From JOANN
Sweeten up your party with this easy Valentine’s Day Dessert board.
FOR SPRINKLE COOKIES
YOU’LL NEED
Favorite Sugar Cookie Recipe
Wilton Candy Melts, pink
Wilton Happy Valentine’s Day Sprinkles
Parchment Paper
Cookie Sheet
Small Bowl for Sprinkles
DIRECTIONS
1.Follow your favorite sugar cookie recipe, then form 1 1/2″ balls of dough and roll them into bowl a of Wilton Happy Valentine’s Day Sprinkles.
2.Place cookies on a parchment-covered cookie sheet. Gently press cookies with a flat surface until 1/4″ to 1/2″ tall. Follow recipe bake time.
3.After cookies are baked and cooled, melt pink Candy Melts, following directions on bag.
4.Drizzle Candy Melts onto cooled sprinkled cookies.
BRUSH STROKE CUPCAKES
YOU’LL NEED
Favorite cupcake recipe
Favorite Frosting
Wilton Candy Melts – blue and pink
Wilton Happy Valentine’s Day Cupcake Liners
Wilton Happy Valentine’s Day Sprinkles
Wax
Clean Paintbrush
DIRECTIONS
1.Bake and cool cupcakes following favorite recipe, using Wilton Happy Valentine’s Day cupcake liners.
2.Once cupcakes are baked and cooled, frost cupcakes with favorite frosting and add Wilton Happy Valentine’s day Sprinkles.
3.Melt Wilton Candy melts, following directions on packaging. Place a dollop of melted candy onto wax paper. “Brush” through candy melts with clean paint brush and allow to dry completely.
4.Carefully peel candy from wax paper and place into frosting on cupcake.
SHORTBREAD COOKIES
YOU’LL NEED
Heart-Shaped Cookie Cutters
Wilton Candy Melts
Sprinkles
Favorite Shortbread Cookie Recipe
DIRECTIONS
1.Follow favorite shortbread cookie recipe, and cut cookie shapes using heart-shaped cookie cutters.
2.After cooling cookies, melt Candy Melts and dip half of each heart shortbread into smooth Candy Melts and immediately add sprinkles.
VALENTINE’S DAY CANDY MELTS
YOU’LL NEED
Wilton Happy Valentine’s Day Candy Molds
Wilton Candy Melts, blue, pink, bright pink, white colorburst, red
Wilton Disposable Decorating Bags
DIRECTIONS
1.To make detailed candies such as the rainbows, start with a small amount of pink, bright pink, and blue candy melts.
2.Follow directions on bag to melt candy and then place into small disposable decorating bags. Cut the tip of the bag and slowly fill in each line of the rainbow with pink, bright pink, and blue.
3.Melt white colorburst candy melts until smooth and pour into candy mold. Allow to dry completely before carefully removing from mold.
4.Use pinks and red to make hearts and lips.
5.To make sunglasses, start with melted bright pink candy melts, poured into Wilton disposable bag. Cut the tip of the bag and fill in the hearts of the sunglasses.
6.Melt blue candy melts until smooth and pour into candy mold. Allow to dry completely before carefully removing from mold.
VALENTINE’S DAY CAKE POP BALLS
YOU’LL NEED
Favorite Cake Recipe
Favorite Frosting Recipe
Wilton Happy Valentine’s Day Mini Cupcake Liners
Wilton Candy Melts, pink, bright pink, and white
Wilton Happy Valentine’s Day Sprinkles
Bowl
Spoon & Fork
Wax Paper
DIRECTIONS
1.Follow directions for favorite cake recipe; bake and cool cake.
2.Crumble cooled cake into bowl and add frosting; stir until well combined and chill in refrigerator for 30 minutes.
3.Roll chilled cake into 1 1/2- inch balls.
4.Melt Candy Melts, following directions on packaging.
5.Place cake ball on fork over melted candy. Spoon Candy Melts onto cake ball, allowing excess to drip off. Place on wax paper and add sprinkles.
6.Place in Wilton Happy Valentine’s Day mini cupcake liners.
7.Drizzle pink and bright pink melted candy into bowl of white candy and lightly stir to create a marble look.
VALENTINE’S DAY BARK
YOU’LL NEED
Wilton Candy Melts, white, pink, and bright pink
Wilton Happy Valentine’s Day Sprinkles in Various Sizes and Designs
Mini Marshmallows, pink, white
Wax Paper
Small Shallow Pan or Cookie Sheet
DIRECTIONS
1.Line pan, or cookie sheet, with wax paper.
2.Melt white Wilton Candy melts and slowly pour into pan or sheet. Drizzle with pink and bright pink melted candies.
3.Add various sprinkles and marshmallows.
4.Allow to completely harden before removing from pan. Cut into pieces and serve.
Find this recipe and more holiday treats at joann.com
