It's baking time! Raspberry heart cookies
Families who stay at our Houses adore these sweet treats that our volunteers make. We hope you enjoy making them too!
Ingredients
- 1¼ cups butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 3 cups plain flour
- 1 tablespoon cocoa
- 1/3 teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- 2 cups ground almonds
- Raspberry jam
- Confectioners’ sugar
Method
- In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine the flour, cocoa, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in the almonds. Refrigerate for 1 hour or until easy to handle.
- On a floured surface, roll out the dough to 1/8” thickness. Cut with a 3” heart-shaped cookie cutter (or any shape you choose!). Cut a 1½” heart out of the centre of half the cookies.
- Place on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 180’ for 10-12 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Then place on wire racks to cool.
- Spread ½ teaspoon of jam over the bottom of the solid cookies. Sprinkle the cut-out cookies with confectioners’ sugar; carefully place over the jam.
Enjoy your yummy cookies!