Easy Valentine Cookies

• Vegetarian

• Condiments

  • 4 heaped tbsp Raspberry jam

• Baking & Spices

  • 200 g (all purpose flour, plain
  • 1 tbsp Confectioners/powdered sugar
  • 95 g Golden caster sugar
  • 95 g Rice flour (white or brown rice flour is, fine
  • 1 pinch Salt

• Dairy

  • 200 g Butter, unsalted

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Description

Ingredients

• 200g/7oz unsalted butter, softened
• 95g/3.4oz golden caster sugar
• 200g/7oz plain/all-purpose flour
• 95g/3.4oz rice flour (white or brown rice flour is fine)
• pinch of salt
• 1 tbsp. confectioners/powdered sugar
• 4 heaped tbsp. raspberry jam

Directions

• Using a stand mixer, or by hand, mix the butter and sugar until well incorporated. Add the two flours and the salt, and mix again until just incorporated (dont over mix as it will affect the outcome of your cookies - making them tough).
• Scoop out the dough and squash it together into a big ball in your hands. Place it onto a lightly floured surface and roll out to approx. 6mm thick. The dough is quite delicate and will try to crumble in places. Just push it back together if it crumbles.
• Using a small (3cm across at the widest point) heart shaped cutter, cut out as many little hearts as you can, and place them on 3 metal baking trays. You should get at least 80 single cookies. Youll find the cookie cutter wont stick if you dip it in flour before you cut. The biscuits can be fairly close together on the tray, but not touching. You can re-role the dough to cut more hearts, but dont keep re-rolling over and over, or youll end up with tough cookies.
• Cover each of your trays of cookie hearts with clingfilm/plastic wrap and place in the fridge for at least 30 mins (up to overnight). The chilling will develop the flavour of the shortbread, and will keep the heart shape more sharp.
• When youre ready to bake, preheat the oven to 180c/350f. Take the biscuits out of the fridge and take off the clingfilm. Sift the icing sugar over the cookies, and cook in the oven for 8-10 minutes, until the edges start to turn slightly golden. You may need to cook the trays on the lower shelves for a minute or two longer.
• Take out of the oven and leave to cool for 5 minutes, then remove from the tray with a palette knife and place on a plate or cooling rack.
• Once cool, sandwich two cookies together with ¼ tsp raspberry jam. repeat with the remaining biscuits.
• Carefully place the biscuits in 2 mason or jam jars and tie a ribbon around the lid if giving as a gift.