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Puzzle Heart Cookies for Valentine’s Day

Happy Valentine’s Day! 🙂 Today my blog turns 3. Exactly three years ago, on February 14, 2013, I created „Cofetar de ocazie” („Confectioner for occasion”) and I published the first article. Of course the first article was about Valentine’s Day and of course it was with Valentine’s themed sweets 🙂 And because then were glazed biscuits, today I have glazed biscuits again.

 

Ingredients for Puzzle Heart Cookies

For the cookies

  • 100 g soft butter
  • 85 g granulated sugar
  • 1 egg
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon lemon zest
  • 270 g all purpose flour
  • a pinch of salt

 

For glazing

  • an egg white (cca 40 g)
  • a pinch of salt
  • 150 g powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • gel food coloring

 

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Directions for Puzzle Heart Cookies

Sift flour together with salt. Mix butter with sugar until creamy, then add the egg, vanilla, lemon zest and homogenize. Finally incorporate flour. Knead the dough for a few minutes, then wrap it with plastic foil and put it into the fridge for at least one hour (or overnight).

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Preheat the oven an 175 Celsius. Roll the dough between two plastic foils and cut the cookies. I used my brand new puzzle cookie cutter 🙂 Place the cookies onto a baking tray lined with baking paper and bake them for about 10-12 minutes (or until they are golden brown). Let the cookies cool completely before glazing them.

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For the Royal Icing, whisk the egg white with salt until foamy, then add gradually sugar alternating with lemon juice. You will get a stiff meringue which can be colored with gel food coloring and add 1-2 teaspoons of water to get a quite fluid consistency for the mixture. Transfer the icing into a piping bag and glaze the cookies. Spread the icing evenly, using a needle or a toothpick. Allow the glaze to dry (depending on the humidity in the air, it may take up to three days).

 

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