I always feel inadequate when I need to bake anything. Mainly because I have an OTG without temperature control and just 2 baking dishes in which nothing except a cake can be made. I don’t have muffin trays or pie dishes or even cookie cutters. I normall make round-shaped cookies by patting them into shape with my hands. But if I need anything heart-shaped, that’s a different story, right?
But I used my hands again! Its crude, its far from perfect, but its still a heart!
Heart-Shaped Shortbread Cookies for your Valentine
Makes a dozen cookies
What I Used:
Flour – 1 cup
Unsalted butter – 1/2 cup and a little more
Powdered sugar – 1/2 cup (measure after powdering)
Salt – one pinch
Vanilla extract – 1/2 tsp
How I Made Them:
1. Mix the flour and salt well and keep aside.
2. Cream the butter well and mix in the sugar. Cream further until it has dissolved in the butter.
3. Add the vanilla and mix well.
4. Gently fold in the flour and make into a soft dough. Refrigerate cling-wrapped, for an hour.
5. Gently roll the dough and cut into desired shape. I make small balls and made the heart shape with my hands 🙂
6. Bake in a 180C pre-heated oven for 10-12 minutes.
Share with your valentine while still warm and get ready for the compliments 🙂
Looks really yummy!!
on what temperature do we need to bake it? – vidya
Vidya, you'd bake the heart shaped cookies at 180C. Have updated the post 🙂
So sweet. I remember I made a red velvet cake for my first valentine with my husband – probably my first baking experiment- I filled the batter almost to the top of a heart shaped pan to bake – you can imagine how red my oven was – I made up a story and told my husband that my love for him was just overflowing! hahah
they are more precious than any other exotic n professional one’s for the simple reason that there’s love written all over them (for those who can see)!!!
Very very schweeet.
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Nags, those are real cuties…and they look like hearts alright…enjoy!
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oh i love this crunchy heart cookies 🙂 perfect for valentine treat giveaways!! happy valentine!!
Asha – Yeah here too! In fact it seems like a Hallmark sponsored holiday to me! Don’t know what the hype is for, really!
Ramya – Thanks Ramya 🙂 I used ppt to put the banner on the last pic. Its really very simple!
Laavanya, Uma, Rachel, – 😀
TBC – LOL 😀
So your baking skills are getting stronger with every new thing you bake…..those hearts are really cute and wud make anyone’s heart melt….hope u got the message…:P
they look yummy…nice idea..thanks for sharing