Hello there, lovely!
Valentine’s Day is one of my favorite days of the entire year. It has nothing to do with lame greeting cards, plastic roses, or fat angel-baby cherubs, it has to do with love. Love is my self-proclaimed area of expertise. My experience with love ranges from having deep, unbridled love for others, to being the recipient of love and grace from others. I have seen how love can provide hope in otherwise hopeless situations, I have seen how love can heal broken hearts, and I have seen how love helps us rise above darkness. What’s not to love about love, right?
So this Valentine’s Day week, my children and I decided to whip up some special cookies to show our love and appreciation for several of the most deserving people within our community – People who play an important role in our lives, and would never expect anything in return. Here is how this fun baking project came together….
First we started with our basic shortbread cookie recipe. This is a recipe we use regularly because it is very easy to make, and the edges of the cookies always turn out nice and crisp. For decorations, we used basic royal icing, and lots and lots of sprinkles!
Next, we baked the cookies, allowed them fully cool, decorated each cookie, and packaged them up into little bags.
Here’s a peek…
Once packaged, it was time to begin our deliveries! Over a few days, we drove around town, surprising some of our favorite people with Valentines. This was so….much….fun!
Let me tell you, if you are looking for a meaningful Valentine’s Day project that warms your heart and the hearts of others, this is the project for you. Even if you don’t have time to bake cookies, and you buy cookies from a box, there is something so special about celebrating the big day of love by giving genuine appreciation to those around you. No cheesy greeting cards or fat angel-baby cherubs required!
Happy Valentine’s Day,
Emily and the little ones
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