Here is a delicious recipe for making shortbread cookie hearts, perfect for Valentine’s Day, a special gift or simply for a sweet treat.

Ingredients
250g 00 flour
125g cold butter, cut into cubes
100g icing sugar
1 whole egg
1 pinch of salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract (or the seeds of a vanilla pod)
Icing sugar for decorating (optional)
Instructions

Make the shortcrust pastry:In a large bowl, sift the flour and add the cold butter cut into cubes.

Work the butter and flour with your fingers or with a mixer on low speed until the mixture resembles sand.

Add the powdered sugar, egg, salt and vanilla extract.

Stir quickly until the ingredients are well combined and the dough begins to come together.
Shape the dough into a ball, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
Shape the cookies:
Preheat the oven to 180°C and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough using a rolling pin until it is about 5mm thick.

Use a heart-shaped cookie cutter to cut out the cookies and place them on the prepared baking sheet.
Bake the cookies:
Bake the cookies in the preheated oven for about 10-12 minutes, or until the edges are lightly golden.
Remove the cookies from the oven and let them cool completely on a wire rack.

Decorate the cookies:
Once cooled, you can decorate the cookie hearts with powdered sugar, royal icing, melted chocolate or other decorations of your choice.

Tips
Cocoa variant: For chocolate biscuit hearts, you can add 20-30 g of bitter cocoa powder to the flour.
Filling: You can make sandwich biscuits with a filling of jam, hazelnut cream or chocolate ganache.
Storage: Shortbread biscuits can be stored in an airtight container for several days, maintaining their fragrance and crunchiness.
Have fun preparing them and enjoy your meal!