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Tara's Tasty Treats

Valentine’s Shortbread Hearts

valentine’s shortbread hearts dipped in chocolate.

Cook
12 min

Ingredients

shortbread

  • 250 g salted butter (softened)
  • 90 g icing sugar
  • 300 g plain flour

chocolate finish

  • 200 g dark chocolate (melted (for dipping))
  • 80–100 g white chocolate (melted (for drizzle))

Directions

  1. 1

    Mix softened butter + icing sugar with until it forms a breadcrumbs texture.

  2. 2

    Mix in flour until fully combined.

  3. 3

    Chill dough 20–30 min and then out onto clean surface.

  4. 4

    Bring the dough together into a smooth ball and roll out ~1cm thick.

  5. 5

    Cut into heart shapes and place on lined tray (a little space between).

  6. 6

    Bake at 160°C (150°C fan) for 12 minutes until just lightly golden at edges.

  7. 7

    Leave to cool fully, they firm up as they cool.

  8. 8

    Melt chocolate gently and dip half the heart into chocolate.

  9. 9

    Drizzle over the dipped side with melted white chocolate.

  10. 10

    Let chocolate harden and gift to loved ones or keep in the biscuit tin for tea time!

Notes

Chill dough 20–30 min.