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Jam Heart Cookies
Jam Heart Cookies, a recipe that embodies love in every bite you take! Made with rich and tender pasta frolla, these cookies offer a melt-in-your-mouth experience, making them the perfect treat for Valentine’s Day or to add a touch of elegance to any wedding celebration.Each cookie cradles a heart of delicious jam, symbolizing the heartwarming love that couples share. These Jam Heart Cookies promise to capture hearts and delight palates with their exquisite blend of sweetness and affection!
Prep Time
1 hr 13 mins
Cook Time
13 mins
Total Time
1 hr 25 mins
Servings: 20 Cookies
Calories: 123 kcal
Course:
Baked Goods
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
For Pasta Frolla
- 250 g flour 1 ⅔ of “00” flour
- 100 g granulated sugar ½ cup
- 120 g butter ~1 stick - unsalted and cold
- 1 egg medium size, at room temperature
- ⅙ teaspoon fine salt
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon vanilla pod pulp and seeds of 1 vanilla pod or the zest of ½ organic lemon, both are optional
- powdered sugar for decoration
For the Filling
- 2 tablespoons jam strawberry or the taste you prefer
- 2 tablespoons cocoa cream spread (e.g. Nutella)
- 2 tablespoons white chocolate cream spread
Instructions
The pasta Frolla
- In the bowl of your stand mixer combine the chopped butter, sifted flour, egg, sugar and baking powder. Flavor to taste with the grated zest of half a lemon or the seeds of the vanilla pod.
- Start the stand mixer at medium speed for about 30 seconds with the leaf attachment to mix all the ingredients well. Then insert the dough hook to knead until a firm ball of dough forms.
- Transfer the dough to a lightly floured pastry board. Compact the dough ball well with your hands. It should be smooth and homogeneous. Wrap the pasta frolla with a sheet of plastic wrap and let it rest in the refrigerator for about 1 hour.
- After the resting time has ended, roll out the dough with a rolling pin to a thickness of ½ cm (0.2 inch) on a lightly floured work surface.
Cup of Yum
The Shape
- With the largest cookie cutter, cut out as many hearts as possible until you run out of dough.
- With the smaller cookie cutter, cut out half of the cookies in the center.
The Baking
- Place all the heart-shaped cookies (whole and cut out) on a baking sheet covered with baking paper. Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C (356°F) for about 10-12 minutes.
The Cookies
- Once baked, remove the cookies from the oven and let them cool on a wire rack. Then sprinkle them with powdered sugar.
- Spread 1 teaspoon of your chosen filling (jams or creams of different flavors) over the whole heart-shaped cookies.
- Overlap the carved shortbread cookies onto the whole heart cookies with the filling in the center.
Nutrition Information
Calories
123kcal
(6%)
Carbohydrates
17g
(6%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
5g
(8%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.3g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Trans Fat
0.2g
Cholesterol
21mg
(7%)
Sodium
79mg
(3%)
Potassium
25mg
(1%)
Fiber
0.4g
(2%)
Sugar
7g
(14%)
Vitamin A
162IU
(3%)
Vitamin C
0.2mg
(0%)
Calcium
12mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 20Cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 123
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 123kcal | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | 17g | 6% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.3g | 2% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 21mg | 7% |
| Sodium | 79mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 25mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 0.4g | 2% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 162IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 0.2mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 12mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.