Surprise and delight your loved one on February 14th not only with gifts, but also with delicious treats. The article offers you ideas for decorating and preparing a romantic dinner for Valentine's Day.
It is customary to celebrate the holiday of “all lovers” not only with gifts, valentines, congratulations and declarations of love, but also delicious treats, sweets, beautiful breakfasts and romantic dinners. The symbol of the holiday is the heart, which is present in literally everything: cards, gift wrapping, balloons, decorations and, of course, food!
Any dish can be prepared for your “other half” and put it on a plate aesthetically (in the shape of a heart). However, resourceful chefs came up with not only beautiful presentation of dishes, but also their original preparation. So, with the help of simple tips, you can serve an unusual breakfast that will surprise and delight your loved one.
Ideas for unusual dishes and treats:
The simplest recipe - “hearty” toast with jam or nut butter. It’s very simple to prepare them: first cut the heart out of a slice of bread with a knife, and then fry it in a toaster or in a frying pan without oil. Spread the finished toast with your chosen jam and place beautifully on a plate. A must for this dish you should add a cup of coffee.
Toasts for Valentine's Day
If you are not good at cooking or you simply do not have time to prepare unusual dishes, you can go the simple route - just purchase dishes in advance for serving food in the shape of a heart. You can fill it with sweets, fruits or berries. This will not only please the eye, but will also give your loved one pleasant emotions.
Moreover, such dishes can serve as a gift and be used in the future in everyday life.
Fruit salad Unusual presentation You can give a heart shape to almost any dish. The most popular: spaghetti with sauce, pizza, sandwiches, a variety of cereals and salads, snacks.
Heart shaped spaghetti and sauce 
Salad with heart-shaped vegetables 
Mini pizza with different toppings 
Toast with fried eggs for the holiday Not only dishes, but also special kitchen utensils can help you. In modern stores you can find unusual molds for boiling and frying eggs, which, instead of the usual one, will give the egg a heart shape.
Heart shaped egg salad Prepare pizza for Valentine's Day very simple. You don’t have to look for any special recipe; you can use any one: the usual one, simple without yeast or yeast. Also as a basis puff pastry is suitable, cut it out in advance so that the base takes the shape of a heart.
DIY heart-shaped pizza 
Easy homemade sausage pizza If you're good at baking, this might work to your advantage, as they say. You can congratulate your loved one with sweet cookies, delicious buns, sweets, marmalade and chocolates. A person can eat such treats all day, thereby lifting his mood and receiving pleasant emotions.
Delicious baked goods in the shape of a heart 
Simple shortbread cookies with heart-shaped sprinkles 
Heart shaped buns Menu for a romantic dinner on Valentine's Day
Romantic dinner needed in order to bring loving hearts closer together, give them the magic of tender feelings and delight them with shared moments. Romantic dinner should be beautiful and tasty. Don't prepare a lot of dishes, because you shouldn't overeat (you'll need energy for the night).
Best to do light salad and hearty meat or fish dish, complemented by an unusual sauce. You can also add fruits and sweets, because they will certainly bring pleasure while drinking wine or champagne. Fruit slices can be given a heart shape by sprinkling them with powdered sugar through a sieve, and sweets can be pastries, cakes or chocolate hearts.
IMPORTANT: A romantic dinner at home will allow you to spend quality time and not be as expensive as in a restaurant. You can cook any food, turn on a movie about love and drink a light alcoholic drink.
Home romantic dinner Ideas for a romantic dinner:
Heart-shaped fish salad made from canned tuna 
Hot appetizer with shrimp and cherry tomatoes for a romantic dinner 
Unusual salad with declarations of love for the holiday 
Romantic dinner at home 
Fruit salad in half a pineapple 
Spaghetti and salad for a romantic dinner 
Baked fish or piece of meat for a romantic dinner IMPORTANT: When decorating a festive table for a romantic dinner, the main thing is not to be lazy, decorate the table with elegant dishes and glasses, buy the necessary paraphernalia, candles and flowers.
Beautiful decoration for a romantic dinner 
Holiday food and paraphernalia 
A simple but soulful dinner for two A dish such as sushi. This food is often present on the tables of modern couples for dinner, especially for a romantic one. Prepare sushi and rolls you can do it yourself, or you can order at a restaurant. This is essential will save your energy and time.
This kind of food can be very beautifully presented on serving plates, put it in the shape of a heart or write a word in pieces. Besides, sushi and rolls- food made from seafood, which in turn has a very good effect on potency (as an aphrodisiac). This advantage of dinner will allow the couple to spend a very sensual night.
Romantic dinner with Japanese cuisine 
Heart-shaped sushi for a festive dinner 
Rolls laid out in the shape of a heart 
Rolls for a festive romantic dinner Festive table decoration with rolls for a romantic dinner Salads for a romantic dinner on Valentine's Day
As already mentioned, romantic dinner doesn't have to be "heavy" and a light salad is the best thing you can feed your “other half”. Of course you can use the recipe for any holiday or everyday salad, the main thing is to present it unusually and solemnly.
The most popular “romantic” salad is considered to be Caesar with chicken breast. The dish has many delicious ingredients, an unusual sauce, fresh vegetables and satiety. It goes well with white, red and sparkling wines.
You will need:
- Chicken breast- 2 pcs. (not large, can be replaced with a piece of turkey breast).
- Lettuce leaves– 1 bunch (can be replaced with Chinese cabbage leaves without the hard part).
- Cherry tomatoes– 8-10 pcs. (can be replaced with any tomatoes, not cut into large slices).
- Bread– 2 slices of white wheat loaf (useful for croutons).
- Boiled egg- 2 pcs. (can be replaced with several quail eggs, also boiled). You will also need one raw yolk!
- Parmesan cheese– 100 g (can be replaced with Grano Padano or any hard and fatty cheese).
- Garlic– 1 clove
- Mustard– 1 tsp. (if the mustard is spicy, you can use less or substitute Dijon).
- Mayonnaise– 1 tbsp.
Preparation:
- First of all, you should prepare croutons: Cut the bread pulp into cubes and place in the oven to dry. Make sure they don't burn. The croutons can be sprinkled with salt beforehand.
- Season the chicken breast with salt and pepper and can be baked in the oven, fried in a pan, or boiled in water if you don't eat fried foods. Be careful not to let the breast become dry. Cool the finished breast.
- Lettuce leaves or Chinese cabbage without the hard part (head) are placed on the bottom of the serving dish.
- Chicken breast should be cut into slices and carefully placed on top of the leaves.
- Prepare the sauce: mix mayonnaise, yolk, mustard and crushed garlic clove. Mix thoroughly. Pour the resulting sauce over the chicken pieces.
- Using a special grater, cut the cheese into thin “ribbons” with a knife. If the cheese crumbles, crumble and sprinkle over the meat. Even simple grating on a coarse grater will also work.
- Cherry tomatoes and eggs should be cut into halves and carefully placed throughout the plate with the holiday salad. The dish is ready!
Caesar Caprese salad in turn, it is distinguished by its ease of preparation and a set of simple ingredients. The salad looks visually like cheese and vegetable slices. The salad is easy to eat and goes well with any wine. Not “heavy” on the stomach and very tasty.
You will need:
- Mozzarella– 180 g (make the cheese yourself or buy it at the store. Choose small mozzarella balls or baby mozzarella).
- Cherry tomatoes– 150-200 g (can be replaced with any other small tomatoes).
- Olives– 1 can (you will need black olives without pits and additives).
- Olive oil– a few tbsp. for salad dressing.
- Italian herb blend: dried basil, oregano, marjoram, etc.
Preparation:
- Mozzarella cut into slices
- The dry part from the stem is removed from the tomato and cut into slices the size of the sliced cheese.
- You can optionally place lettuce leaves on a serving dish; carefully place cheese and tomato on top, alternating each other.
- The ingredients laid out on top are decorated with black olives.
- The salad can be salted to taste (sea salt is best) and sprinkled with olive oil.
- Sprinkle a seasoning of naturally dry “Italian” herbs on top of the salad.
- Garnish with green basil leaves
Caprese Salad "Nicoise" This is a tasty and satisfying dish, ideal for a romantic evening. It's not difficult to prepare.
You will need:
- Tuna canned– 1 can (if you have fresh fish, replace it with lightly fried tuna).
- Black olives- a handful of
- Anchovies– 50 g. (810 pcs. is enough)
- Green beans– 100-150 g.
- Egg- 2 pcs. (you can use chicken or quail, depending on preference).
- Tomato– several pieces. "cherry" or one regular
- Lettuce leaves for decorating a serving dish
- Onion- 5 g green onions
- Garlic– 1 clove
- Olive oil(for dressing) and 2 tbsp. wine vinegar.
IMPORTANT: Before you start preparing the salad, you must already have the sauce prepared. To do this, mix olive oil, vinegar, garlic and salt to taste.
Preparation:
- Serving dish covered with lettuce leaves
- Boil eggs and green beans in advance
- Chop or drizzle onion feathers onto lettuce leaves. Top with a couple of spoons of sauce.
- Eggs and tomatoes are cut into slices and plates are laid out in a circle along with olives.
- Place a pile of green beans in the center of the plate
- The can of tuna is opened and the oil is drained. The fish is placed in neat, not large pieces on top of the beans.
- Place a few anchovies on top of the tuna.
- The dish is generously poured with sauce before serving.
Niçoise Hot dishes for a romantic dinner on Valentine's Day
IMPORTANT: A romantic dinner requires that you prepare original and unusual dishes with which you can surprise and delight your “other half.”
Duck breast in caramel sauce:
You will need:
- Large chicken breast- 2 pcs. (for two servings)
- Soy sauce– 1 bottle of 250 ml.
- Natural honey– 2 tbsp.
- Garlic– 3 cloves
- Lemon– half a citrus
- Spices for pickling to taste
- To decorate the finished dish, you can use black olives, grapes or capers (whatever you like best), as well as fresh herbs.
Preparation:
- The breast is cleaned of excess films and fat; part of the skin should be left so that when frying, a beautiful crispy crust appears on it.
- Prepare the sauce for marinating the breast: in a bowl, mix soy sauce with the juice of half a lemon, add pepper to taste (ground or mixture), squeeze out the garlic and add liquid honey. Stir the sauce and place the duck, cut into large cubes, into it.
- The breast should be marinated for at least an hour.
- After this, split the pan. Meat should be fried without oil. The remaining fat layer on the duck will release the necessary lard for frying.
- Fry the pieces of meat for about 5 minutes, but do not forget to shake the pan or use a spoon to turn the pieces on the other side.
- Once cooked, place the meat pieces on serving plates. Add a small amount of marinade to the remaining fat in the pan, melt it and wait until it thickens. Cook the sauce for no more than three minutes.
- Pour the prepared sauce over the meat
- Garnish the dish with berries or olives, and decorate with herbs before serving.
Caramel duck breast Dorada in the oven with vegetables:
You will need:
- Fish- 2 pcs. (dorada or any other not too large fish, for example carp).
- Tomato- 2 pcs. (medium size)
- Onion- 1 PC. large onion
- Pepper- 1 PC. sweet (any)
- Olive oil or any vegetable oil(several tbsp).
- Sea salt (to taste)
- Garlic– 1 clove
Preparation:
- The onion should be cut into neat and not thick half rings.
- After this, start cooking the fish. Remove the fish's eyes and entrails, and thoroughly wash the carcass with the cut belly.
- Place a tomato cut into slices, half a piece of fried onion and a few pepper rings into the cut belly. Add garlic.
- The fish is poured with a small amount of oil, it should be peppered and salt should be added (in a small amount, to taste).
- Place the fish on a baking sheet and place in the oven.
- The fish is baked for half an hour, and the oven temperature should be about 200 degrees.
Baked sea bream Appetizers for a romantic dinner on Valentine's Day
Appetizers for a romantic dinner can serve as a complete meal, as they can contain a wide variety of ingredients: cheese, vegetables, fruits, meat. They must be beautifully decorated and prepared canapés or tartlets.
Fish salad in small portions with red caviar: beautiful presentation
Miniature Caprese salad on skewers as an appetizer 
Meat aspic with cheese and vegetables: appetizer 
Vegetable skewers with boiled shrimp 
Sandwiches with caviar and olives 
Fresh salad with tomato and cheese for appetizer 
Cheese canapés with nuts and grapes 
Baked Cheese Tartlets: Appetizer 
Mini canapes for a snack for a romantic dinner 
Puff pastry appetizer with tomato The best appetizer for a romantic dinner is cheese fondue. Fondue is a pot, heated by a candle, containing cheese sauce. Using skewers or special forks, you should string any piece of cut (ham, vegetables, nuts, potatoes, shrimp, croutons) and dip into the hot sauce.
Cheese fondue Sweets for a romantic dinner on Valentine's Day
Sweets play a very important role for the “holiday of all lovers”. They set a good mood, delight with their taste, complement a romantic dinner. It is not at all necessary to prepare sweets yourself, because any confectionery store certainly offers a huge number of desserts and delicacies for the holiday.
You can choose a sweet for every taste: chocolates, heart-shaped cakes, glazed cookies, gingerbread cookies with artistic painting, cakes, truffles, marmalade, jelly and much more. By purchasing dessert, you will, of course, save your personal time preparing for the holiday.
IMPORTANT: Modern housewives often offer homemade baked goods for sale. Handmade cakes, cupcakes, muffins and gingerbreads decorated with icing, marzipan and sugar figures are extremely popular.
Muffins for the holiday 
Cupcakes with marzipan and fondant 
Cookies with icing 
Caramel lollipops in the shape of hearts 
Gingerbread cookies with painted glaze 
Cakes for February 14 
Heart-shaped macarons 
Homemade cookies for February 14 If you're watching your figure or just don't want to buy holiday sweets in the store, you can do fruit slices with berries. You can decorate this cut with fresh mint leaves, powdered sugar, cinnamon and melted chocolate.
IMPORTANT: It is very popular as a dessert on February 14th. chocolate fondue. You can dip banana, orange, strawberry, kiwi, pineapple in it. If you don't want hot fondue, you can prepare the chocolate-covered strawberries in advance.
Chocolate fondue 
Strawberries in chocolate 
Chocolate covered strawberries with chocolate and nut crumbs Baking for a romantic dinner on Valentine's Day
It’s quite possible to make sweet pastries for Valentine’s Day with your own hands. You can make delicious pastries and cakes from sponge cakes and cream. Making a delicious and fluffy sponge cake is very simple.
You will need:
- Sugar- 1 glass (measured). If you're watching your weight, use less sugar.
- Flour- 1 cup (coarse and premium grade, replace with any other if desired).
- Eggs- 4 things. large chicken
- Salt- pinch
Preparation:
- Egg whites should be separated from the yolks. Pour the whites into a separate bowl and beat with a mixer (blender) with a small pinch of salt for 5-10 minutes. You should get a fluffy foam- this is the key to a good biscuit.
- After this, gradually add sugar and continue beating until you get it. elastic protein mass.
- Without stopping beating, add the yolks and gradually stir in the flour.
- Grease a baking tray or deco with oil and pour out the dough. Bake the biscuit about 25 minutes at a temperature of 180-200 degrees. Check readiness with a toothpick.
IMPORTANT: You can make cakes or cakes from the cooled sponge cake by greasing the cakes with any cream (purchased or prepared yourself). If you want to bake a chocolate sponge cake, just add a little cocoa to the dough.
Cake for February 14 You can also please your “other half” with homemade panna cotta (creamy or chocolate). It’s not difficult to make using sugar, gelatin and cream.
Panna cotta on February 14 
Sponge cake cut out with hearts in chocolate glaze IMPORTANT: If you have a special waffle iron, on February 14 you can bake delicious waffle hearts and add any sauce to them.
Waffle hearts for February 14 Breakfast ideas for February 14 – Valentine's Day
You can surprise your loved one in the morning by preparing him a delicious and unusual breakfast. It will be unusual only because you decorate it in an original way, adding holiday symbols - heart.
Toast with scrambled eggs for a holiday breakfast 
Unusual pancakes 
Original breakfast Video: “SIMPLE BREAKFAST for St. Valentine’s Day.” Valentina"
1. First, prepare all the necessary products.
2. Next, divide the egg into yolk and white. The yolk goes into the dough, and the white into the glaze. 
3. Add sugar to the yolk and mix well with a whisk. The sugar should completely dissolve in the yolk. 
4. Then add slightly warmed honey and add vanillin. Mix. 
5. Next add sour cream and salt. 
6. Also add butter at room temperature. Mix everything well until smooth. 
7. Now add baking powder and sifted wheat flour. 
8. Knead soft, elastic, tender dough. If there is not enough flour, you can add a little more; the cookie dough should not be liquid. 
9. Roll it into a ball, wrap it in cling film or simply put the bag in and put it in the refrigerator for half an hour. 
10. Valentine cookies for Valentine's Day should be bright, colorful, and beautiful. Glaze will help us decorate our baked goods the way we want them. To prepare it, take 150 grams of powdered sugar and egg white. 
11. Mix them and beat with a mixer. You will have to beat for 6-8 minutes. 
12. At the end of whipping, for about one minute, add citric acid at the tip of a knife. The result should be a smooth, glossy mass. 
13. Divide the glaze into two unequal parts. You can divide it into equal parts, it all depends on how you decorate your cookies. 
14. Add dye to most of the glaze (in my case, raspberry), you can take any other at your discretion. 
15. Mix the glaze and dye well. The glaze is ready, put it aside for now, just be sure to cover with cling film. The glaze dries very, very quickly. 
16. Meanwhile, the dough has cooled down, take it out of the refrigerator. For ease of rolling, we divide it into several parts. Then we roll each part into a layer 0.5 cm thick. 
17. Now use special heart-shaped cutters to cut out cookies. 
18. Place the valentines on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. And send it to bake in the oven, preheated to 180 degrees for 10-15 minutes. 
19. Our baked goods are ready. We take it out of the oven and cool it. 
20. Then you can decorate the cookies the way you want. The glaze is applied first along the outline of the cookie, and then filled in the middle. Further decoration will be dictated by your imagination. Bon appetit! 
On Valentine's Day, you can give hearts that are not only beautiful, but also edible, combining, so to speak, business with pleasure 🙂 Even if the subject of your romantic sighs and culinary endeavors does not really like sweets, or even (this happens!) adheres to an exclusively healthy diet , preferring to eat a piece of apple for breakfast with a piece of carrot for dinner - he will certainly appreciate your sweet gift. After all, once a year you can break away from strict diets and enjoy something delicious! Especially if this delicious dish was prepared by a loved one.
The beauty of this recipe is that you can prepare it both for a tasty treat and for a nice gift on February 14th - after all, it is heart-shaped, and if you choose a beautiful packaging or holiday box and put our sweet Valentines in it, it will be a wonderful holiday surprise for all those with a sweet tooth! Of which, by the way, there are many not only among the fair half of humanity, but also among the stronger sex (although they do not always admit it!).
WE WILL NEED:
- 270 g flour
- 150 g butter (margarine)
- 100 g powdered sugar (sugar)
- 2 yolks
- zest of half a lemon (orange)
- 1 tsp vanilla sugar (vanillin on the tip of a knife)
- pinch of salt (1/3 tsp)
- thick jam (jam)
- powdered sugar (for sprinkling finished cookies)
Let's start preparing the dough.
- Place the softened butter (or margarine) in a bowl. Add sugar (or powdered sugar) with vanilla, and grind everything thoroughly.
- Grate the zest of half a lemon on a fine grater.
- Add the yolks and grind everything thoroughly. Add 250 g in two doses. flour, and the remaining 20 gr. pour it onto the table under the dough. Knead a soft plastic dough, try not to add more flour - to avoid excessive hardness.
- The photo shows how soft and pliable the dough is. Great! Now wrap it in cling film and put it in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
- We will roll out the dough using this interesting method - between two sheets of parchment paper. Since the dough is very tender, we don’t need extra flour at all. Roll out the dough to a thickness of 4-5 mm. This is the thickness that will allow the cookies to remain soft and not too thick.
- Remove the top parchment. We take a mold in the shape of a large heart and begin to form our sweet valentines right on the sheet. Let’s put the dough that remains into action again: gather it into a ball, roll it out and make a few more hearts.
- Now take a smaller heart shape and cut out things like this. At the same time, we also form a bunch of small hearts.
- Place the dough in a hot oven at 180 degrees. For 7-10 minutes, but you need to make sure they are ready - the cookies should remain soft, not overdried, and light.
- Sprinkle our hearts with a recess with powdered sugar.
- Place a spoonful of thick jam on whole large heart-cookies - in the very middle. Glue the top part sprinkled with powder on top. It turns out to be a two-layer valentine with a beautiful colored center and snow-white sprinkling. If you take jam of different colors, you will have an even more beautiful dish. Although to me everything looks quite charming and appetizing!
Homemade cookies for February 14 - Marzipan hearts.
Perhaps these cookies do not look as perfect in appearance as the cookies from the previous recipe, and perhaps their photo will not appear on the covers of popular women's magazines, but believe me, you will not be able to forget this unique nutty taste and aroma for a long time!
For the marzipan mass we will need:
- 80 gr. almonds
- 60 gr. powdered sugar
- 1 egg - only the white is needed
- 1 tsp liqueur
First, prepare the marzipan mass.
1 Pour boiling water over almonds, dry and chop on a fine grater, coffee grinder or blender. 2 Beat the whites with powdered sugar into a thick mass and combine with the nut mixture. We also add a spoonful of liqueur. Leave for 2-4 hours in the refrigerator.Prepare the dough.
For the test let's take:
- 100 gr. butter
- 70 gr. Sahara
- 150 gr. flour
- 1\2 tsp. baking powder for dough
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- 150 gr. marzipan mass
It turns out that such culinary masterpieces can be made in your own kitchen with your own hands! And it's not difficult at all.
For this recipe, regular parchment paper will not work for us. It is best to use siliconized paper, or even better, a reusable Teflon baking mat. On it, the back side of the gingerbread cookies will be even and smooth, and the caramel will not stick to the mat.
To roll out the dough evenly, you can use 2 strips half a centimeter thick (can be made of cardboard, plastic, etc.). The dough is placed between them and when rolled out with a rolling pin, the thickness of the layer we need is formed. 
Molds of two hearts - larger and smaller, to create a “rim” strong enough in width (so that the cookies do not break). 
It is best to take caramel like this, red and pink. because red and pink are the most popular colors for hearts and valentines on February 14th. 
Or you can take this composition:
- 250-300 g flour
- 100 g butter at room temperature
- 100 g sugar (brown can be used)
- 1 egg
- 2 tbsp honey
- 0.5 tsp soda
- 2 teaspoons ginger
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon cloves, cardamom, allspice, anise, nutmeg, cocoa, zest (optional)
Pink cookies with declarations of love - The perfect gift for Valentine's Day!
These cookies may not look exactly like a heart, but the pink color and the secret love message you put inside make up for it. After all, Valentine's Day on Valentine's Day is, first of all, a declaration of love. And if you make cookies according to this recipe, you will have a whole plate of such confessions!
In addition, no one has yet canceled the effect of surprise - everyone, young and old, loves surprises and unexpected pleasures...
Recipe for cookies with declarations of love:
- 2 egg whites and a pinch of salt
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup flour
- 3 tbsp vegetable oil
- 2-3 tbsp water
- vanilla (optional)
Place 1 tablespoon of dough in the center of the circle and use a circular motion to smooth it along the edges of the circle, spreading the dough. There is no need to make them too thin, otherwise they will break when folded. 
8 To get pink (and hearts should be exactly that color!) cookies, add 2 drops of gel food coloring to the dough. The remaining cooking steps are repeated exactly. By the way, baking paper can be reused. NOTE
The volume of products indicated in the recipe yields approximately 24 cookies with a diameter of 7.5 cm.
These cookies are not only a beautiful surprise, but also a very tasty dessert! At the very least, the fun and intriguing process of extracting and reading holiday and love wishes will ensure you have a fun time with your significant other!
Strawberry hearts without baking.
These are mini-cakes in red chocolate glaze on a stick, made in the shape of hearts. A fragrant, tasty delicacy and a wonderful gift for Valentine's Day - sweet edible heart-cookies are no worse than drawn heart-cards.
Ingredients:
- 400 gr. - biscuit;
- 2 tbsp. - Strawberry jam;
- 60 gr. - butter;
- glaze: 40 ml. - cream 30%; 70 gr. - White chocolate; food coloring; sugar decorations;
Lemon Valentine Cookies.
These cookies are prepared in many countries for Valentine's Day, which is why they are called “Valentines”. In fact, this is quite a shortbread cookie with lemon zest - delicious, unusually aromatic, with a rich, dense taste, and if you decorate it not only with pink or red glaze, but also with small hearts (from a set of ready-made cake decorations), then the image of this the holiday will be fully expressed, 100%.
Ingredients:
- 400 g flour
- 4 yolks
- 250 g softened butter (200 g in a pack, but 250 g is needed)
- 150 g sugar
- zest of one lemon
- 1 packet of vanilla sugar;
It is worth warning that the dough is quite fragile; when rolled out, it tears at the edges and cracks, but do not be alarmed, it is as it should be, you can glue it at the seams with your hands for convenience.
4 Use a cookie cutter to cut out shapes. Using a spatula, transfer the figures to a baking sheet lined with foil or baking paper. The baking tray does not need to be greased with oil. The dough is already fatty. 5 Bake the cookies for 12-15 minutes at 180 C in a well-heated oven until golden brown. 6 Decorate with white and pink icing.For a simple sugar glaze you need to take:
- 150 g powdered sugar;
- 2 tsp. lemon juice;
- 1 tbsp. l. cold boiled water;
- Food coloring;
Mix everything and grind thoroughly in a bowl. The glaze is ready when a drop of it placed on a plate does not spread. You can decorate cookies (and any confectionery) with this glaze, either by covering them completely with glaze or by drawing patterns and lines using a pastry syringe or envelope.
You can also put simple paper red hearts on a plate with such cookies, with wishes and declarations of love written on the back - it will turn out elegant and unusual, solemn and exciting - quite in the spirit of this wonderful holiday!
How to make heart cookie cutters yourself and celebrate February 14 fully armed!
If you have beautiful and convenient cookie cutters - just great, this section will not be very interesting for you... But, you must admit, sometimes the molds can break, mysteriously disappear (hello Barabashka!) at the most crucial moment, and there is no time to buy new ones (reluctant, there’s nothing to point out – what needs to be emphasized)…
For such an emergency, you can use a regular aluminum can. However, everything is very accessible and simply shown in the video.
How to make colored glaze for painting gingerbread and cookies - Video.
Recipe for colored glaze for painting gingerbread cookies:
- 1 protein
- 200 gr. powdered sugar
- 1/2 tsp. lemon juice;
A few notes about this recipe:
- Powdered sugar you need to take (or make) as fine a grind as possible. Large particles will add unnecessary graininess to our glaze. Therefore, it is better to sift the powdered sugar through a fine strainer to eliminate large inclusions.
- Lemon juice can be replaced with citric acid diluted in water. Lemon juice not only adds sourness to the sweet glaze, but also plays another important role - it prevents it from quickly crystallizing.
- Dyes need to be selected. Of course, only food ones. Those who cannot tolerate chemical additives and do not want to use them on principle can use natural juices of red berries or beets to obtain red and pink shades. But keep in mind that the juices will make our glaze more damp and it can take a very long time to dry.
- Can be used dry paint- dilute it in a small amount of water and add it to the protein. At the same time, slightly increase the amount of powdered sugar.
- To the glaze has dried out faster - you can dry the products with a layer of glaze applied to them in the oven at minimum power. Those who are wary of eating raw egg whites should also do the same.
- Is it possible store finished icing? Under what conditions and for how long? - Yes, you can keep it in the refrigerator for a couple of days. It can take longer, but it changes its consistency. To increase the shelf life, you can wrap the bag in a wet napkin and close it under the lid in a plastic container, and store it in the refrigerator in this form.
- After complete drying the glaze becomes very hard- this is normal, this is how it should be.
Cookie box and gift design for February 14 (and any other holiday).
When we have prepared beautiful and tasty heart-shaped cookies, an equally pressing question arises: how can we present them beautifully now? After all, any gift should be presented in a beautiful package, so that people unwind the ribbons, unfold the paper, look at the packaging, trying to guess what kind of surprise is hidden there? This is the magic of the holiday and the magic of the gift! You can't ruin this magical moment with a banal plastic container or a purchased gift bag... No, that's not it at all!
Look at what a wonderful box you can make with your own hands for any holiday - simply and quickly. And you can decorate its lid in accordance with the current holiday. On Valentine's Day there is, of course, an abundance of hearts of all colors and sizes :)
But maybe you even have a suitable clean box worthy of your culinary masterpieces, but how to make it festive, how to package it beautifully so that the gift is unique?
Watch another short video - maybe this is just the idea that will inspire you.
Painting gingerbread hearts - Inspiring creativity video.
Absolutely beyond beauty - painted gingerbread cookies in the shape of hearts! Probably not everyone can do this, but just take a look, maybe you can learn how to make such magnificence yourself! You can make wonderful gifts, and you can even take it as a business idea and start selling such wonderful hearts and other gingerbread cookies (for example, via the Internet on bulletin boards in your city, on the same Avito, Yulia, etc. resources).
Or this beauty, mastic decorations on festive edible valentines.
I hope that my review selection of “heart” cookies that can be prepared on February 14 will help you choose not only a tasty and appropriate treat for the holiday table, but also a gift idea for your loved one, if you don’t yet know how to surprise and amaze his imagination! By the way, I already wrote an article about small gifts, you can find an idea for a Valentine’s gift there.
Happy celebration and complete and unconditional reciprocity!
What could be nicer for a loved one than a homemade holiday treat? From this article you will learn how to celebrate Valentine's Day and surprise your other half.
Sand hearts
Serve this sweet treat for a breakfast you'll share with your loved one, or package the cookies in a pretty box and give them as a sweet gift. Read and choose original recipes for Valentine's Day. Cookies “Sand Hearts” can be prepared very quickly from the simplest ingredients.
- First, let's prepare the shortbread dough. To do this, sift one glass of wheat flour into a wide bowl, add to it 100 grams of softened butter and one tablespoon of sugar. Rub the ingredients into crumbs with your hands and then knead the dough. Place the finished product in the refrigerator for 15 minutes.
- Prepare the decoration for your cookies. These could be chopped hazelnuts, cashews or almonds. Mix nuts, sugar and cinnamon in a bowl.
- Roll out the dough into a cake one centimeter wide. Using a cookie cutter, cut out hearts of the desired size.
- Place cookies on a parchment-lined baking sheet and sprinkle with cinnamon-nut crumbs.
Bake the sweet treat for about 20 minutes. Shortbread cookies for Valentine's Day can be coated and decorated with confectionery sprinkles.
Cookies "Original"
If you want to surprise your other half, then pay attention to this recipe. The original Valentine's Day cookies are prepared as follows:
- In a suitable bowl, combine 150 grams of soft butter and half a glass of sugar. Beat the products with a mixer until a fluffy mass is formed.
- Add one egg and one spoon of sour cream to the bowl. Mix everything again.
- Sift one and a half cups of flour through a sieve and add a packet of baking powder. Beat all ingredients with a mixer.
- Divide the finished dough into two parts and add two tablespoons of cocoa to one of them.
- Roll out two layers half a centimeter wide and cut out large hearts using a mold. Using a second cookie cutter, cut out the center of each cookie.
- Line a baking tray with baking paper and place cookies with a different colored center on it.
Bake this original treat until done and serve with hot tea or coffee.
Cookies "Hearts" for Valentine's Day
With this treat, you can not only improve the mood of your loved ones, but also create a whole message. All you have to do is frost a Valentine's Day chocolate chip cookie and write your confession on it with a different color of icing.
- Mix 350 grams of flour, ¾ cup cocoa, salt and a packet of baking powder in a bowl.
- Beat 200 grams of butter and 300 grams of sugar with a mixer.
- Add two eggs, vanilla and flour to the butter.
- Wrap the finished dough in cling film and refrigerate.
- Roll out the cake half a centimeter thick and cut out hearts from it.
- Bake the cookies in a preheated oven for about ten minutes, then cover with icing sugar and leave to set for a couple of hours.
To prepare the glaze, mix two egg whites, two tablespoons of lemon juice and 300 grams of sifted powdered sugar. If you wish, you can add any food coloring to it. Remember that this glaze hardens extremely quickly, so use it immediately after making it.
Prepare the treat in advance, put it in a beautiful box and present it to your loved one on the holiday.
Valentine's Day Cookies with Cherry Jam
Treat your significant other this holiday and bake a wonderful treat.
Holiday cookies without sugar
Natural ingredients will add sweetness and aroma to this treat. Cookies for Valentine's Day are prepared as follows:
- Mix 30 grams of raisins, 30 grams of dried apricots, 30 grams of walnuts, as well as ginger, cinnamon (all 5 grams) in a blender.
- In a suitable bowl, mix spices, 250 grams of sour cream, 150 grams of flour and baking powder. The finished dough should be slightly sticky. Be sure to let it rest for about a quarter of an hour.
- Roll out the cake one centimeter wide and cut out hearts from it.
Bake the treat in the preheated oven for ten minutes, then turn down the heat and cook for another ten minutes.
Conclusion
We'd love you to enjoy our Valentine's Day recipes. Homemade cookies will delight your loved ones and make this holiday special.
I was told how to make pizza for Valentine's Day at a women's club on the eve of the holiday. Basically, you just need to make the dough in the shape of a heart, and then let your imagination run wild. Here's my example.
A quick recipe for making a very beautiful sweet from dark and white chocolate with coffee.
Strawberry pie for February 14th - sweet, the color of passion, tender and the most delicious! Please your loved one, make his life a sweet fairy tale. And Valentine's Day is the best reason to pamper him or her.
Recipe for financiers - small French sponge cakes. Please your soulmate on Valentine's Day!
Lemon dessert is a wonderful treat that we can prepare in about an hour. The dessert consists of lemon cream, sprinkled with shortcrust pastry crumbs and covered with a fluffy protein layer.
Recipe for making heart-shaped cookies for February 14th with walnuts, rosemary and vanilla.
Today I’ll tell you how to make a pie for February 14th - International Valentine’s Day. The pie turns out delicious, but its main feature is that you can cut out very beautiful hearts from it. Try it!
Recipe for holiday heart-shaped cookies with vanilla and dried cranberries.
Recipe for lobster with lemon - preparing a festive Italian dinner for February 14 (Valentine's Day) of lobster with butter and lemon wedges.
A quick recipe for white fish with lemon zest, lemon juice, almonds and parsley. The dish is suitable for a festive dinner for two happy people.
I love goat cheese and cherry tomato tartlets. This is an amazing appetizer for your guests and loved ones, which is very easy to prepare. I’m sharing a simple recipe!
Strawberry Yogurt Cake Recipe. A cake with a very delicate and pleasant taste of strawberries and yogurt. Suitable for a romantic dinner.
Delicious chocolate truffles with rum can not only be bought in the store, but also prepared at home. You'll be amazed at how easy these delicious French chocolates are to make.
Macarons are delicious French pastries made from two cookies joined by chocolate. The cookie dough is made from almond flour and egg whites. A very tasty treat!
Please your soulmate on this amazing holiday - bake very beautiful, tasty and spectacular chocolate cookies for Valentine's Day. The sweet tooth's heart will be conquered once and for all :)
Recipe for making meringues with raspberry extract and chocolate candies inside. Sweet, melt-in-your-mouth meringues make a great dessert for Valentine's Day.
Great Wall of Chocolate Cake
The Great Wall of Chocolate cake is a very original and unusual cake, which is now wildly popular in America. You've definitely never tried anything like this before!
Chocolate fondue recipe - preparing a delicate fondue from chocolate, cream and cognac. Chocolate fondue is a romantic dish for two happy people.
Cake "Raffaello"
A light and delicious cake with cream and coconut flakes, reminiscent of the taste of famous candies. The Raffaello cake is perfect for a festive table or a romantic dinner.
Homemade Raffaello recipe
Homemade Raffaello recipe. A surprisingly simple and very tasty dessert that will organically complete a romantic meal (for example, on Valentine's Day).
Chocolate brownie recipe - making a chocolate brownie with frosting for Valentine's Day. Delicious holiday dessert.
Recipe for making a cake with chocolate, chocolate-cream mousse, raspberries and currant jam. Good for a romantic dinner.
I once worked as a waiter in an expensive St. Petersburg restaurant, where for some reason all the guests ordered warm chicken salad. Since then I have had the feeling that this is the most popular salad in the world :)
I offer a recipe for a delicious pie with lemon filling. It is quite easy to prepare. The ingredients for making the pie are simple, the taste is delicious, and the calorie content is not very high.
Pizza "Favorite"
Pizza "Favorite" is a very impressive, cute and tasty pizza that is well suited for a romantic dinner (for example, in honor of February 14 - Valentine's Day). Both beautiful and very tasty.
Caesar salad with shrimp
Recipe for Caesar salad with shrimp. An excellent salad for a holiday table or a romantic dinner.
Cake "Milk Girl"
Already by the name you can guess that the “Milk Girl” cake is a very light, airy milk cake. By the way, otherwise it is also called a cake for lovers. I am sharing the cake recipe.
Cherry roll is a very tasty thing that I usually make from drunken cherries. The roll is prepared quite simply, quickly and without much effort. I'm telling you how to make cherry roll.
Cookies with cherries according to this recipe turns everyday life into a beautiful fairy tale. Very beautiful, cute shortcrust pastry cookies can decorate any holiday table and bring joy.
Chicken breasts in cream and cheese are an easy-to-prepare, but practically delicious dish. Great for a romantic dinner with a bottle of wine.
Recipe for making white hot chocolate with milk, cream, fresh strawberries and whipped cream hearts.
Recipe for making heart-shaped holiday meringues with vanilla and ice cream.
Recipe for making heart-shaped cookies with fruit jam for Valentine's Day.
Double chocolate brownie recipe for Valentine's Day.
I love truffle candy! And when I first decided to make them myself, I really regretted it, out of happiness I gained two kilograms in the evening :)) I don’t make such mistakes anymore, but I continue to cook them!
Thin crust pizza according to this recipe turns out very tasty - just like in pizzerias. For a long time I was looking for a recipe that would make pizza indistinguishable from restaurant ones - and I finally found it!
Recipe for making holiday truffles for February 14th from chocolate, cream, champagne and sugar.
Strasbourg plum pie is a delicious and simple cottage cheese pie made with fresh plums. The pie dough is made from flour, margarine, sugar and one egg. Everything is simple and brilliant!
Beef tartlet recipe - preparing a festive dish for February 14 (Valentine's Day) from tartlets with beef, mushrooms and thyme.
Don't know how to surprise your guests? The recipe for pears in wine is a great idea. An alternative way to serve the usual fruit - no special products are needed, but the result will please even a gourmet.
Truffles are an exquisite delicacy, but it turns out you can make them at home with your own hands. Dedicated to all those with a sweet tooth!
Chocolate dessert "For two"
Chocolate cakes prepared at home together are a wonderful treat for lovers. Simple and delicious!
Chocolate macarons are always a holiday in our house. Buying a French dessert today is not difficult, but making your own chocolate macarons at home is already a sacred process!
Recipe for making heart-shaped cookies with chocolate.
Chicken aspic "Heart"
A recipe for a very beautiful chicken aspic that can decorate any holiday table.
