These delicious heart biscuits are perfect for Valentine's Day, a wedding or even an anniversary. Whenever you make them, they're the perfect way to show you care!
Preheat the oven to 200C (180C fan assisted, 400F, Gas mark 4).
Beat the margarine, sugar, eggs and vanilla until fully combined.
Mix in the flour, baking powder, salt and bicarbonate of soda until fully combined.
Turn out the dough onto a very well floured board and knead only as much as it takes to get a smooth ball of dough.
Put the dough ball into a clean bowl, in the fridge to rest and cool for 15 minutes
Roll out to approximately 7-8mm thick (approx 1/3 inch).
Cut out the heart shapes using a geart-shaped cookie cutter about 7-8cm at the widest part. Aim to cut them close together to reduce the need to overwork the dough by re-rolling too many times.
Line a baking sheet with greaseproof paper and bake the cookies for 8 minutes or until pale golden at the edges.
Cool on wire rack.
In a small container, mix the icing sugar with a tbsp of water until dissolved to make a 'glue'.
On a clean board, dusted with cornflour, roll out the icing, one colour at a time and cut out heart shapes, brush the back with the glue and fix each heart to a cookie.
Grab a handful of the sprinkle hearts and dot the glue where you want one to go before pushing it gently into the icing. Use 8-10 per biscuit.
Leave it to dry, then enjoy! Or why not stack them, wrap them in cellophane and give them as a tasty Valentine's gift?
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Notes
Place any leftover biscuits in an airtight container and store in a cool place. They should keep for 3-5 days.