These love letter cookies with strawberries are the perfect Valentine's Day gift, whether you give them to someone or treat yourself!

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Love letters are short, sweet, and far too simple, right? This recipe is easy, and you only need a few small things to make them great. I'll show you exactly how to do it in my Baking Tutorial further down.

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Love letter cookies with strawberries - you have to try them!

These sweet treats are made from a shortcrust pastry cut into 7 x 7 cm squares and then topped with a slice of strawberry and half a teaspoon of filling. jam Decorate as desired before folding all three corners together to form an envelope and pressing a small heart-shaped cookie onto the edge. This simple yet elegant combination makes these cookies an ideal dessert or snack. Valentine's Day, anniversaries, weddings or simply for everyday enjoyment.

Making love letter cookies…

These Love Letter Cookies are easy and not very time-consuming to make from scratch. For the dough, quickly knead together 190g of type 404 flour, 50g of icing sugar, 100g of cold butter, 1 egg, and a pinch of salt until you have a firm dough. Wrap the shortcrust pastry in cling film and refrigerate it for at least 1 hour before proceeding.

After chilling, divide the dough in half and roll each piece out to a thickness of 2 mm on a lightly floured work surface. Cut out 7 x 7 cm squares using a pastry cutter, then use the remaining dough scraps to cut out small hearts with a heart-shaped cutter. Place the squares on baking sheets lined with parchment paper or non-stick silicone mats.

And so it continues…

Preheat your oven to 200°C (390°F) using conventional oven settings (top and bottom heat) and bake the cookies for about 10 minutes, or until the edges are golden brown. Let the cookies cool completely before filling each one with half a teaspoon of jam and decorating with strawberry slices; press them on lightly so they adhere well.

Finally, fold all three corners together to form an envelope and press the small heart-shaped cookie onto the edge for decoration. Your Love Letter Cookies are now ready to serve! Enjoy!

Recipe: Love Letter Cookies with Strawberries

Ingredients for approximately 20-25 pieces

For the shortcrust pastry:

• 190 g flour (type 404)
• 50 g icing sugar
• 100g cold butter
• 1 egg
• 1 pinch of salt
• Zest of an organic lemon

TIP: For those in a real hurry, you can also use ready-made shortcrust pastry from the refrigerated section. 

For the filling and decoration:

• 150g strawberry jam
• 8-10 fresh strawberries
• a little icing sugar

Baking utensils:  1 heart-shaped cookie cutter,  serrated pastry wheel

Preparation:

• In a bowl, quickly knead together flour, powdered sugar, butter, egg and salt to form a dough.
• Wrap the shortcrust pastry in cling film and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Wash the strawberries and slice them thinly.
• Halve the dough.
• Roll out the dough on a lightly floured work surface to a thickness of 2 mm.
• Using a cutting tool, cut out squares measuring 7 x 7 cm.
• Now, using the leftover dough, cut out small hearts with a heart-shaped cookie cutter.
• Preheat oven to 200 degrees Celsius (top/bottom heat).
• Place ½ teaspoon of jam and a slice of strawberry on each piece of dough.
• Now fold all 3 corners together to form an envelope and place the heart on the edge.
• Then place the letters on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and brush them with the egg yolk mixture.
• Dust with a little powdered sugar.
• The love letter cookies are baked for 20 minutes in a preheated oven on the middle rack.
• Remove the love letter cookies, let them cool, and finally dust them with powdered sugar.

Baking tutorial:

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Love Letter Cookies with Strawberries: A sweet and romantic recipe

These love letter cookies with strawberries are the perfect Valentine's Day gift, whether you give them to someone or treat yourself!

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Portions: 20 Piece

Baking utensils:

• 1 heart-shaped cookie cutter
• 1 serrated pastry wheel

For the shortcrust pastry:

• 190 g Flour Type 404
• 50 g Icing sugar
• 100 g cold butter
• 1 Piece egg
• 1 prize Salt
• something Zest of an organic lemon

For the filling and decoration:

• 150 g Strawberry jam
• 8-10 Piece fresh strawberries Alternatively: Strawberry jam with pieces
• something a little icing sugar

Preparation:

For the dough:

• In a bowl, quickly knead together flour, powdered sugar, butter, egg and salt to form a dough.
• Wrap the shortcrust pastry in cling film and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Wash the strawberries and slice them thinly.
• Halve the dough.
• Roll out the dough on a lightly floured work surface to a thickness of 2 mm.
• Using a cutting tool, cut out squares measuring 7 x 7 cm.
• Now, using the leftover dough, cut out small hearts with a heart-shaped cookie cutter.
• Preheat oven to 200 degrees Celsius (top/bottom heat).

For the filling:

• Place ½ teaspoon of jam and a slice of strawberry on each piece of dough.

Bake

• Now fold all 3 corners together to form an envelope and place the heart on the edge.
• Then place the letters on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and brush them with the egg yolk mixture.
• Dust with a little powdered sugar.
• The love letter cookies are baked for 20 minutes in a preheated oven on the middle rack.
• Remove from the oven, let cool, and finally dust with powdered sugar.

Piece 100

Calories: 150 kcal

Carbohydrates: 17 g

Protein: 2g

Fat: 8.5 g

Sugar: 8 g

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