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Why This Recipe Works
- Super Simple to Make: You don't need to be a kitchen wizard, this Valentine's Day Heart Cookies recipe is like following a map to treasure, easy and exciting.
- Totally Tasty: Each bite is like a mini-party for your taste buds, mixing sweet and a tiny bit of crunch.
- Perfect for Sharing: It's like making a bunch of little happiness tokens you can give to friends and family, spreading the joy.
📋 Ingredients
- Flour: The foundation of your cookies, flour provides structure and ensures they hold their heart shape while baking.
- Egg: Acts as a binding agent, helping to hold the ingredients together while also adding moisture to ensure your cookies aren't dry.
- Powdered Sugar: Sweetens cookies without being overly sweet, and its fine texture ensures a smooth, light texture.
- Corn Starch: Makes your cookies wonderfully tender and helps them hold their shape in the oven.
- Salt: Enhances all the other flavors in your cookies, bringing out the sweetness and the flavor of the butter.
- Raspberry Jam: Gives your heart cookies a sweet, fruity center that complements the buttery cookie and adds a lovely pop of color.
- Unsalted Butter: Ensures your cookies are deliciously crumbly and melt-in-your-mouth good.
For the complete list of ingredients with measurements and instructions, please see the recipe card at the bottom of the post.
🔀 Substitutions & Variations
- Strawberry Jam: Swap raspberry jam with strawberry jam in the heart cookies recipe, adding a sweeter and slightly different fruity flavor. Use it as the filling to give your strawberry jam cookies a delightful twist.
- Sugar-Free Cookies: To make sugar-free heart cookies, replace powdered sugar with an equivalent amount of stevia for a healthier twist on classic sugar cookies. Don't forget to use a heart-shaped cutter and fill the center with sugar free version of raspberry jam or gel food coloring.
🔪How To Make Heart Cookies?
- Step 1: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Put the softened butter and powdered sugar in a bowl. Beat with a mixer. Add the egg and continue to beat. Gradually add the flour, corn starch, and salt to the mixture. Mix until you get a soft dough. Your simple sugar cookie dough is ready now.
- Step 2: Roll the dough into 1-inch balls. Place them on a prepared baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Use a teaspoon or your thumbs to make heart indents in the center of each ball. If you prefer, you can also use a heart-shaped cookie cutter.
- Step 3: Bake cookies in the preheated oven for 15 minutes or until the cookies are lightly golden around the edges. Remove from the oven and allow to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes.
- Step 4: Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Enjoy your raspberry jam-filled heart cookies!
👩🍳 Expert Tips
- Chill the Dough: Keep your dough in the fridge for at least an hour to make cutting shapes easier and prevent spreading.
- Flavor Experiment: Add a splash of vanilla extract or almond extract to your dough for an extra aromatic touch to your heart cookies. Mix egg and vanilla extract together if you want to experiment with flavors.
How To Store Valentine's Day Cookies
- Separate Layers: Use wax paper or parchment paper between cookie layers to prevent decorations from smudging or sticking.
- Cool Before Storing: Ensure cookies are completely cool before storing to avoid condensation that can make them soggy.
- Room Temperature Storage: Keep the airtight container at room temperature in a cool, dry place for up to a week.
- Freezing for Later: Freeze decorated cookies in a single layer before transferring to a container or bag to enjoy them for up to 3 months.
💭 FAQs
How Do You Make A Heart-Shaped Cookie Without A Cutter?
The best part about these cookies is that the heart shape is in the center of the cookie. This means that you’ll be able to make the heart using the back of a spoon or even your thumb easily!
Can You Use a Different Flavor Jam?
Absolutely! I like to use raspberry jam because of the red coloring, but you can easily use strawberry jam, cherry jam, blueberry jam, blackberry jam, or any other flavor of jam that you’d like.
How Do I Make The Cookies Fluffier?
Use baking powder: You can serve as an optional ingredient in the heart cookies recipe, particularly to make them fluffier. Add ½ teaspoon into the flour mixture to help the cookies rise and create a lighter texture.
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Serving Suggestions
You can enjoy these cookies on their own or pair them with the following:
- Chocolate-Covered Strawberries: A classic pairing, the juicy sweetness of strawberries complements the heart-shaped cookies.
- Whipped Cream Swirls: Light and airy, a dollop adds a dreamy touch to your Valentine's Day dessert spread.
Valentine’s Day Heart Cookies
Spread some love with these adorable Valentine’s Day Heart Cookies! Soft, buttery cookies are cut into heart shapes and decorated with sweet icing for a festive and delicious treat. Perfect for sharing with your loved ones, these cookies are as fun to make as they are to eat!
Ingredients
- 9 oz. All Purpose Flour
- 1 Egg
- 4 tablespoon Powdered sugar
- 4 tablespoon Corn starch
- ⅛ teaspoon Salt
- 1 teaspoon Raspberry jam per cookie when cooked
- 1 stick Unsalted butter
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
- Put the softened butter and powdered sugar in a bowl. Beat with a mixer.
- Add the egg and continue to beat.
- Gradually add the flour, cornstarch, and salt to the mixture. Mix until you get a soft dough. Your simple sugar cookie dough is ready now.
- Roll the dough into 1-inch balls. Place them on a prepared baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Use a teaspoon or your thumbs to make heart indents in the center of each ball. If you prefer, you can also use a heart-shaped cookie cutter.
- Fill each heart indent with raspberry jam, being careful not to overfill.
- Bake cookies in the preheated oven for 15 minutes or until the cookies are lightly golden around the edges.
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Enjoy your raspberry jam-filled heart cookies!
Notes
Chill the Dough: Keep your dough in the fridge for at least an hour to make cutting shapes easier and prevent spreading.
Flavor Experiment: Add a splash of vanilla extract or almond extract to your dough for an extra aromatic touch to your heart cookies. Mix egg and vanilla extract together if you want to experiment with flavors.
Sugar-Free Cookies: To make sugar-free heart cookies, replace powdered sugar with an equivalent amount of stevia for a healthier twist on classic sugar cookies. Don’t forget to use a heart-shaped cutter and fill the center with sugar free version of raspberry jam or gel food coloring.
Nutrition
Calories: 117kcalCarbohydrates: 7gProtein: 1gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 41mgSodium: 37mgPotassium: 10mgFiber: 0.1gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 306IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 6mgIron: 0.1mg
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