Feliz Dia del Amor y Amistad!

I have a confession to make. I hate Valentine's Day. But this year I realized that the name for Valentine's Day in Spanish is "El dia del amor y la amistad". Translated that means, "the day of love and friendship".
I like this idea much better, so to celebrate my newfound sentiment of this holiday, my friend Erica Reyes and I made cookies for all of the friends in our weekly study circle.

Erica had the idea of trying to form the dough into the shape of hearts.

I think they are just precious. Plus they were made with all the love in my heart.
Here's the recipe:

Ingredients:

• 2 3/4 cup flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1 cup butter (very softened)
• 1 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 1 egg

Directions:

1. beat sugar into butter
2. add egg and vanilla and mix well
3. in another bowl, mix together dry ingredients (flour, baking soda, baking powder)
4. slowly mix dry ingredients into buttery egg mixture
5. scoop out dough in 1 tbsp balls
6. (for sugary coating) mix 1/3 cup sugar with 3-4 drops red food coloring
7. press balls into sugar mixture
8. cook for no more than 8 minutes at 375 degrees F