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Valentine's Day Recipes
Creamy Puffy Hearts
For Pastry:
2 C all-purpose flour
1/4 tsp. salt
1 C cold butter
8 oz cold cream cheese
1 large egg, beaten
1 T water
Coarse sugar (optional)
For Filling:
Cherry, raspberry or apricot preserves
Cream cheese frosting
Method:
Combine flour and salt in a large bowl. Cut in
butter and cream cheese until well combined (a food processor works
well for this). Divide dough in half. Wrap in plastic and
refrigerate for at least one hour.
On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to
one-eighth inch thickness. Cut out heart shapes with a two-inch
cookie cutter. Place half the cutouts on an ungreased cookie sheet.
Place a quarter teaspoon of preserves and a quarter teaspoon of the
cream cheese frosting in the center of each heart.
Combine egg and water. Brush edges of heart with
egg mixture. Top each heart with a second heart, pressing edges
with the tines of a fork. Brush finished hearts with an egg
mixture. If desired, sprinkle tops with coarse sugar. Bake at 375ºF
for 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on wire rack.
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