These are a spin-off from the famous Linzer cookies.My friend gave me this recipe a while ago and I believe the recipe source is Ina Garten.This is just basic shortbread cookie recipe shaped into hearts and filled with red raspberry jam.I have not cooked on Valentine Day since my wedding so this is a little something I baked today. Happy Valentine’s everyone.

I dont know if I am late but I am sending this to Pooja as my entry to the Valentine Day theme. valentinecookies.jpg
Ingredients:
3/4 pound butter
1 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
3 and half cups flour
1/4 tsp salt
Raspberry jam

Method

With an electric mixer,blend together butter ,sugar and vanilla till well mixed

In a seperate bowl,sift all purpose flour and add salt to it.

Add the flour on  low speed to the butter and blend till all comes together in a dough.Remove and divide into 2 flat balls.

Wrap each of them in a plastic wrap and refridgerate for about 15 minutes.

Remove one ball and roll it to 1 cm thick.Take a heart shaped cookie cutter and cut the shapes. Take a small cookie cutter and cut the center of half of the cookies.When done refridgerate for another 15 minutes

Do the same with the other ball of cookie dough

Line a tray with parchment paper and bake the cookies  in a pre-heated oven at 350 degrees for about 15 minutes.

Take a cookie,spread some jam and cover it with another cookie which has the center cut out.

Serve at room temperature.