Go Back
Email Link
Print
Recipe Image
Equipment
–
+
servings
Smaller
Normal
Larger
Chocolate Heart Cookies
A chocolate peppery cookie adapted from Martha Stewart Wedding Book
No ratings yet
Print Recipe
Pin Recipe
Prep Time
30
minutes
mins
Cook Time
15
minutes
mins
Chill in fridge
1
hour
hr
Total Time
1
hour
hr
45
minutes
mins
Course
Dessert
Cuisine
American
Servings
40
cookies
Equipment
mixer
Ingredients
1x
2x
3x
3/4
lb
butter (3 sticks)
1 3/4
cups
sugar
2
eggs
lightly beaten
3
cups
flour
1 1/2
cups
imported cocoa, break up lumps
1
pinch
cayenne
1/4
tsp
salt
1
tsp
cinnamon
1/3
tsp
black pepper
For the icing
1
cup
sifted confectioners sugar
1
egg white
1/4
tsp
lemon juice
food coloring, if desired
Instructions
Cream butter and sugar well, add eggs, beat smooth.
Stir in flour by hand with other dry ingredients OR use mixer and look out for flying flour.
When well mixed, divide into 3 flatish rounds, wrap in plastic and chill for one hour.
Lightly butter cookie sheet, Roll one round at a time to 1/8 inch and cutout cookies using heart shape cookie cutter or any shape you wish.
Bake 375 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes.
For the icing
Mix all ingredients together until smooth, can use a spoon or whisk.
Dip corner in icing and set on rack to cool and harden. Can also just use a butter knife and spread icing across one corner.
Keyword
Cookies, Family recipe
Tried this recipe?
Let us know
how it was!