Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 1 Cup butter (unsalted)
  • 4 Ounces cream cheese
  • 1 Cup sugar
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 2 Tsp vanilla
  • 1 Tsp food colouring (red liquid )
  • 3 Cups flour
  • 1/4 Cup corn starch
  • 1/4 Cup cocoa powder

Instruction

  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Prepare a baking sheet by lining with parchment paper.
  • Combine the butter, cream cheese, and sugar into a large mixing bowl. Beat until a smooth consistency.
  • Add in the egg yolk, vanilla, and food colouring. Mix again until combined.
  • In a separate bowl combine the flour, cocoa, and corn starch. Mix to combine and then add to the creamy mixture.
  • Mix this until the dough creates a ball and comes away from the sides of the bowl. If the dough is too sticky, add in a little more flour and continue mixing.
  • Roll out the dough to 1/4" thickness evenly between two sheets of parchment paper.
  • Remove the top parchment, and cut shapes with a medium sized heart cookie cutter.
  • Transfer the heart cookie shapes to the prepared baking sheet.
  • Bake for 14 to 16 minutes. Let sit for a few minutes to cool on baking sheet and then transfer to a cooling rack. NOTE: if you roll out thinner, I would reduce to baking time.
  • Cool overnight before frosting with royal icing. Details on decorating is below in the blog post.