Something different for Valentines Day

When "Valentines Day" is mentioned you instantly think of hearts. Me too but this year I did something different.

Rolled Sugar Cookie Lips

Ingredients
1 1/2 cups butter, softened (3/4 cup of butter flavored shortening can be substituted for 1/2 of the butter for a firmer cookie)
2 cups white sugar
4 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
5 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt

Directions
In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Stir in the flour, baking powder, and salt. Cover, and chill dough for at least one hour.
Preheat oven to 400 degree.
Roll out dough on floured surface 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick. Cut into shapes with any cookie cutter. Place cookies 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake 6 to 8 minutes in preheated oven. Cool completely.

Rolled Sugar Cookie Icing

Ingredients
1 cup confectioners' sugar, sifted
2 teaspoons milk
2 teaspoons light corn syrup
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
assorted food coloring

Directions
In a bowl, stir together confectioners' sugar and milk until smooth. Beat in corn syrup and almond extract until icing is smooth and glossy. If needed to thin icing add more corn syrup.
Divide into separate bowls, and add food colorings to each to desired intensity.
Pipe onto cookies with a pastry bag and then finish by filling in the rest of the cookie.
Decorate and embellish to your choosing.
Store for up to 2 weeks in the refrigerator, tightly covered (place a layer of plastic wrap directly atop the icing before capping with lid. When ready to use stir the icing until it flows.