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How to Make Easy Fruit-Filled Pastry Heart Cookies - A Step-by-Step Guide

These heart-shaped pastry cookies filled with sweet and tangy fruit compote are the ultimate Valentine's Day treat. But you don't have to wait until February 14th to enjoy these delectable pastries. Easy to make and absolutely delicious, these fruit-filled pastry heart cookies are perfect for any occasion, whether it's a special anniversary, a birthday, or just a weekend treat. With a buttery, flaky crust and a burst of fruity filling, these cookies are sure to win over the hearts of anyone w...

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup cold butter
  • ½ (8 ounce) package cold cream cheese
  • ⅛ teaspoon salt
  • 1 beaten egg
  • 6 tablespoons apricot preserves
  • 2 tablespoons white sugar, for sprinkling

Information

  • Prep Time: 30 mins
  • Cook Time: 10 mins
  • Additional Time: 2 hrs 30 mins
  • Total Time: 3 hrs 10 mins
  • Servings: 18
  • Yield: 18 filled cookies

  • Preheat an oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spray baking sheets with cooking spray, or line with parchment paper.
  • Place the flour, butter, cream cheese, and salt in a bowl. Cut it together with 2 knives or a pastry cutter until the butter and cream cheese is the size of small peas. Shape the dough into a ball, wrap with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
  • Cut the dough in half and place half in the refrigerator to stay cold. Roll the other half between 2 pieces of wax paper or parchment into a sheet about 1/8 inch thick. Lift off the top sheet, and use a heart-shaped cookie cutter to cut 18 cookies. Before lifting the cutouts from the wax paper, put the dough onto a flat baking sheet and into the freezer for a few minutes to firm up the cookies. Set the 18 cookies aside. Repeat with the other half of the dough, also making 18 heart-shaped cookies.
  • Place 18 cookies onto the prepared baking sheets so they don't touch. Carefully brush a little beaten egg around the top of each cookie, and spoon about 1 teaspoon of preserves into the center of the cookie. Top each with another unfilled cookie, press together around the edges, and crimp the edges with a fork to seal in the filling and make a pretty edge. Brush the tops of the filled cookies with beaten egg, and sprinkle with sugar.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until the cookies are a light golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Cool completely before placing in containers.

    • Nutrition

    118 cal.

    • Total Fat: 8g
    • Saturated Fat: 5g
    • Cholesterol: 31mg
    • Sodium: 78mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 11g
    • Dietary Fiber: 0g
    • Total Sugars: 4g
    • Protein: 2g
    • Vitamin C: 1mg
    • Calcium: 10mg
    • Iron: 1mg
    • Potassium: 25mg

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    Dessert recipes
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    Cookie recipes
    Pastry recipes
    Fruit recipes