Sweet Hearts Recipe

How to make it

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• # Sift the flour and salt into a large bowl.
• # Use a pastry blender to cut in the butter until the mixture resembles fine crumbs.
• # Mix in the almonds and sugar.
• # Stir in enough milk to form a stiff dough.
• # Press the dough into a disk, wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• # Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• # Place parchment paper on two cookie sheets.
• # Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface to a thickness of 1/4 inch.
• # Use a 3-inch heart-shaped cookie cutter to cut out 48 cookies.
• # Use a spatula to transfer 24 of the cookies to the prepared cookie sheets, spacing them 1 inch apart.
• # Use a 2-inch heart-shaped cookie cutter to cut out the centers from twelve of the cookies. Set aside the cookies with cut-out centers.
• # Gather the dough scraps, including the leftover hearts, re-roll, and continue cutting out cookies and outlines until all the dough is used.
• # Brush the edges of the whole cookies with the beaten egg and place the hearts with the cut-out centers on top to raise the edges.
• # Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until golden brown, rotating the sheets halfway through for even baking.
• # Drop teaspoons of the preserves into the cookie centers.
• # Transfer to racks to cool.
• #Serve to the one you love!