Be My Valentine Cookie

Show your love by creating a giant "I love you" cookie! ...MORE + LESS -

1 pouch Betty Crocker* Sugar Cookie Mix

1 egg

1/4 cup (50 mL) all purpose flour

1/2 pkg (125 g from 250 g pkg) cream cheese, softened

1/4 cup (50 mL) butter or margarine, softened

1/2 tsp (2 mL) almond extract

4 cups (1 L) icing sugar

2 to 3 tbsp (30 to 45 mL) maraschino cherry juice

1/3 cup (75 mL) chopped maraschino cherries

1/2 cup (125 mL) Betty Crocker* Creamy Deluxe* Chocolate Frosting

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1

Mix together cookie mix, egg and flour. Add 2 oz. cream cheese (reserve remaining 3 oz. cream cheese), 2 tablespoons butter and almond extract; blend. Shape dough into 12x13-inch heart on large ungreased cookie sheet.
2

Bake at 375ºF for 12 to 15 minutes or until light golden brown around edges. Cool on cookie sheet 20 minutes. Carefully remove to cooling rack. Cool completely.
3

Beat powdered sugar, 3 oz. cream cheese, remaining butter and cherry juice with electric mixer on low speed until smooth and creamy. Stir in maraschino cherries. Spread over cooled cookie.
4

Spoon chocolate frosting, reserving 2 tablespoons, into decorating bag, with small star tip; pipe around edges of cookie. Using reserved frosting pipe message on top of cookie.