German Heart Cookies

Valentines's Day - Holidays and Events

This heart cookie recipe is from Germany where they are called Herrnhuter Herzen. They are the perfect cookies for Valentine's Day or other romantic occasions.

Brief

Prep 45 mins

Cook: 10 mins

Additional: 4hrs20 mins

Total: 5hrs15 mins

Servings: 50

Yield: 50 cookies

German Heart Cookies

Ingredients

3 ¼ cups all-purpose flour

1 cup unsalted butter

2 tablespoons unsalted butter

1 cup white sugar

2 eggs

2 cups confectioners' sugar

divided

1 tablespoon lemon juice

or more as needed

1 tablespoon raspberry syrup

or more as needed

Chef John's Croissants

Holidays and Events

Directions

Step 1

Combine flour 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons butter white sugar and eggs in a large bowl and knead into a smooth dough. Shape into a ball. Flatten cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours.

Step 2

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease 2 baking sheets or line with parchment paper.

Step 3

Dust a work surface with flour and roll out dough to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut out hearts with a heart-shaped cookie cutter and arrange cut-out cookies on prepared baking sheets.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from baking sheets carefully and transfer to wire racks. Cool completely about 20 minutes.

Step 5

Mix 1 cup of confectioners' sugar with as much lemon juice needed to form a thick icing. Cover half of the hearts with the white icing. Mix the remaining 1 cup confectioners' sugar with raspberry syrup and cover the other half with pink icing. Let cookies stand until icing dries completely about 2 hours or up to overnight.

Nutritional Information

German Heart Cookies

Servings Per Recipe:50

Calories: 104.8

% Daily Value *

Protein: 1.1g 2%

Carbohydrates: 15.5g 5%

Dietary Fiber: 0.2g 1%

Sugars: 9.2g

Fat: 4.4g 7%

Saturated Fat: 2.7g 14%

Cholesterol: 17.5mg 6%

Vitamin A Iu: 136.2IU 3%

Niacin Equivalents: 0.7mg 6%

Vitamin C: 0.1mg

Folate: 15.8mcg 4%

Calcium: 3.5mg

Iron: 0.4mg 2%

Magnesium: 2.1mg 1%

Potassium: 12.8mg

Sodium: 3.2mg

Thiamin: 0.1mg 7%

Calories From Fat: 39.6

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.