Box Tops for Education

Be My Valentine Cookie

Show your love by creating a giant "I love you" cookie!

Ingredients

• 1 pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker® sugar cookie mix
• 1 egg
• ¼ cup Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
• 5 oz. cream cheese, softened (from 8 oz package)
• ¼ cup butter or margarine, softened
• ½ teaspoon almond extract
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• 2 to 3 tablespoons maraschino cherry juice
• 1/3 cup chopped maraschino cherries
• ½ cup Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy chocolate frosting (from 16 oz container)

Directions

1. Mix together cookie mix, egg and flour. Add 2 oz. cream cheese (reserve remaining 3 oz. cream cheese), 2 tablespoons butter and almond extract; blend. Shape dough into 12x13-inch heart on large ungreased cookie sheet.
2. Bake at 375°F for 12 to 15 minutes or until light golden brown around edges. Cool on cookie sheet 20 minutes. Carefully remove to cooling rack. Cool completely.
3. Beat powdered sugar, 3 oz. cream cheese, remaining butter and cherry juice with electric mixer on low speed until smooth and creamy. Stir in maraschino cherries. Spread over cooled cookie.
4. Spoon chocolate frosting, reserving 2 tablespoons, into decorating bag, with small star tip (#21); pipe around edges of cookie. Using reserved frosting pipe message on top of cookie.

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