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

Most Awesome Valentine Sugar Cookies

Everyone loves getting yummy sugar cookies on Valentines Day- your best friend, your neighbor, your co-workers, and especially your loved ones!

These are the most awesome Valentine Sugar Cookies I have ever tried and the butter icing makes them sinfully deliciously. Make them extra unique by writing out your words of love on them, make fun designs, or just sprinkle some sugary crystals on top.

Valentine Sugar Cookies Ingredients

* 7 cups all-purpose flour
* 2 cups white sugar
* 2 teaspoons salt
* 2 teaspoons baking powder
* 1 1/2 cups shortening
* 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
* 1 cup milk
* 3 eggs

Butter Icing for Valentine Sugar Cookies

1 1/2 cups confectioners’ sugar
3 tablespoons butter, softened
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon milk
3 drops red food coloring
sugar decorations or sprinkles if desired

Valentine Sugar Cookies Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2. In a large mixing bowl, mix together flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder. Slowly beat in shortening. Once the shortening is well blended, stir vanilla extract, milk, and then eggs into the dough.
Roll out dough onto a floured surface, using a floured rolling pin. Roll the dough thick. Cut out cookies with cookie cutter and arrange them on a baking sheet sheet.
3. Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 8 to 10 minutes, or just until bottom is golden. You want the cookies soft and chewy not crispy.
4. Once cookies are cooled frost with butter icing and add sprinkles, candies, or other fun treats!