Heart-Shaped Shortbread Cookies for Valentines Day

I have never been much of a Valentines Day person. I am one of those people who feel that expression of love should not be restricted to a day. But somehow the season is contagious. With shops selling cards and gifts and little knick-knacks for your loved one, and events in the food blogosphere gently nudging us into cooking something for our valentine. Now, that's something I don't mind.

I always feel inadequate when I need to bake anything. Mainly because I have an OTG without temperature control and just 2 baking dishes in which nothing except a cake can be made. I don't have muffin trays or pie dishes or even cookie cutters. I normall make round-shaped cookies by patting them into shape with my hands. But if I need anything heart-shaped, that's a different story, right?

But I used my hands again! Its crude, its far from perfect, but its still a heart!

Heart-Shaped Shortbread Cookies for your Valentine

Makes a dozen cookies

What I Used:

Flour - 1 cup
Unsalted butter - ½ cup and a little more
Powdered sugar - ½ cup (measure after powdering)
Salt - one pinch
Vanilla extract - ½ tsp

How I Made Them:

1. Mix the flour and salt well and keep aside.

2. Cream the butter well and mix in the sugar. Cream further until it has dissolved in the butter.

3. Add the vanilla and mix well.

4. Gently fold in the flour and make into a soft dough. Refrigerate cling-wrapped, for an hour.

5. Gently roll the dough and cut into desired shape. I make small balls and made the heart shape with my hands 🙂

6. Bake in a 180C pre-heated oven for 10-12 minutes.

Share with your valentine while still warm and get ready for the compliments 🙂

Comments

DEEPA

February 09, 2008 at 2:43 am

so cute !!!Happy Valentine's day in advance .....excellent one

Cynthia

February 08, 2008 at 9:26 pm

For one who's not been much of a Valentine's day person, you have outdone yourself here! The blog looks very lovey-dovey 🙂

Arfi Binsted

February 09, 2008 at 2:57 am

they look cute. and a simple way to entertain. lovely.

Mythreyee

February 08, 2008 at 6:31 pm

A pretty sweet valentine cookie. I love it.

Namratha

February 08, 2008 at 5:32 pm

It's pretty good for a handmade cookie Nags, looks delicious:)

SUGARCRAFT INDIA

February 08, 2008 at 4:53 pm

I am still laughing at Sigs comment about her cookies looking like a "kidney" LOL...
Yours look so good Nags..just like with the cookie cutters..n very nice pics too

Sahefa

February 08, 2008 at 10:48 am

Great recipe

Raaga

February 08, 2008 at 10:42 am

I second or third or fifth Sig... I am lousy at shaping anything with my bare hands... thank heavens for cookie cutters!!!

they look lovely

daphne

February 08, 2008 at 5:43 am

ooo..that's really sweet. I nearly forgot about v-day! Yikes!

Richa

February 07, 2008 at 10:44 pm

that is so cute of you 🙂

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