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February is the month of love and National Cherry Month. Check out today’s feature recipe – an easy way to bake for Valentine’s Day!!

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Feature: No-Bake Valentine Cookies : Easy Last-Minute Cookie Recipe

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Start with pre-packaged wafers, which are available at groceries and food stores. They are made with ultra-thin cookie layers, often pressed with waffle surface pattern, with crème filling sandwiched in between layers.

Dip the wafers into melting candy and roll them in Valentine decorations or colored sugar. They harden quickly.

And when you let them work over waxed paper, clean up is a snap!

Prep time: 5-10 minutes
Cooling time: 30 minutes
Makes about 2-3 dozen cookies

Get the full recipe for Easy No-Bake Valentine Cookies … and check out our No-Bake Cookies Pinterest board for more easy no-bake cookie recipes.

Easter Fun with Kids, Families, Neighbors, Friends

Easter is coming! How will you and your family celebrate?

The Un-Bunny Book answers that question. It's packed with fun activities, games, crafts, snacks, and stories that are based on Easter's true meaning.

Use it for kids ages 3-12 at home, school, church, in the community, or with your homeschool group. It's perfect when you're trying to social distance, too, because you can conduct activities outside.

The Un- Bunny Book shows kids and parents that Jesus' resurrection is something to celebrate. With reproducibles, too!

Learn more about The Un-Bunny Book here.

Cookie Baking Tip: How to Ruin Chocolate When Melting It

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Get step-by-step instructions for melting chocolate wafers in the microwave. And see more helpful cookie baking tips on The Elf’s Baking Tips Pinterest Board .

Make Melting Easy

Scrape easy with X-Chef and other spatulas	Microwavable bowls from Ikea and others	Valentine sprinkles, nonpareils, and decos, oh my!

More Easy Valentine Cookie Recipes

Happy baking,