Valentine's Slice-And-Bake Cinnamon Heart Shortbread Cookies

Serves: 3

Gabriella Kub

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

45

Spice

52

Sweetness

48

Sourness

40

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.6

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 cup

Cornstarch

Directions:

1

Beat butter in a large bowl with a hand mixer until fluffy; add vanilla extract, confectioners' sugar, ground cinnamon candies, and cornstarch and mix with hand mixer until combined

2

Incorporate flour 1/4 cup at a time, mixing with your hands until all flour is used and dough comes together

3

Divide dough into halves; roll each into an 8-inch cylinder

4

Wrap each cylinder in waxed paper and freeze until firm, at least 1 hour to overnight

5

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C)

6

Remove dough from freezer and let thaw just until slightly softened

7

Cut dough into 1/4-inch slices and arrange onto baking sheets

8

Bake in preheated oven until firm along the edges but not yet browned, about 10 minutes

9

Cool cookies on racks for 5 minutes before moving to a rack to cool completely