Love Heart Biscuits- Valentine's Day

Hello guys! Hope you guys are having an amazing Valentines Day, with your loved ones. So... as my first post said one of the topics I will be posting will be cooking or baking, so if you are interested please keep reading it. This recipe will be for Valentines Day but you can also adapt this recipe to make your own themed biscuits. Also, I want to give special thanks to Zoe (my friend), which made this post possible for you guys. Now let's get started!!

Dough Ingredients:

170 g butter, softened
200 g white sugar
2 eggs
3 ml vanilla extract
310 g all-purpose flour
5 g baking powder
3 g salt

Method:

In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs and vanilla.

Stir in the flour, baking powder, and salt.

Cover, and chill dough for at least one hour (or overnight).

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

Roll out dough on floured surface 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick.

Cut into shapes with any cookie cutter.

Place cookies 1 inch apart on a piece of waxed-paper.

Bake 6 to 8 minutes in preheated oven.

Leave it to cool completely before decorating.

Icing Ingredients:

500g icing sugar
2 egg whites
2 tsp lemon juice
Food colouring of choice

Method:

Sieve the icing sugar.
Whisk the egg whites in a large bowl until they become frothy.
Add the icing sugar to the egg whites, a spoonful at a time, and fold in.
Add the lemon juice and stir.
Beat the icing until it is very stiff and white and stands up in peaks.
Add the food colouring.
Spread on the cookies and then pipe on a heart and the message of your choice.

So that is it guys! Hope you guys will try it out this super easy recipe. If you do try it, please take pictures and post them on Instragram with #bakingwithzoeandmaria so I can see your amazing creations. Thanks and I hope you enjoyed this post. Goodbye! Happy Valentines Day.

Introduction of the Blog

Hi guys. Hope you all are having an excellent day! So let's get started with all the good stuff. This post will only be an introduction about the blog that is about the be born.

Firstly, the most important thing, content. In this blog, the topic will be based around in fashion, beauty, food, DIY and of course, some of your suggestions. So please, leave comments below telling me what posts you people would like to see, don't be scared, your ideas will be more than welcome in this blog.

Furthermore, concerning the times and dates will depend if I am too busy within the week because if you didn't know I am still at school, which occupies most of my time. However, I will try my best to publish something every week or a few times during the month. So please don't worry.

Now let's talk a little bit about me. So you people can get to know me better and I can get to know you guys better as well (leave  comment below telling about yourself). As you all know my name is 'Maria Gurtinski'. And NO! I am not Polish. People, most of the time assume that I am. But anyways let's continue. I am Brazilian (if anyone is wondering) but I live in the UK for nearly 4 years, which for me is a very, very long time. I still live with my parents and to be honest I think I am going to stick beside them for a long time. I am 16  years-old, which you guys will now think, what is wrong with me for starting a blog at this age....but well, I chose to do so because is something I have been wanting to do since I was 15 but  I never had the courage to do so.

Anyway I think I am probably boring you people with my life but OH WELL. I think now is your turn to share bits and pieces about your life with me so please do because I really want to get to know you all. True story!

Thank you! Goodbye, hope you will have a great week and see you next time.