HEART COOKIES

With Valentine's Day in mind I will share with you a family favourite cookie recipe. It is so easy to make from just a few ingredients and they are yummy enough to give as little gifts if they last long enough. The recipe can be halved but be warned they go quick! You can also replace the Rosewater Essence with Vanilla or any other flavour but the Rosewater gives a delicious and very different taste to these cookies.

You'll need -

250 grams butter or marg

Half cup of caster sugar (normal sugar will do too)

2 teaspoons Rosewater Essence

4 tablespoons cornflour

2 cups of plain flour

Then

Beat butter and sugar until fluffy. Add rosewater essence, cornflour and plain flour. Combine well. Lightly knead mixture on floured surface. Refrigerate a few minutes to firm up. Roll mixture out to 5mm thickness. Using a small heart shaped cookie cutter cut out shapes and place on tray lined with baking paper.

Bake at 160 degrees celcius for 10 - 12 minutes until cooked - just very very lightly coloured golden. They really don't take much cooking at all.

Carefully and slowly melt some white chocolate chips in the microwave. Add a drop of red food colouring to the white chocolate. Voila! pink chocolate. Dip half the cookie in the pink chocolate and place on baking paper to set.

These cookies are very yummy and keep well in an airtight container.

Enjoy!

Cheers,
Lynda