Shouldn't Everyday Be Valentines Day?

That way I could bake heart shaped cookies everyday!

Do I really need a day to show how much I love you

I hope I do that everyday

Sometimes thru affection and sometimes in other ways

So I head to the kitchen with you in mind

Wanting to make you something special

Usually of the lemon or shortbread kind

This time I made them with pecans

Strawberry guava jam too

I cut them in to heart shapes

to show love to you

I hope that you like them

Hope you find them sweet and yummy

I hope you feel how much I care deep in your tummy

Happy Heart Day!

Pecan Linzer Cookies

From Martha Stewart

Ingredients
2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 cup pecan halves, toasted
2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar, plus more for sprinkling
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 cup (1 stick) cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 large egg
1/2 cup cherry jam, strained (I used strawberry guava)

Directions
Sift flour and baking powder into a bowl; set aside. Pulse pecans, confectioners' sugar, salt, and cinnamon in a food processor until finely ground (but not wet); transfer to the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment.

Add butter and granulated sugar; mix on medium speed until fluffy. Mix in vanilla and egg. Reduce speed to low. Add flour mixture; mix until combined. Halve dough; shape into disks. Wrap in plastic; refrigerate until firm, at least 2 hours.

**Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Working with 1 disk at a time, roll out dough on a lightly floured surface to 1/8 inch thick. Refrigerate 20 minutes. Cut out squares with a 2-inch fluted cutter. Cut out centers of half the squares with a 1/2-inch heart cutter; re roll scraps. Space 2 inches apart on parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake squares and hearts until pale golden, 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer to racks to cool.

Meanwhile, heat jam in a small saucepan over medium heat until reduced and thickened, about 7 minutes; let cool.

Sprinkle cutout cookies with confectioners' sugar. Spread jam onto uncut squares; top with cutout ones. Store in an airtight container up to 2 days.

** I cut all the dough into heart shapes. I took half of the heart shapes and cut out a heart shaped window with a smaller cutter.

Remember - Make somethin homemade and share it with someone you love!!

The queen of hearts she made some tarts

All on a summer day.

The knave of hearts, he stole those tarts

And took them quite away.

- Alice in Wonderland

(And a sweet tweet from Miss Jackie!)