day! And now, here's Grace again.
Heyyy, it's Grace again, and I am here just in time to finish off the blog post! This post was definitely my favorite one to write, and it took quite a while! I hope that you enjoyed reading this, and I'll write to you again in a future blog post, and I'll hopefully see you in a video soon! =D
~Grace Lily <3
