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Love Letters Butter Cookies
Dessert

Love Letters Butter Cookies

1 h 5 minServes 20Nutri-Score D€
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what you need

Ingredients

20 people
  • plain flourGrains315 g
  • butter (cold, cut into small pieces)Dairy200 g
  • icing sugarPantry95 g
  • eggDairy1 piece
  • cranberry jam (or any jam of choice)Pantry100 g

per serving

Nutrition

146kcal

Carbs
15 g
Proteins
2 g
Fat
9 g
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what you’ll use

Tools

  • Mixing bowl
  • Rolling pin
  • Cookie cutter
  • Baking tray

step by step

Method

  1. Make the dough

    • Press a hole into the middle of the flour and add the egg and icing sugar.
    • Cut the cold butter into small pieces and knead it into the mixture until you get a smooth dough.
    Step 1
  2. Chill the dough

    • Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and chill in the fridge.
    Step 2
  3. Roll out the dough

    • Roll the dough between two sheets of parchment paper until it is paper-thin.
    Step 3
  4. Cut and fill the cookies

    • Use a square-shaped cookie cutter to cut out the cookies.
    • Scoop a teaspoon of jam into the centre of each cookie.
    • Fold the left and right edges together in the middle, then fold the bottom edge up over the middle.
    • Cut a small heart out of the top edge with a small heart cookie cutter.
    Step 4
  5. Bake

    • Bake until the cookies are cooked through and golden brown.
    Step 5