Valentine's Gingerbread Heart Cookies

Fragrant gingerbread cookies for Valentineʼs Day!
cook time: 24h
Ruby Colston
Valentine's Gingerbread Heart Cookies

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

383
Calories
9g
Fat
62g
Carbs
7g
Protein

Ingredients (8 portions)

For the gingerbread dough:

Wheat flour 1 kg
Eggs 2 pc
Honey 200 ml
Butter 200 g
Sugar 200 g
Cocoa 1 tbsp
Salt 0.5 tsp
Soda 3 tsp
Ginger powder 1 tsp
Ground cinnamon 1 tsp
Carnation 1 tsp
Nutmeg 0.5 tsp
Vanilla sugar 3 g

For the gingerbread glaze:

Egg whites 1 pc
Powdered sugar 200 g
Lemon juice 1 tbsp
Food coloring to taste

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
GINGERBERRY DOUGH: Necessary products.

Step 2

Step 2
Mix honey, sugar and butter. Beat with a mixer until smooth.

Step 3

Step 3
Add eggs, ginger, cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg and vanilla sugar. Beat with a mixer until smooth.

Step 4

Step 4
Add flour, soda, salt in parts and knead the dough with a silicone spatula.

Step 5

Step 5
Add cocoa and continue kneading the dough. Do it quickly.

Step 6

Step 6
Sprinkle the table with flour, lay out the dough and quickly knead the dough.

Step 7

Step 7
Divide the dough into four parts, wrap in cling film, and place in the refrigerator overnight.

Step 8

Step 8
Gingerbread dough can be stored in the refrigerator for 1 month. This is a recipe for aromatic gingerbread dough, from which you can make delicious and beautiful pastries.

Step 9

Step 9
Roll out the dough into a layer 4 mm thick. Cut out heart shapes with a mold.

Step 10

Step 10
Place the gingerbread cookies on parchment and bake in an oven preheated to 180 degrees for 3 minutes. Cool the gingerbreads.

Step 11

Step 11
GINGERBERRY GLAZE: Ingredients needed.

Step 12

Step 12
Add powdered sugar in parts to the egg whites.

Step 13

Step 13
Using a silicone spatula or whisk, beat until the glaze turns snow-white.

Step 14

Step 14
Add juice and beat for a couple more minutes. The glaze for gingerbread is dense, when dry it has a smooth, even surface and does not crumble. This is not the kind of glaze that is like Easter cakes and doesn’t turn out brittle and heavy, and doesn’t crumble when it dries.

Step 15

Step 15
To draw fine lines, the glaze should be thick, and to cover the surface a little thinner. For a thick glaze, you can add a little powder, and for a thin glaze, you can add 0.5 tsp. water and stir. To decorate the products, you can use a strong cellophane bag, a parchment bag, a file or a pastry bag with nozzles.

Step 16

Step 16
Paint some of the glaze red. Fill the cornet with glaze and cut off a corner. Apply white glaze and smooth the surface with a toothpick. Decorate cookies thematically with red icing. Leave the cookies to dry completely overnight. Enjoy your tea! Happy Valentines Day!

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