Raspberry Shortbread Valentine Cookies
Author: Tiffany
Recipe type: Dessert
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- 2 sticks butter, softened
- ½ cup sugar
- 2 Tbs brown sugar
- 2 cups flour
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ cup raspberry preserves (or jam)
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 4 Tbs heavy whipping cream
- Cream the butter and sugars together
- Add in the flour and salt, mix until soft dough forms
- Roll out the dough using a rolling pin (flour the surface and rolling pin)
- Cut large hearts using a cookie cutter, in half of them cut a smaller heart out of the middle using a smaller cookie cutter
- Place on cookie sheet
- Spread raspberry preserves over the hearts that don't have the center cut out
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Place baking sheet in the freezer for 10 minutes (helps hearts keep shape)
- Bake at 350 degrees for 12 minutes
- Spread a little preserves or jam over whole hearts again (to use as glue)
- Place hearts with center cut out over the whole hearts
- After cookies have cooled, make icing
- Mix whipping cream with powdered sugar
- Spread over tops of hearts
Recipe by Seeing Sunshine at https://seeingsunshine.com/2014/02/06/raspberry-shortbread-valentine-cookies/
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