Another Pinterest find...
I actually made these twice for different get-togethers and they are delicious and easy.
The weekend before Valentine's Day, Will and I spent a short time one evening making some heart-shaped sugar cookies. I used my Great Grandma Wasserman's cookie recipe (just a half batch) and had the dough already prepared and chilled, so Will just helped me roll it out and cut out the hearts.
After baking, Will got to frost one for himself and daddy and they ate them together. That's always our tradition when I bake with Will. He likes to make it a big surprise for his daddy. :) I used my friend Megan's buttercream frosting recipe and colored half of it pink. (That was also prepped in advance of this night.)
We ate cookies for dessert several nights that week. Adding your own sprinkles is such a novelty. 
Craig's and mine. :)
I also frosted some just like this for the babysitter's house on Valentine's Day, for my co-workers on Valentine's week, and for our dinner with my grandparents this past weekend.
For Will's Valentine's Day party at school on Monday, he was also the special helper. So we brought "cupid kabobs" (Pinterest idea from here) for a festive snack.
I skewered strawberry pieces and angel food cake cubes onto the sticks and then placed them on a wax paper lined cookie sheet to drizzle the chocolate across them. The strawberry on the tip of each skewer was as cone-shaped (arrow tip) as possible. I used a combination of milk chocolate and semi-sweet chocolate chips (what I had on hand and wanted to use up), melted in the microwave, cooled and piped from a sandwich baggie. Two words of caution though: be careful it's cooled enough not to bust the bag... and drizzling them in the way I did makes the chocolate harden into (harmless) spikes when you pick them up individually because the drizzle is all connected. It wasn't a big deal - the kids obviously didn't care - but if you want them to look pretty for a shower, I'd drizzle each one individually.
These were a hit. I made enough for each child to have two kabobs with a few left over and only brought home two kabobs. A couple children had three. Only one girl didn't want any. Huge improvement from what "snack time" usually looks like with finicky preschoolers.
And finally, on Valentine's night, after tucking the littles into bed, I made a special treat for Craig and I: individual warm chocolate ("lava") cakes with raspberries. I've made these before and they are so rich and delicious. Definitely a special occasion treat.
I love using my LeCrueset heart-shaped ramekins for Valentine's Day.
I think I've mentioned this here before, but there are only two teaspoons of flour in three of these cakes! That's just to prevent the middle from having any structure. The outside and top are dry, but the center is all oozey and gooey with chocolate. ;) They mostly consist of butter, eggs, sugar and chocolate. Ya. Special occasion only. ;)
Once turned out onto serving plates, you drizzle them with a hazelnut liqueur and top with fresh berries and powdered sugar (if desired).
YUM!
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