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NUT AND CINNAMON COOKIES (HEARTS)

Heart-shaped Walnut & Cinnamon Cookies

Paula
4.90 from 48 votes
Course Dessert
Cuisine International

Ingredients
 
 

Dough

  • 100 g dates
  • 350 g walnuts
  • 100 g powdered sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 pinch salt
  • ½ tsp cinnamon
  • flour

Filling

  • strawberry jam

Decoration

  • 100 g dark chocolate
  • 20 g butter
  • 1 tbsp milk
  • almond flakes
  • mini marshmallows

Instructions
 

How to make Heart-shaped Walnut and Cinnamon Cookies

  • Place the nuts and dates in a food processor. Grind them until you get a homogeneous mixture.
  • Turn off the food processor and add the sugar, eggs, cinnamon and 2-3 tablespoons of flour.
  • Start to knead a homogeneous dough, adding flour gradually until you get a dough that can be stretched.
  • It's okay if the dough is a bit sticky, it will come out softer this way. If you put too much flour, the cookies will be hard after baking.
  • Roll out the dough on the work surface, into a 0.5cm (0.2 inch) thick sheet.
  • Cut the the dough into hearts, or any other shapes you have around the house.
  • Preheat the oven to medium heat and line a large baking tray with baking paper.
  • Place the hearts in the tray and bake for 13-15 minutes until they begin to turn a light color. Do not over bake as they will be too hard.
  • Remove from the oven and leave in the tray for 5 minutes, then transfer them to a cooling rack.
  • When cooled, the cookies can be filled with strawberry jam or any other jam you like. Try to use a more substantial jam.
  • Leave the filled hearts until the next day when you can decorate them.
  • Melt the chocolate together with the butter and milk over low heat.
  • Dip one side of the hearts in the glaze then place them on a grill with the glazed side up.
  • Do the same with all the hearts.
  • Garnish with almond flakes, chopped nuts or mini marshmallows.
  • Enjoy!
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