[Jamestown1630]

I dunno; any excuse for putting chocolate around something works for me. I've made those dipped strawberries, but couldn't figure out how to prop them up to dry, so that the berries are nicely coated and not sitting in a pool of hardened choc and looking all jagged and terrible.

A few years ago I bought a bunch of heart cookie cutters from King Arthur; can't find the beautiful pic now, but it's all in the decoration:

http://theartofthecookie.com/valentines-day-laced-heart-cookies/

I've always used my Aunt's recipe for Iced Honey Cookies, which she made every Christmas:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3299393/posts

[ETL]

I've made those dipped strawberries, but couldn't figure out how to prop them up to dry, so that the berries are nicely coated and not sitting in a pool of hardened choc and looking all jagged and terrible.

Would toothpicks stuck in styrofoam or other such material work for that?

[Silentgypsy]

Great to see you, Jt!

[Yaelle]

The cookie decoration looks so pretty but a) hands spent nearly an hour making it and b) it probably doesn’t taste any better.

People would ask my first husband, a Swiss chef, what he thought of a fabulous looking modern dish with all the sauces and garnishes etc. his response was always “A lot of hands in my food for a long time.” Lol.