Blake Livelyis clearly getting in the Valentine’s Day spirit.
Just a few days after sharing one of her favorite Valentine’s Day recipes for “Stud Muffins,” Lively is giving us another treat with heart. On her lifestyle site Preseve, the actress andnew momshowshow to make cookiesthat resemble those cute candy conversation hearts, but with cute, sassy sayings.
The ingredients for the cookies don’t stray from the norm — flour, butter, sugar — but the frosting includes gelatin mixed with food coloring for a thick, colorful glaze. Instead of decorating the hearts with traditional Valentine’s Day love notes, Lively opts for song lyrics fromTaylor Swiftand her close buddyBeyoncé— like “Haters gonna hate” and “Love me like XOXO” — and a few one-liners, like “Nope” and NSFW phrases.
After you create your own batch of these edible works of art, you can enter pictures of your own cookies emblazoned with creative catchphrasesherefor a chance to have it fashioned into a Sweet Nothings necklace fromIn God We Trust NYC, a piece of jewelry that Lively describes as “a sassy version of conversation hearts.” The star says she’s giving the necklaces and the cookies to all her friends this Valentine’s Day.
In our next life, we’re definitely coming back as Lively’s BFF.
Blake Lively’s Valentine’s Day Sugar Cookies
For the frosting:4 cups of sugar½ cup shortening5 tbsp. of milk1 tsp. of vanilla extracta variety of jello packets and food coloring
For the cookies:2 ¾ cups of flour1 tsp. baking soda½ tsp. baking powder1 cup of softened butter1 ½ cups of sugar1 egg1 tsp. of vanilla extract
1.Stir together flour, baking soda and baking powder while the oven heats to 375°F. Then cream the butter and sugar until it’s silky smooth. Beat in the egg and vanilla, and then the dry ingredients. We recommend doing all of your mixing on a turntable.
2.Roll out the dough and cut into hearts. Repeat until you’ve finished the dough, then set in the oven for 8-10 minutes.
3.While the cookies bake then cool down, make the frosting in a large bowl. First cream the sugar and shortening. Then add the milk and vanilla. Mix until it thickens, then get colorful with Jell-o powders and food coloring. Paint the cookies delicately with frosting from a spatula.
—Amy Jamieson
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