Cherry Hearts

You can never have too many beverage recipes, so give Cherry Hearts a try. This recipe serves 5. One serving contains 653 calories, 3g of protein, and 41g of fat. For 88 cents per serving, this recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 8 people were glad they tried this recipe. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 3 hours and 10 minutes. It is brought to you by The Baking Pan. If you have unsalted butter, cherry juice, cornstarch, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and lacto ovo vegetarian diet. Overall, this recipe earns an improvable spoonacular score of 9%. Similar recipes include Cherry Shortbread Hearts, Cherry shortbread hearts, and Chocolate Cherry JuJu Hearts.

Servings: 5

Preparation duration: 180 minutes

Cooking duration: 10 minutes

 

Ingredients:

1 teaspoon baking powder

¼ cup red maraschino cherry juice

4½ teaspoons cornstarch

2 large eggs

½ cup granulated sugar

1 cup granulated sugar

12 red maraschino cherries, finely chopped

½ cup freshly squeezed orange juice

1 teaspoon salt

1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature

1 tablespoon unsalted butter

2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

Equipment:

hand mixer

spatula

bowl

plastic wrap

wooden spoon

sauce pan

rolling pin

cookie cutter

baking sheet

wire rack

Cooking instruction summary:

In a large bowl of an electric mixer, combine butter and sugar; cream together until mixture appears light and fluffy. Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl with a rubber spatula so the mixture blends evenly. Add eggs and vanilla; beat until thoroughly mixed. Add flour, baking powder and salt; stir to mix.Form dough into a 6 inch flattened disk and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate until well chilled, at least 2 hours.In a small heavy saucepan over medium heat, combine cherries, cherry juice, orange juice, sugar, cornstarch, and butter; bring to a boil, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon or rubber spatula so the mixture does not burn. Boil and stir for one minute. Remove from heat. Cool, and then refrigerate to chill.On a lightly floured pastry mat or pastry board, and using a lightly floured rolling pin, roll the dough to a inch thickness. Cut dough into hearts or other desired shapes using a 2 inch cookie cutter that has been dipped in flour (to help prevent dough from sticking to the cutter.)Place one half of the cutout dough shapes 2 inches apart on baking sheets. Spoon about teaspoon of the chilled cherry filling in the center of each cookie.Using a 1 inch heart shaped cookie cutter that has been dipped in flour, cut out the center of the remaining 2 inch cutouts. Place over the filled cookies and gently press the edges together. Fill the centers with additional filling if needed. Re-roll the scraps, or bake the 1 inch heart shapes separately.Bake: Bake 10 minutes or until cookies are set and the edges are very lightly browned. Remove cookies from baking sheets with a metal spatula and place on a wire cooling rack to cool.

 

Step by step:


1. In a large bowl of an electric mixer, combine butter and sugar; cream together until mixture appears light and fluffy. Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl with a rubber spatula so the mixture blends evenly.

2. Add eggs and vanilla; beat until thoroughly mixed.

3. Add flour, baking powder and salt; stir to mix.Form dough into a 6 inch flattened disk and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate until well chilled, at least 2 hours.In a small heavy saucepan over medium heat, combine cherries, cherry juice, orange juice, sugar, cornstarch, and butter; bring to a boil, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon or rubber spatula so the mixture does not burn. Boil and stir for one minute.

4. Remove from heat. Cool, and then refrigerate to chill.On a lightly floured pastry mat or pastry board, and using a lightly floured rolling pin, roll the dough to a inch thickness.

5. Cut dough into hearts or other desired shapes using a 2 inch cookie cutter that has been dipped in flour (to help prevent dough from sticking to the cutter.)

6. Place one half of the cutout dough shapes 2 inches apart on baking sheets. Spoon about teaspoon of the chilled cherry filling in the center of each cookie.Using a 1 inch heart shaped cookie cutter that has been dipped in flour, cut out the center of the remaining 2 inch cutouts.

7. Place over the filled cookies and gently press the edges together. Fill the centers with additional filling if needed. Re-roll the scraps, or bake the 1 inch heart shapes separately.


Bake

1. Bake 10 minutes or until cookies are set and the edges are very lightly browned.

2. Remove cookies from baking sheets with a metal spatula and place on a wire cooling rack to cool.


Nutrition Information:

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655k Calories
3g Protein
41g Total Fat
71g Carbs
1% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
655k
33%

Fat
41g
63%

  Saturated Fat
25g
159%

Carbohydrates
71g
24%

  Sugar
68g
76%

Cholesterol
178mg
59%

Sodium
502mg
22%

Alcohol
0.55g
3%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
3g
6%

Vitamin A
1367IU
27%

Vitamin C
12mg
15%

Phosphorus
111mg
11%

Selenium
7µg
10%

Vitamin E
1mg
9%

Vitamin B2
0.13mg
8%

Vitamin D
1µg
7%

Calcium
68mg
7%

Potassium
195mg
6%

Folate
18µg
5%

Vitamin B12
0.26µg
4%

Vitamin B5
0.41mg
4%

Iron
0.64mg
4%

Vitamin K
3µg
3%

Copper
0.06mg
3%

Zinc
0.36mg
2%

Vitamin B6
0.05mg
2%

Vitamin B1
0.03mg
2%

Fiber
0.47g
2%

Magnesium
7mg
2%

Manganese
0.02mg
1%

covered percent of daily need
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