Valentine'S Heart Cookies

• 4 1/3 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 medium egg, beaten
• Pinch None salt
• 1 1/3 cups butter, chilled and cut into cubes
• 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar, plus extra for dusting
• 6-7 tbsp lemon juice
• 2-3 tbsp colored dragees or nonpareils, for decorating
• None None Thin red ribbon

1. Place the flour in bowl with the vanilla extract, egg, salt and butter. Using an electric hand-held mixer fitted with dough hooks, mix until you have a smooth dough. Add a little cold water 1 tsp at a time if necessary. Wrap in plastic wrap and chill for 30 mins
2. Preheat the oven to 325u0b0F. Roll out the dough to approximately 1/4 inch thick on a lightly floured work surface. Stamp out heart shapes with a large heart-shaped cutter. Transfer to two baking sheets lined with parchment.
3. Use a skewer to make two holes in the top of each cookie. Transfer to the oven and bake for 20 mins. Remove and place on a wire rack to cool.
4. For the icing, mix together the powdered sugar and lemon juice. Use 2/3 of the icing to fill a disposable icing bag fitted with a small star-shaped nozzle. Pipe around the edge of the cookies. Decorate with the dragees. Use the remaining icing to fill a disposable icing bag fitted with a small round nozzle and use to pipe a Valentine's message on each cookie. Once dry, thread the ribbon through the holes and tie. Dust with more powdered sugar.

flour, vanilla, egg, salt, butter, powdered sugar, lemon juice, colored draguees, red ribbon

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