Strawberry Chocolate Cookies for Valentine's Day

1. 1

   Chop the chocolate finely, then melt by immersing in a bain-marie.

2. 2

   Soften the butter in the microwave and mix with the sugar.

3. 3

   Mix butter and sugar well, then add the egg yolk and mix it again.

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   Add it all to the melted strawberry chocolate from Step 1, then add the red food coloring and mix it all together until smooth.

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   Sift the flour and corn starch into Step 2 and mix it in lightly.

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   If you feel like the dough is not stiff enough, cover the bowl with plastic wrap and put it in the fridge to rest while keeping an eye on it.

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   Prepare two sheets of parchment paper and flatten the dough thinly between with a rolling pin.

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   For reference, place two disposable chopsticks on either side of the dough and flatten the dough to exactly the same 5 mm thickness.

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   Cut out the cookies with a heart-shaped cookie-cutter.

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    Because parchment paper is not glossy, the dough will not slip between the two sheets, so it's easy to roll out.

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    Set the oven to 180C and bake the cookies for 8-10 minutes (baking time varies by oven, so pay close attention to the cookies in case they need to bake longer or less than 8 minutes).

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    If you let them bake for too long, they won't turn out pink enough.

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    [Decorating] Once the cookies have cooled, you can decorate them with piped chocolate icing.

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    That's all the decorating that I do.

15. 15

    I haven't thought of other ideas.

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    By the way, these are what the cookies will look like if you don't add any food coloring.

17. 17

    These ones are cute too, with their soft pink color.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.