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Chocolate Heart Buttercream Cookies for Valentine's Day

This recipe for heart-shaped sandwich chocolate heart buttercream cookies is easy to make. It's filled with pink buttercream icing and makes about 2 dozen cookies. 
Prep Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 2 hours
Course Recipes
Cuisine Cookies
Servings 2 dozen sandwiches
Calories 164 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup butter softened
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1 1/4 cups flour
  • 1 1/4 cups cocoa powder
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  • In a large bowl sift together flour, cocoa and baking powder.
  • In a separate bowl combine butter and sugar.
  • Mix together on medium speed until well combined
  • Add eggs one at a time and mix well.
  • Then add the vanilla and mix well.
  • Add 1/3 of the flour mixture to the sugar mixture and mix well.
  • Continue with another 1/3 and then the final portion until the dough is well mixed.
  • Split the dough into 2 pieces.
  • Wrap each piece in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.
  • Remove one of the sections of dough and roll out on a well floured surface.
  • Dip the cookie cutter into flour to prevent sticking and cut out shapes.
  • Fill two baking sheets and bake for 5 minutes.
  • Then switch the pans, moving the one on the top rack to the bottom, and the one on the bottom to the top.
  • Bake for an additional 5 minutes.
  • Remove from oven and let cool for a few minutes.
  • Transfer warm cookies to a cooling rack or tea towel.
  • Once cool, fill with buttercream icing and serve or place in a covered container.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 164kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 2gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 36mgSodium: 77mgFiber: 1gSugar: 13g

Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although attempts have been made to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.

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