Name: Valentine Cherry Filled Heart Cookies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Ingredients: 2 ¾ cup all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda; ½ teaspoon baking powder; 1 cup butter (softened); 1 ½ cups sugar; 1 egg; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; cherry jam; powdered sugar (for garnish, if desired)

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Valentine cookies never looked so sweet with these tasty cherry-filled heart cookies! Homemade sugar cookie dough is rolled out, cut into a heart shape and filled with cherry jam. Makes the perfect Valentine’s Day dessert to share. Who doesn’t love cherry jam cookies?

Making sweet treats for Valentine’s Day is a given in my house. From homemade chocolates to cherry desserts, there are so many ways to celebrate this holiday with tasty desserts. These Valentine Cherry Filled Heart Cookies from Merissa Alink are the perfect way to show someone you care. Featuring a sugar cookie base filled cherry jam, these cookies are surprisingly easy. With just a single heart cookie cutter, you can create these beautiful cookies for your valentine!

Valentine Cherry Filled Heart Cookie Ingredients

The ingredients needed for these Valentine’s Day sugar cookies are pretty basic. If you have cherry jam, you probably have the rest of the ingredients already sitting in your pantry or refrigerator.

all-purpose flour
baking soda
baking powder
butter
sugar
egg
vanilla extract
cherry jam
powdered sugar (for garnish, if desired)

How to Make Heart Shaped Filled Cookies

You’ll want to start by making your heart shpaed sugar cookies. In a large bowl, mix together the butter and sugar. Add in the egg and vanilla extract and beat until creamy. Mix in the flour, baking powder, and baking soda. Stir all ingredients until well combined.

On a floured surface, roll out your dough and use a heart shaped cookie cutter to cut them out. Place the cookies Place the cookies on a lightly greased cookie sheet. Roll thin ropes using small pieces of dough to frame around the cookie. This will create a well for you to put your cherry jam in later. Bake the cookies for 10 minutes at 350 degrees or until the bottoms of the cookies are just slightly brown. Remove from the oven and let them cool completely. Take your favorite cherry jam and lightly spread the jam inside the cookie. Sprinkle with a bit of powdered sugar for a finished look before serving.

Valentine Cherry Filled Heart Cookies

Valentine cookies never looked sweeter than these cherry jam filled cookies! These heart cookies for Valentine's Day are the perfect dessert to spread some love!

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Servings 20

Ingredients

2 ¾ cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon baking powder
1 cup butter softened
1 ½ cups sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
cherry jam
powdered sugar for garnish, if desired

Instructions

In a large bowl, mix together the butter and sugar. Add in the egg and vanilla extract and beat until creamy. Mix in the flour, baking powder, and baking soda. Stir all ingredients until well combined.
Flour the counter or surface that you will be working on. Carefully roll out the dough and cut into heart shaped cookies. Place the cookies on a lightly greased cookie sheet.
Take small pieces of dough and roll them out into thin ropes.
Place the dough around the edges of the heart to create a frame of dough around the cookie.
Bake the cookies for 10 minutes at 350 degrees or until the bottoms of the cookies are just slightly brown.
Remove from the oven and let them cool.
Take cherry jam and lightly spread the jam inside the cookie. Sprinkle with a bit of powdered sugar and serve.

Feel free to use your favorite sugar cookie recipe or even a purchased mix or refrigerated pre-made dough if you are looking for a shortcut. If cherry isn’t your favorite flavor, switch it out for your favorite red jam such as raspberry or strawberry.

Featured sugar cookie recipe from Allrecipes.com.