{"id":2311,"date":"2014-02-15T09:36:59","date_gmt":"2014-02-15T09:36:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.suppersfromscratch.com\/?p=2311"},"modified":"2014-02-15T09:36:59","modified_gmt":"2014-02-15T09:36:59","slug":"little-bites-of-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.suppersfromscratch.com\/?p=2311","title":{"rendered":"Little Bites of Love"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2312\" alt=\"love in biscuit form\" src=\"http:\/\/www.suppersfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/love-in-biscuit-form.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.suppersfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/love-in-biscuit-form.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.suppersfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/love-in-biscuit-form-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">With Valentines Day having just been and gone and what with me getting married this year, I have come over all romantic. Valentines Day is not a day I usually celebrate. I am all about love everyday not just one. However it is a great excuse to bake and also remind people that we think they are frickin awesome.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">So with that said, I couldn&#8217;t pass up the opportunity to make some little heart shaped biscuits to spread some love and sweet goodness around.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">These were so simple and quick to make, so if you are looking for a way to share the love tomorrow or simply make some other folks smile why not give these a go.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Also before I forget it goes with out saying Happy Valentines Day &#8211; I frickin love you guys \u2013 thanks so much for reading and sharing this journey.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Have an amazing day!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Chocolate Chip Shortbread Biscuits \u2013 also known as &#8211; Love in Biscuit Form<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">(makes about 30\/ 35 little biscuits)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><i>Ingredients <\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">5oz Butter<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">3oz Caster Sugar<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">7oz Plain Flour<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">200g Chocolate<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">1\/2tsp Vanilla Essence<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">a little extra Caster Sugar for sprinkling<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><strong>Method<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Preheat your oven for 180 Degrees C<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Beat the butter and sugar together until smooth<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Add the vanilla essence and chocolate chips and combine<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Add in your flour and mix until you have a dough. Combine into a ball and roll out until to about 1cm thick<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Cut out your hearts using a cutter and place on a baking sheet, sprinkle over a little caster sugar and leave in the fridge for about 30mins<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Remove from the fridge and bake in the oven for about 12-15 mins<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Leave to cool and once cool package up with a lot of love\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">And as Bugsy Malone would say \u2013 You give a little love and it all comes back to you!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With Valentines Day having just been and gone and what with me getting married this year, I have come over all romantic. 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