Valentine’s Day Recipes

Almond Raspberry Hearts

Ingredients:

1 cup flour

1/2 cup sliced almonds, coarsely chopped

1/4 cup sugar

1/4 teaspoon almond extract

1/2 cup butter, softened

6 tablespoons raspberry preserves

Directions:

In a medium bowl, combine flour, almonds, sugar and almond extract; mix well.

With pastry blender or fork, cut in butter until mixture resembles fine crumbs.

Shape dough into a ball. If necessary, cover with plastic wrap; refrigerate 1 hour for

easier handling. Heat oven to 375F. On well-floured surface, roll out half of dough

at a time to 1/8-inch thickness. (Keep remaining dough refrigerated.) Cut with

floured 2 1/2-inch heart-shaped or round cookie cutter. Place half of cookies 1 inch

apart on ungreased cookie sheets. cut 1-inch heart shape from centers of remaining

cookies. Place cookies and small heart cutouts on cookie sheets.

Bake at 375F for 5 to 8 minutes or until bottoms are light golden brown. Cool 1

minute; remove from cookie sheets. Cool 15 minutes or until completely cooled.

Spread bottom side of each whole cookie with about 1 tsp preserves. Place cutout

cookies over preserves. Reserve small hearts for a later use, such as to top ice cream

sundaes.

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