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    Valentine’s Day Cookie Pies

    Valentine’s Day Cookie Pies Oh, how I love Valentine’s Day! Forget the daily spinach salad and healthy snacks, I’ll be eating chocolate all day long. Since my beautiful daughter is away at college studying, practicing with her team and writing for NPR (so cool!) I asked some friends to bake a Valentine treat with me this year. I ended up with a house full of children. Luckily, they knew what they were doing and stopped me from putting my plastic pie press in the oven. “Wait! That will melt…won’t it?” I pretended like I was just testing them. “Very good! Never put plastic in a four hundred degree oven.” I blame…

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    Valentine’s Day Treats

    Valentine’s Day Treats It’s almost my favorite holiday! Valentine’s Day! Why is it my favorite? Not because I want roses or chocolate, although Mr. Rausin, feel free to surprise me. It’s my favorite holiday because we celebrate love. Valentine’s Day is about letting the people in our lives know we love them. Here are some great Valentine’s Day ideas that don’t break the bank and show those we love how much they mean to us. Heart Wreath. Website: No Time For Flash Cards Teacher Valentine’s Day Gift. Drink Tumbler. Website: Mama Cheaps Book Bucks! Website: Imagination Soup Easy Valentine’s Day cookies. Website: Family fresh meals Valentine Snickerdoodles Valentine Pupcakes Valentine Cupcakes with a candy…

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    Valentine’s Day Snickerdoodles

    The snickerdoodles were such a big hit last month I decided to see if I could turn them into Valentine’s Day snickerdoodles. I just added a chocolate heart and some red, pink, and purple sugar! Here’s the recipe…Rolo Stuffed Snickerdoodles Chocolate hearts! I covered the chocolates with a little extra dough and then rolled it in pretty sugar with a tiny bit of cinnamon. Bake the snickerdoodles for 18 minutes at 300 degrees. Top with your favorite Valentine’s topping. Delicious!!! Now will somebody please come over to my house and eat all these cookies before I do! MYSTIC