black and white heart cookies

one of my favorite desserts has always been a simple cookie.  over the years i have made many different sugar or shortbread cookies, and mostly prefer any of Martha's or Ina's recipes.  it is important to choose a sturdy cookie recipe so that the chocolate does not weaken the cookie texture.

this year, i used Martha's sugar cookie cutout recipe from her cookies book, and then applied the melted chocolate after the cookies had cooled.

sweets for my sweetie....and another happy valentine's day.