{"id":17702,"date":"2014-02-10T00:55:53","date_gmt":"2014-02-10T05:55:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=17702"},"modified":"2014-02-09T22:55:45","modified_gmt":"2014-02-10T03:55:45","slug":"17702","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2014\/02\/10\/17702\/","title":{"rendered":"Valentines Day Cookies – By Request"},"content":{"rendered":"

Y\u2019know, the way to a man\u2019s heart is through his tummy! \u00a0\ud83d\ude09 Or so the saying goes! \u00a0Actually I checked out a few survey\u2019s and survey says: yes! One survey from Tango<\/a> led off saying, \u201cWe were thrilled to discover that almost 80% of people felt preparing a meal for someone is a significant act of love!\u201d<\/p>\n

So as I was making a menu for the next week, I asked my husband what he would like for a special meal on Valentine\u2019s Day…\u00a0I was surprised as to his answer since I was sure he would say \u2018lasagna!\u2019 \u00a0or \u2018eggplant parmigiana!\u2019 or perhaps some meat-y, manly steak dish! \u00a0 No, he was much less concerned about the entr\u00e9e\u00a0 than about dessert. \u00a0His response? \u00a0Cookies!<\/strong> \u00a0I began offering suggestions but this is what he wants—\u00a0Italian Almond<\/i><\/b> Cookies. <\/span><\/i><\/strong>\u00a0This would be my significant act of love! \u00a0<\/span><\/i>Happy \u00a0\u2665<\/span>\u00a0s Day, Robert! \u00a0<\/span> \u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"2013-05-17<\/a><\/p>\n

Here on our\u00a0At Home w\/ GCH\u00a0<\/strong>blog, Monday\u2019s are always focused on\u00a0healthy but oh-so-yummy!<\/em>\u00a0recipes. \u00a0 Today\u2019s recipe makes a delicious, slightly decadent sweet which still fits into this category!\u00a0 This recipe has no\u00a0oil or butter, uses gluten-free almond flour which is high in protein, and can be made very successfully using alternative, unrefined sugars.<\/p>\n

Ingredients<\/strong><\/span>:
\n2+1\/2 cups almond flour\"IMG_1563\"<\/a>
\n1+1\/4 cups superfine sugar
\n3 room temperature egg whites
\n1\/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
\n1 teaspoon almond extract
\nextra sugar for dusting<\/p>\n

Directions<\/span><\/strong>:<\/p>\n