Cherry-Filled Valentine Heart Cookies
Got a cherry lover on your hands? This is a delicious recipe for cherry filled cookies that will put a huge smile on any cookie lovers face. These are amazing warm and even super tasty and chewy cold and go perfect with a nice glass of milk or a flute full of champagne. A really nice and simple homemade gifts which is a sweet treat that will surely leave a great impression on the recipient.
Ingredients:
1 cup butter flavored shortening
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
FILLING:
1/2 cup sugar
4-1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
1/2 cup orange juice
1/4 cup red maraschino cherry juice
12 red maraschino cherries, chopped
1 tablespoon butter or margarine
Directions:
In a mixing bowl, cream the shortening while gradually adding the sugar. Add egg, milk and vanilla to the mixture. In a separate bowl combine dry ingredients and then gradually add to creamed mixture. Mix well. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
Meanwhile, for filling, combine sugar and cornstarch in small saucepan. Add juices, cherries and butter. Bring to a boil; boil and stir for 1 minute. Cover and refrigerate.
Roll out dough on a lightly floured surface to 1/8-in. thickness; cut with a 2-1/2-in. heart-shaped cookie cutter dipped in flour.
Place half of the cookies on greased baking sheets; spoon 1/2 teaspoon filling in the center of each.
Use a 1-1/2-in. heart-shaped cutter to cut small hearts out of the other half of the cookies. Place the remaining hearts over filled cookies; press edges together gently. Fill centers with additional filling if needed.
Bake at 375° for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on wire racks. Yield: about 4-1/2 dozen filled cookies.
Valentine Jelly Filled Heart Sandwich Cookies
Truly one of the most romantic looking cookies are the heart filled sandwich cookies and If you’re looking for an extra-special way to say “I love you” this Valentine’s Day, these Valentine Jelly Filled Heart Sandwich Cookies will most definitely show your partner just how much you care. These pretty sugar-cookie hearts sandwiched can be customized with a number of different fillings, however we prefer the raspberry jelly… nums! The ideal dessert for a romantic occasion is the perfect way to say I love you. You can also use the most awesome sugar cookie recipe as well to make the cookie pieces.
Valentine Jelly Filled Heart Sandwich Cookies Ingredients
Cookie Dough:
2 cups all-purpose flour, plus additional for work surface
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
¾ cup confectioners (powdered) sugar, plus additional for dusting
1½ teaspoons pure vanilla extract
½ teaspoon pure almond extract
Filling:
½ cup seedless raspberry jam
Valentine Jelly Filled Heart Sandwich Cookies Directions:
Cookie Dough:
1. In a medium bowl, sift flour and salt together. Set aside.
2. In a large bowl, combine butter and confectioner sugar; beat together until mixture is smooth. Add vanilla extract and almond extract; stir until blended. Add flour mixture; stir to mix.
3. Press dough into a ball, cover and refrigerate until well chilled, at least 2 hours.
4. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Baking sheets may be ungreased, or lined with parchment paper.
5. On a lightly floured surface, and using a lightly floured rolling pin, roll the dough to a 1/4 inch thickness. Cut dough into hearts or other desired shapes using a 2½ inch cookie cutter that has been dipped in flour (to help prevent dough from sticking to the cutter.)
6. Using a 1 inch heart shaped cookie cutter that has been dipped in flour, cut out the center of half of the 2½ inch cookies. Re-roll the scraps, or bake the 1 inch heart shapes separately.
7. Place cutout dough 2 inches apart on baking sheets. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until cookies are set and the edges are very lightly browned. Remove cookies from baking sheets and cool on wire racks.
Filling and Assembly:
8. Leaving a ¼ inch border uncovered, spread about 1 teaspoon of the raspberry jam over each cookie without the middle cutout.
9. Using a fine-mesh sieve, dust the tops of the cookies that have the middle cutout with confectioners sugar. Place the cutout cookies on top of the jam-covered cookies.
*Makes about Valentine Jelly Filled Heart Sandwich Cookies
