Conversation Heart Cookies
Equipment
- 1 heart cookie cutter
- 1 letter stamp set
Ingredients
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 cup unsalted butter room temperature
- 1 cup white sugar
- 2 eggs large
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- white fondant
- fondant icing color
Instructions
- In a bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, and baking soda.
- In another bowl beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. You can use a hand mixer or electric mixer.
- Add the eggs and vanilla extract mix until combined. Add the flour mixture and beat until the dough is smooth.
- Make two bowls of the dough and wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for one hour. Add parchment paper to 2 baking sheets.
- Sprinkle flour on your surface before rolling out the dough. Remove one ball of chilled dough and roll out to about 1/4 inch thickness. Cut out heart shapes with your heart cookie cutter and add to the baking sheet. Place the baking sheet into the refrigerator for 15 minutes to chill the dough (omitting this step may cause the cookies to lose their shape when baking).
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Bake cookies for about 8-10 minutes or until the edges are slightly brown. Let cool on a wire rack.
- Now it's time to tint your fondant for applying to the top of your cookies! Just apply a little bit of icing color into a ball of fondant and knead until you get it to the color you're looking for. Use gloves while kneading. You can match the colors using real conversation heart candies.
- Once you have your colored fondant, roll out the fondant with a roller to a thickness you are happy with. Fondant is pretty sweet, so thinner is recommended. However, it will make it a little harder to transfer the thinner it is.
- In order to place the fondant on your cookies, brush a little bit of water on the cookie and then use a spatula to scoop up the heart and place on the cookie. Gently press down. You can also use a fondant smoother or use your hand to smooth it down.
- Next, cut out your words and phrases using your letter cookie cutters. This is a little trickier as the pieces are smaller. Brush on a bit of water again on the back of each letter and gently press onto your cookie. Continue with the letters until you form the words you'd like to add.
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Notes
PRO TIP: You MUST refrigerate the cookie dough as per the instructions or your heart cookies will lose their shape. In addition, once you have cut out your cookies in heart, pop them back into the refrigerator for 15 minutes before baking.