Braided Sweetheart Cookies Recipe
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Braided Sweetheart Cookies

By: Rhonda Berstad  
"Everyone had a 'hay day' when our daughter, Naomi, married Philip Shellenberg. Naomi's grandma, Lilly Person, who has made these tender cookies for 48 years, fixed them in the shape of hearts for the wedding. They got gobbled up in a 'heartbeat'."

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Prep Time:
25 Min
Cook Time:
10 Min
Ready In:
35 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 24 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter (no substitutes), softened
  • 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 6 drops red food coloring

Directions

  1. In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture. Divide dough in half; tint one portion pink, leaving the remaining portion white. Wrap each portion in plastic wrap; refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight. For each cookie, shape a 1-in. ball of each color into an 8-in. rope. Place a pink and white rope side-by-side; press together gently and twist. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets; shape into a heart and pinch ends to seal. Bake at 350 degrees F for 8-11 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool on wire racks.

Footnotes

  • Editor's Note: If cookies spread during baking, place the baking sheets with shape dough in the freezer for 10 minutes, then bake for 11-12 minutes. Tip: Fix cookies ahead and freeze until serving.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 21, 2007 by sandra 
they didn't taste that great, but they looked beautiful!!! MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 14, 2007 by SuziQ 
this was very difficult to make and they look nothing like the picture.. big dissapointment..... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 12, 2007 by J 
it was pretty good. it was hard to braid them together because they often fell apart. but it... MORE

 
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