🍪💕 Valentine's Day Shaker Cookies

 🌟💕 Shake Up Valentine's Day with These Irresistible Shaker Cookies! 🍪❤️

Create a sweet celebration with our Valentine Shaker Cookies! Learn how to make delightful bear-shaped cookies with heart-shaped centres. Follow our step-by-step guide to bake, decorate, and fill these treats with colourful sprinkles for a fun Valentine's Day surprise!

Ingredients (with quantities):

    👉 225g unsalted butter (room temperature)

    👉 200g granulated sugar

    👉 1 egg

    👉 440g all-purpose flour

    👉 1 tbsp cocoa powder

    👉 1 tsp baking powder

    👉 2 tsp vanilla extract

    👉 1/4 tsp salt

    For Decorating:

    👉 Isomalt

    👉 Sprinkles

    👉 Royal icing

Instructions:

Making the Cookies:

👨‍🍳 1) Use a (stand)mixer to combine all cookie ingredients into a dough.

👨‍🍳 2) Knead the dough into a ball and roll it out between parchment paper.

👨‍🍳 3) Chill the dough for 1-1.5 hours.

👨‍🍳 4) Cut bear-shaped cookies using a cookie cutter and remove the middle part with a heart-shaped cutter.

👨‍🍳 5) Bake at 180°C for 20-25 minutes.

👨‍🍳 6) Allow cookies to cool completely.

How to Decorate:

👨‍🍳 1) Heat isomalt until it reaches 160°C. Optionally, add gel food colouring.

👨‍🍳 2) Pour isomalt into the heart part of the bear cookies. Let it cool for about 20 minutes.

👨‍🍳 3) Use royal icing to create facial features on the bear.

👨‍🍳 4) Add sprinkles and pipe royal icing around the edges.

👨‍🍳 5) Seal with another cookie and let the royal icing harden.

Tips for Perfect Valentine's Day Shaker Cookies:

Nutrition Facts (per serving, approximate):

💪🏼 Calories: 180

💪🏼 Total Fat: 12g

💪🏼 Saturated Fat: 8g

💪🏼 Cholesterol: 40mg

💪🏼 Sodium: 45mg

💪🏼 Total Carbohydrates: 18g

💪🏼 Dietary fibre: 1g

💪🏼 Sugars: 8g

💪🏼 Protein: 2g

Tips for Success:

✍️ Cut out the heart shape after placing bears on the tray to avoid deformation.

✍️ Seal edges well to prevent sprinkles from falling out.