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    Valentine's Day sweets for your sweetie — Or yourself, because you deserve it!

    Feb 09, 2023 2 minutes
    Oatmeal, maple, pecan, raisin cookies. (Kathy Gunst/Here & Now)

    Valentine’s Day can be problematic. Are you in love? Out of love? Alone? In a partnership?  No matter your love status, you deserve something sweet, something special.

    Sure, you could buy a box of chocolate, or a dozen roses, and be like everyone else. Or you could put on an apron and bake something to share the love.

    Here are three desserts that work well for any season, any holiday, any day when you need a little lift. And if your true love happens to be football, rumor has it that there’s a little game this Sunday. Any of these would be ideal for a Super Bowl Sunday gathering. A textured, crunchy cookie chock full of fruit, oats and spices. A beautiful honey-filled cupcake. Or a simple loaf cake made with chocolate and sour cream with a chocolate-sour cream frosting. And a bonus recipe: a Mexican-style cinnamon-flavored hot chocolate.

    Oatmeal, maple, pecan, raisin cookies

    This is a love letter to the cookie. Picture crisp, crunchy edges with a soft middle. Taste the warmth of

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