Are you looking for a simple treat to make for Valentines or even Galentines? Well look no further as I have used my almond shortbread recipe to create this lovely Valentine’s shortbread collection. Do you want to know how to make valentines shortbread biscuits? Well keep reading as they are really easy, and really tasty too!
What is Valentines Day?
Valentines’ day is celebrated each year on the 14th February, its about showing your loved ones how much you love, and care about them. This tradition has evolved over the years, usually people choose to show their love for someone by giving cards, flowers, and gifts, as a gestures of their love.
Why do People Give Sweet Treats for Valentines?
People choose to show their love in lots of different ways, but sweet treats have always been a popular gift. Also, you know what they say, the way to a someone’s heart is through there stomach! With that in mind why not give someone you love these lovely Valentine’s shortbread and show them how much they mean to you.
What you Need to Make Valentines Shortbread Biscuits
Tools I used
- Cookie cutters
- Lips fondant mould
- Cookie spatula
- Rolling pin
- Baking paper
- Baking sheet
- Silicone baking mat
- Wire cooling rack
Perishables
- Almond shortbread dough, made up, and good to go
Red food colouring
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How to Make Valentines Shortbread Biscuits
Get yourself organised
Make up your 4-ingredient almond shortbread dough. Separate your dough into three balls, one small, one that you will colour, and two larger ones for the base of your biscuits. Being prepared stops you from forgetting anything, and reduces the time these take to make.
Preheat your oven to 170 c (340 f) on the non-fan setting.
Colour your dough
Take your small ball of dough that you are going to colour and put a drop of red food colouring on this. Massage the dough until the dough is evenly coloured, if you want a slightly darker colour add a drop more red and repeat the massaging process. Its always best to go easy on the colour at first and build up to the colour you want. Also, you might want to wear gloves for this process as the colour might stain your hands!
Roll out the dough
Take one of your base dough balls, place this on some baking paper and press it down to about 1 inch thick with your hands. Next place another piece of baking paper over the top of this and roll out your dough. I used my 6mm (¼ inch) rolling guide for these shortbreads.
Cut hearts
Use your large heart cookie cutter and cut out your biscuits. Carefully slide your cookie spatula underneath your shortbread to lift these up, peeling away any excess dough. Place your shortbreads onto your prepared baking sheet making sure you leave space between each biscuit. You might also want to cut a few smaller hearts out of this dough too.
Roll the red dough
Place your red dough ball on the baking paper and press it with your hands. Next place another piece of baking paper over the top of this and roll out your dough. For this dough I used my 3mm (1/8 inch) rolling guide for these shortbreads.
Small hearts
Use your small heart cutters to cut out several small hearts in a selection of sizes. Pop your hearts off to the side once you are done.
Mould the lips
Take a small amount of your red dough and press this into your lip’s fondant mould. Make sure your dough is firmly pushed in, you can use your cookie spatula to remove any excess dough from the back and create flat surface. Carefully pull back your mould to release the moulded lips, use your fingers to gently ease this out of the mould if you need to. Repeat this process several times until you have enough lips.
If you have any left-over dough, you can roll out to the 6mm thick and cut out some small red heart biscuits.
Decorate
Now it’s the fun bit! Use your red dough decorations and gently press these onto your larger heart shortbreads that you cut out earlier. When pressing on your decorations you don’t need to press too heard as when they bake they will naturally stick to each other.
Time to bake
When you are happy with your designs, it’s time to place your valentine’s shortbreads into your preheated oven, and bake for 15 to 20 minutes. Your baking time will depend on your oven, and how thick you have made your shortbreads. You will know your shortbread are done as they will be lightly golden brown around the outside.
To finish
Once your shortbreads are cooked, remove these from your oven and leave them to rest on the baking sheet for 5 – 10 minutes. Remove your biscuits from the baking sheet and place them on your cooling rack to fully cool. Once your shortbreads are fully cooled, you can package these up nicely all ready to be gifted to your loved ones. If these are just for at home, you can pop these in an airtight container, placing baking paper between each layer. I also recommend putting the kettle on and sampling one of your biscuits with a nice cuppa!
Storage and Shelf Life
Store in an airtight container, using baking paper between each layer of shortbread.
Store out of direct sunlight and in cool dry place at room temperature.
These will last for about two weeks, but the shelf life will depend on your climate and where you have stored these.
Do not store these with any other flavoured biscuits as they can become tainted with the flavour.
Final word
So go on, why not show your loved ones how much they mean to you with these lovely valentine’s shortbread. You don’t need to tell them how quick and easy they are to make, and, anyway it’s not all about the time spent it’s about the thought too! I hope whoever you choose to give these to appreciates the lovely Valentine’s shortbread that you have made for them.
Happy baking, creating and making, I look forward to seeing some of your designs. If you post these on social media, please tag Party, Party, Disco as I love to see what you have created. Don’t forget if you share your post on social media to tag Party, Party, Disco and add the #partypartydisco #PPD #imadethiswithppd.
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