A Festive Plate of Valentine's Cookies

I have my daughters to thank for this plate of Valentine's cookies. One daughter made the sugar cookie dough a while ago and froze it. And the other daughter rolled it out the other evening, cut them into hearts then baked and decorated all of them. She used 3 different cookie cutters, a fluted-edge one from my mother, large plastic freebie cutter from our bank (many years ago), and the small heart cutter from their childhood Easy Bake Oven. My daughter gathered all of the topping/decors she could find from my baking cupboard and just went to town. 

I practically didn't need any coffee the next morning when I stumbled into the kitchen and saw this festive tray of Valentine's cookies.

My mother baked cookies to add inexpensive merriment to our family's holidays. When my daughter told me what she planned on baking, I asked specifically that she use my mother's heart cutter for some of them and sprinkle those with colored sugar crystals before baking, just as my mom did. Seeing those cookies on the platter brought back a flood of fond memories from my childhood. My daughter never had the chance to meet her grandmother. Yet, 60 some years later, the granddaughter is baking cookies just like her grandmother used to make.

Do you bake Valentine's cookies or make any special treats?