{"id":4202,"date":"2017-03-16T10:55:20","date_gmt":"2017-03-16T14:55:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thseagleseye.com\/?p=4202"},"modified":"2017-03-16T08:31:41","modified_gmt":"2017-03-16T12:31:41","slug":"never-too-late-sweet-recipes-for-valentines-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thseagleseye.com\/?p=4202","title":{"rendered":"Never Too Late: Sweet Recipes for Valentine’s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

Anjeli Sambasivam \u201818
\n<\/span>EE <\/span><\/i>Senior Lifestyle Editor<\/span><\/p>\n

Valentine\u2019s day is right around the corner! When I think of Valentine\u2019s day, I immediately think of chocolate and sweet pink treats. You can never go wrong with chocolate covered strawberries and heart-shaped sugar cookies. Short on time? Here are some delicious desserts that everyone will definitely enjoy!<\/span><\/p>\n

Recipe #1: Chocolate Covered Strawberries\"chocolate<\/a>
\n<\/span>Ingredients: <\/span><\/p>\n

16 ounces of chocolate: white, milk, or dark chocolate
\n<\/span>2 tablespoons of shortening\/butter
\n<\/span>1 pound of strawberries
\n<\/span>Sprinkles (optional)
\nCrushed almonds\/peanuts (optional)<\/span><\/p>\n

Ready in: 15 minutes <\/span><\/p>\n

Instructions: <\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. In a double boiler*, melt the chocolate and shortening\/butter, stirring occasionally. Keep stirring until the mixture is smooth.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Using a toothpick, dip a strawberry into the mixture and set on a tray or plate lined with parchment paper. <\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Now it\u2019s time to decorate! Decorate using sprinkles or other toppings. You can also use any extra chocolate to drizzle onto the strawberries. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    *You can make a double boiler by placing a metal or heatproof bowl over a boiling point of water. Make sure that the bottom of the bowl is not touching the water.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Recipe #2: Heart-shaped Sugar Cookies\"heart<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

    Ingredients: (courtesy of allrecipes.com)<\/span><\/p>\n

    1 \u00bd cups butter, softened
    \n<\/span>5 cups all purpose flour
    \n<\/span>2 teaspoons baking powder
    \n<\/span>4 eggs
    \n<\/span>1 teaspoon salt
    \n<\/span>1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    \n<\/span>2 cups white sugar
    \nIcing (optional)
    \n<\/span>Sprinkles (optional)<\/span><\/p>\n

    Ready in: 30 minutes (excluding time for dough to chill)<\/span><\/p>\n

    Instructions: <\/span><\/p>\n

      \n
    1. In a large bowl, mix together the butter and sugar until smooth. Then, beat in the eggs and vanilla. <\/span><\/li>\n
    2. Combine the dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, and salt) in a separate bowl. Once combined, gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients until fully mixed. <\/span><\/li>\n
    3. Cover the dough and place in the fridge to chill for about 1 hour (or overnight). <\/span><\/li>\n
    4. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.<\/span><\/li>\n
    5. Roll out the dough on a floured surface until it is around \u00bc to \u00bd inches thick. Using a heart-shaped cookie cutter, cut out the cookies and place 1 inch apart on a tray lined with parchment paper. <\/span><\/li>\n
    6. Bake for 6 to 8 minutes. Cool completely. <\/span><\/li>\n
    7. Decorate! Using pink icing and sprinkles, decorate the cookies to your liking. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Anjeli Sambasivam \u201818 EE Senior Lifestyle Editor Valentine\u2019s day is right around the corner! When I think of Valentine\u2019s day, I immediately think of chocolate and sweet pink treats. You can never…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4202","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lifestyle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thseagleseye.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4202","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thseagleseye.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thseagleseye.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thseagleseye.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thseagleseye.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4202"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/thseagleseye.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4202\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4207,"href":"https:\/\/thseagleseye.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4202\/revisions\/4207"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thseagleseye.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4202"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thseagleseye.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4202"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thseagleseye.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4202"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}