~ rainbow heart cookie ~
Live253 is back in time for Valentines Day and Heidi's birthday!!
Scroll down for this easy to follow recipe
& make cute cookies ~
Step 1: Mix 3/4 cup of butter, 1 1/4 cup of powdered sugar,
a pinch of salt, 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract,
3 egg yolks (*Keep the egg whites for later use!),
and 2 1/2 cup of cake flour
Step 2: Roll the batter into a ball
Step 3: Cut a 1/3 of the batter for vanilla dough
Then divide the remaining 2/3 of the dough
for rainbow colors (6 colors)
Step 4: Add food coloring to each of the 6 squared doughs
Step 5: Roll the colored rainbow dough into a ball
Step 6: Once done, flatten the dough out with a roller
(Use two 0.5 cm thick notebook/book to use as a
measurement tool to even out the width of each colored layer)
Step 7: Then, stack the rolled out colored layers on top of
each other, gluing them together with egg wash
(To make egg wash: mix egg whites with 1 tablespoon of water)
Step 8: Lightly press the stacked layers,
then cut the stacked layer into small strips (1.5 cm wide)
*Click to enlarge the image
Step 9: Following the diagram, cut out the hearts
Step 10: Stack the hearts with egg wash
Step 11: With the 1/3 vanilla dough, roll out strips of the dough
to cover the line of hearts
Step 12: Refrigerate until the cookie dough hardens
Step 13: Once hardened, spread egg wash over the cookie dough,
then roll it in your choice of sprinkles
Step 14: Then cut the dough into smaller cookie pieces
Step 15: Bake the cookies at 335°F for 10-15 minutes
Cookies are soooo cute and perfect for Valentines Day!!!!!
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(Credits to Eugenie Kitchen)