Raspberry Hearts

Name: Raspberry Hearts
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 59 milliliters packed brown sugar; 2 egg yolks; 2 eggs; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 Tbsp lemon zest; 227 grams seedless raspberry jam; 1 pinch salt; 473 milliliters unbleached all-purpose flour; 177 milliliters unsalted butter; 2 Tbsps water

Raspberry Hearts might be a good recipe to expand your hor d'oeuvre collection. Watching your figure? This vegetarian recipe has 134 calories, 2g of protein, and 7g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 24. This recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. Head to the store and pick up brown sugar, egg yolks, unbleached flour, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Place eggs (and water to cover) in a medium saucepan. Bring water to a boil, remove from heat and let cool. Peel eggs and remove yolks. Press yolks through a sieve and set aside.

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Water

Egg Yolk

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Sieve

Cut the butter into small pieces.

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Butter

Add in the flour, sugar, egg yolks, hard-boiled egg yolks, lemon zest, cinnamon and salt in a mixing bowl.

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Hard Boiled Egg

Lemon Zest

Egg Yolk

Cinnamon

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Salt

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Mix with your hands until the dough holds together and all the ingredients are well blended. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 2 hours.

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Dough

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Roll out the dough 1/4-inch thick on a lightly floured surface. Using a 2 1/2 - 3 inch heart-shaped cookie cutter, cut out as many hearts as possible. Gather the dough scraps, reroll, and cut out more hearts. Using a smaller heart-shaped cookie cutter, cut out the centers of half the cookies.

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Dough

Roll

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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.

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Spread each whole heart with a thin coating of raspberry jam. Top with the hearts with cut out centers. Repeat until all the dough has been used.

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Raspberry Jam

Spread

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Place the hearts 1 inch apart on the lined baking sheets. Beat the 2 eggs with water in a small bowl and brush lightly over the cookie frames.

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Water

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Bake the cookies just until light golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes. Cool on wire racks and store in the freezer or in an airtight container until ready to serve.

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