Read it allllll the way through before you get started.ġ 3/4 cups (245 g) high-quality all-purpose gluten-free flour (I used my Better Than Cup4Cup blend)ġ/2 teaspoon xanthan gum (omit if your blend already contains it)Ĩ tablespoons (112 g) unsalted butter, at room temperatureĦ ounces unsweetened coconut flakes/chipsĢ tablespoons vegetable shortening Instructions Tell the Girl Scouts to take a page out of THIS book! Here’s the printable recipe, with all the details. Try one of these, and then tell me you’re missing what’s missing. Here’s how it’s done, sister:ĭon’t forget the drizzle on top. I messed up many, many times on the cookie alone before I got the proportions just right.Īnd these are juuuuuuust right. Oh, just trust my rather unfortunate recent experience, if nothing else. Trust me – I’m a pseudo-professional with a culinary degree from a crackerjack box. Resist the urge to add more butter to the dough to make it pliable! If it’s super simple to roll out, it has too much butter and it will bubble and spread as it bakes. The shortbread cookie hiding underneath that coconut-caramel layer and all that chocolate must be hearty and it must be snappy. When you toast it, and then crush it, you’ll never wanna touch the shredded stuff again. Coconut chips (which I buy in my local health food store, and sometimes on amazon) are nice, big flakes of shaved coconut. Shredded coconut tastes like dental floss. But these are better for one main reason: coconut chips. Caramel Delights) are way, way better than the original. We have no choice but to take matters into our own hands. Let dry then thread onto string.Sorry, Girl Scouts, but you have forsaken us. Necklace: Poke a hole in the center top of the heart with a chopstick.Let glue and heart dry and adhere magnet to the back. Pinch off a pea-sized ball of Model Magic and glue the coffee stirrer between it and back of heart. Trim a wooden coffee stirrer to about 5" long and glue the arrow and feather shapes to either end. Magnet: Cut out templates, and trace onto cardstock.Pin: Glue pinback to back of dried heart.Lightly tap your letter stamps into ink and gently press letters into Model Magic heart.Use your fingers to smooth and round the edges. Flatten the ball until it is 1/4" thick cut the disc into a heart shape.Make a divot with your finger and add a drop of food coloring in the center. Roll a ping-pong-size ball of Model Magic.What you'll need: White Crayola Model Magic ($8 ), gel food coloring, scissors, small letter stamps, StazOn inkpads, pinbacks, glue, arrow templates from /arrow, pencil, cardstock paper in solids or prints, wooden coffee stirrers, adhesive magnet squares, chopstick, string Turn these custom creations into pins, magnets, or pendants. Shake it! Set off a fab flutter with just a flick of the wrist. Making several cards? To save time, stack three sheets of cardstock when tracing and cutting out the templates. Tape insert to the inside of the main card with the confetti bag showing through the window. Adhere bag to the front of the insert using double-sided tape. on every side fold in half as you did the larger sheet. Trim a sheet of cardstock in a third color by 1/2 in. Fill a small cellophane gift bag halfway with heart-shaped confetti, or DIY some using a mini heart-shaped hole punch. Use a glue stick to affix the border to the edges of the window. (Have an adult handle this step.) To create a border for the window, trace the border template onto cardstock in a different color and cut out. On the left side of the fold, cut out a heart-shaped “window” using the template and an X-Acto knife.
How to make it: Hold a sheet of letter-size colored cardstock horizontally and fold it in half, left to right. The card recipient will open the doors to reveal a special message!
The heart milagro is an icon of Mexican culture, intended to bring more love into your life! Here's how to make your own: