There’s something quite romantic about a couple in matching aprons, flour on the tips of their noses surrounded by freshly baked cookies. Perhaps it’s the olden days images the thought draws up, or the playfulness of the scene, but an afternoon baking with your partner this Valentine’s Day has to be much more enjoyable than an evening spent in a too full restaurant shouting to be heard over all the loved up couples, doesn’t it?
6 Healthy Bites for the Bike
Buy yourself a mix of bicycle and heart-shaped cookie cutters, follow the simple recipe below and get all domestic and creative in your loved up duo. For a bit of extra cycling love, pack the cookies into your panniers and cycle out into the sunset together.
Ingredients
450g butter
450g plain flour
220g caster sugar
150g chocolate chips or dried fruit
Method
- Cream the butter and caster sugar together in a large mixing bowl
- Sieve in the flour and mix together
- Stir in the chocolate chips or dried fruit
- Tip the dough like mixture onto a lightly floured surface and press flat with the palm of your hand
- Use your bicycle and heart-shaped cookie cutters to make your cookies and lay on a baking sheet
- Bake in a preheated oven (170C/Gas 3) for 15 minutes or until they become lightly golden
- Leave to cool for a few minutes and enjoy
