JAMMY HEART DROPS

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Cook from the heart and serve these raspberry-centred biscuits to kids, young and old - you don't need a special cutter, either

Provided by Sarah Cook

Categories     Afternoon tea

Time 1h5m

Yield Makes 18 biscuits

Number Of Ingredients 7

250g pack unsalted butter , softened
140g golden caster sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract
300g plain flour
jar seedless raspberry jam
2 tbsp custard powder
85g icing sugar

Steps:

  • Beat the butter and sugar together until pale and fluffy. Beat in the vanilla for a few secs, then use a wooden spoon to stir in the flour with ¼ tsp salt. Roll the dough into 36 small balls (the easiest way to get this right is to divide the dough into quarters - each quarter then makes 9 balls).
  • Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Line two baking sheets with baking parchment. Squish 2 balls of dough together on the paper, keeping the 'round' edges of the balls at the top, but pinching together at the base where they meet, so they make a rough heart shape. Flatten with the palm of your hand to a biscuit, then press in heart-shaped 'dent' for the jam - thumbs and fingers are perfect for this. Repeat with remaining dough balls leaving a little space between each finished heart shape for spreading.
  • Spoon the jam into a food bag (or disposable piping bag), snip off the end and pipe roughly 2-3 tsp jam into the thumb-heart dips you have made in each biscuit. Bake for 8-12 mins until pale golden and crisp. Cool on the trays.
  • Mix the custard powder and icing sugar, then dribble in enough water to make a runny icing. Drizzle all over the cooled biscuits, allow to set for at least 10 mins, then serve or store in a biscuit tin.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 265 calories, Fat 12 grams fat, SaturatedFat 7 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 37 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 25 grams sugar, Protein 1 grams protein, Sodium 0.1 milligram of sodium

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