Cherry Shortbread Hearts

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CHERRY SHORTBREAD HEARTS

Icing Sugar | 100g

Plain Flour | 200g

Cornflour | 50g

Ground Almonds | 50g

Butter | 250g

 Glacé cherries | 50g

Almond Extract | 1/2 Teaspoon

Cherry Jam | 8 Tablespoons

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< METHOD >

Heat oven gas mark 4 or electric 180c. Sift the icing sugar, flour and cornflour together into a bowl. Stir in the ground almonds and butter. Then rub in the butter until smooth. Stir in the chopped glacé cherries and almond extract. Bring together to form a dough.


Roll out on a lightly floured surface. then stamp out biscuits using a heart shaped cutter. Keep re - rolling the trimmings until all the dough is used. Carefully transfer the biscuits to baking trays lined with parchment and bake for just 8 - 10 minutes until just pale golden.


Using an upturned bottle top or similar. Press gently into the centre of each biscuit to make a round indent. Spoon in a little jam and return to the oven for 2 minutes. Remove and cool on a wire rack.

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