Vickys 'Love Hearts' Valentine Cookies, GF DF EF SF NF

Name: Vickys 'Love Hearts' Valentine Cookies, GF DF EF SF NF
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 32 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 170 g gold foil wrapped Stork margarine block; 170 g granulated sugar; 280 g gluten-free / plain flour; 3 tbsp or as required milk of choice (I use light coconut milk); 1 tbsp cornflour; 2 tsp vanilla extract; 1/2 tsp baking powder; My Royal Icing recipe for the glaze - see link at bottom; Tubes of writing icing or an edible ink pen to decorate

Vicky@Jacks Free-From Cookbook @allergyfriendlycook

Scotland

'Love Heart' sweets are little candies that come in a roll with loving messages such as 'Be Mine' embossed on them. I saw this idea on Facebook and have recreated them using my vanilla butter cookie and royal icing recipes

Vicky@Jacks Free-From Cookbook @allergyfriendlycook

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Ingredients

30 mins

32 servings

170 ggold foil wrapped Stork margarine block
170 ggranulated sugar
280 ggluten-free / plain flour
3 tbspor as required milk of choice (I use light coconut milk)
1 tbspcornflour
2 tspvanilla extract
1/2 tspbaking powder
My Royal Icing recipe for the glaze - see link at bottom
Tubes of writing icing or an edible ink pen to decorate

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Steps

30 mins

1

Cream the margarine and sugar together then beat in the milk and vanilla
2

Sift in the remaining ingredients and mix to form a dough
3

Halve the dough and wrap each ball in clingfilm, flattening into discs before refrigerating for at least 30 minutes
4

Preheat the oven to gas 5 / 190C / 375F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper
5

Flour a work surface then unwrap the dough. Let it sit at room temp for 10 minutes then roll or pat it out until it's 1/4" thich
6

Using a heart shaped cookie cutter, cut as many shapes as you can fit. I used a 3" cutter here. Keep rerolling the dough until you've cut as many shapes as possible. Out of the 2 doughs you should get 30 - 32 hearts or you can keep 1 wrapped dough in the freezer for another day
7

Put the cookies on the baking sheet and bake for 12 - 15 minutes or until golden
8

Let cool on a wire rack while you make the royal icing - see my previously posted recipe for instructions
9

Split the icing into 3 or 4 bowls and colour it as you wish. Emmy wanted bright pink, Jack wanted 'Kermit' green and Michael wanted blue but pastel colours are the best effect for these!
10

Ice your cookies as instructed in my Royal Icing recipe and let set for a few hours, 3 - 5 hours is the normal time my icing takes
11

There are my gift ones in pastel pink for further decoration
12

Use an edible ink pen or a tube of writing icing to write your Valentines messages on the cookies. Have a cocktail stick handy to move the lines of writing icing into place if you make a mistake
13

Let set again then give away to the ones you love!
14

Vickys Royal Icing for Cookies - No Egg or Powdered Meringue https://cookpad.wasmer.app/uk/recipes/554978-vickys-royal-icing-for-cookies-no-egg-or-powdered-meringue

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Vicky@Jacks Free-From Cookbook @allergyfriendlycook

on February 13, 2016 14:56

Scotland

Check out Amazon for Jacks Free-From Cookbook Volume 1 - Cakes & Cupcakes exclusively on Kindle!!Everything I post is free from gluten, dairy, eggs, soy and most are peanut and tree nut-free too. Check out my facebook page, Jacks Free-From Cook Book, for more recipes and related posts.I'm a mother of 3 wonderful children, one of which has serious food allergies. The recipes I post are made specifically with my son in mind so we can all enjoy the same family meals together and he so isn't left out of any occasion.I hope I can help others in the same situation and show you that where there's a will, there's a way!