Not You Grandmother's Valentine's Day Cookie

This years anatomically correct heart cookies. Photo by Kristin Hall

Since Valentine's Day is swiftly approaching the time is right to pull out my favorite cookie cutter. Whether you are boycotting or celebrating the anatomically correct heart shaped cookie cutter is the best asnwer to your holiday's sweet tooth calling.

Last year, while my roommate was taking anatomy, I was so inspired that I scoured the dark corners of the internet to find such a cookie cutter. It was significantly more difficult than I imagined it would be. I finally found a homemade cookie cutter on Etsy, an online craft and vintage shop. It was about $8 dollars before shipping, which is expensive for a cookie cutter, but affordable for the situation.

I had visions of blue and red veins and the most intricate and accurate frosting jobs I had ever done.  However, my dreams were dashed when I actually tried to execute this frosting job, equipped with only my underdeveloped artistic skills. I found a fine alternative, in simply frosting them with royal icing and adding a small EKG using examples from Google images to infuse some shred of reality into my cookies.


Anatomically correct heart shaped cookies are now a Valentine's Day tradition for me; whether I am celebrating or boycotting. I highly suggest you give these clever and delicious little cookies a try.