Heart Shaped Chocolate Window Pane Cookies
The beautiful cookies are a perfect treat for Valentine's Day or anytime you want to say "I love You."
Serves: 24
Cook Time: 10 Minutes
Smithfield Product: None
Ingredients
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1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
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1/2 cup cocoa powder
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1/2 teaspoon baking soda
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1 cup granulated sugar
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3/4 cup butter, softened
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1 large egg
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1 teaspoon vanilla
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1/4 cup seedless raspberry jam
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2 tablespoons powdered sugar, for dusting
Steps
In a medium mixing bowl. Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon, stirring well with a whisk.
In a large mixing bowl using a hand mixer, cream together the granulated sugar and butter until light and fluffy. Add egg and vanilla and beat until well blended. Beating at low speed, gradually add flour mixture; beat just until a soft dough forms. Divide dough into 2 equal portions, and wrap each dough portion in plastic wrap. Chill at least 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Roll each dough portion into a 1/8-inch thickness on a lightly floured surface; cut with a 2-inch heart shape cookie cutter with fluted edges to form 48 cookies. Cut out the center of 24 of the cookies with a smaller heart shaped cookie cutter with a fluted edge. Place cookies 1 inch apart on parchment-lined baking sheets.
Bake cookies for 10 minutes. Cool on pans 5 minutes. Remove from pans; cool completely on wire racks.
Spread 1/2 teaspoon of jam on the center of each whole cookie. Place 1 cut-out cookie on top of each jam topped whole cookie. Dust with powdered sugar.
Recipe and photo by Smithfield.
