My hubbie bought me a selection of heart shaped baking cutters etc for our anniversary this week. So over the next few days I will be posting a few Valentine recipes.
Recipe
Makes about 15-20 depending on cutter size (I used 5cm cutter)
Ingredients
200g unsalted butter, softened
110g caster sugar
330g plain flour
1/2 tsp mixed spice
25g dark chocolate
- Put the butter and sugar into a mixing bowl and beat with an electric mixer until light and fluffy.
- Sieve the flour and spice into the bowl and mix in with a wooden spoon. Bring the mixture together with your hands to make a ball of dough then wrap in clingfilm and put in the fridge to chill for 15-30 minutes.
- Meanwhile preheat oven to 180C or gas mark 4 and line 2 baking trays with greaseproof paper.
- Take the dough out of the fridge and roll out on a floured surface until it is about 8mm thick. Cut out the shapes and arrange on the baking trays leaving a gap inbetween them. Re-roll the trimmings and cut out more shapes.
- Bake for about 12-18 minutes until firm and pale in colour. Leave to cool on the trays for 5 minutes to firm up then transfer to a wire rack and leave to cool completely.
- Break the chocolate into a bowl and place over a pan of hot water until melted. Drizzle the chocolate over the shortbread using a piping bag with a very fine nozzle, a spoon or I used a great gadget my sister brought me for Christmas see link below. Leave for chocolate to set.
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