Heart Shape Shortbread Cookies
Shortbread biscuit is always a winner for a simple afternoon treat or an easy dessert! Serve with a sparkling wine or some delicious Fruity Donnybrook fair lemonade. To cut down on preparation time, get the ready to use icing but this homemade version is worth trying out!
4 people
15 minutes
30 minutes
Ingredients
- 120 g Butter (100g + 20g) butter, softened
- 50 g Caster Sugar plus extra for sprinkling
- 100 g Cream Cheese
- 1 - Egg for egg washing
- 230 g Icing Sugar
- 200 g Plain Flour
- 100 g Raspberries
- 200 g Strawberries
- 1.5 tsp Vanilla Bean Paste
Method
- Preheat the oven to 180˚C.
- Line a baking tray with parchment paper.
- In a bowl, beat 100g of butter, the caster sugar, and some vanilla paste together until smooth.
- Stir in the flour and combine to a smooth paste.
- Transfer the dough on parchment paper and gently press the dough until flattened uniformly about 5mm thick or thicker. Using a heart shape biscuit cutter, cut 6-8 biscuits depending on the size needed and with a small heart shape biscuit cutter punch a smaller heart-shaped in the centre of the cut biscuits.
- Remove the excess and roll again to make a few more if possible.
- Place the shaped biscuits on a baking tray and brush them with egg wash and a sprinkle of caster sugar. Chill in the fridge for 10 minutes.
- Transfer to the oven and bake for 15 minutes or until pale golden-brown. Remove from the oven and set aside to cool on a wire rack.
- In the meantime, prepare the cream cheese frosting. In a bowl, combine the cream cheese with the rest of the butter and some vanilla paste until smooth.
- Slowly sieve over the icing sugar and beat in the cream cheese mixture.
- Don’t overbeat the mixture, once smooth, transfer immediately in a piping bag and let settle in the fridge for 15 minutes.
- Once cooled, prepare the biscuits, on a board or a platter, place the heart-shaped biscuits. Pipe over some cream cheese icing. And decorate with fresh berries, a dusting of icing sugar and a few flowers if desired around the biscuits.
- Garnish with fresh flowers, optional.
- Enjoy within a few hours.
