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Ombre Heart Spritz Cookies Recipe

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Ombre Heart Spritz Cookies are delicate, buttery cookies featuring a beautiful gradient of red hues. These charming and festive heart-shaped cookies are perfect for special occasions like Valentine’s Day or any time you want to share a bit of sweetness with loved ones. Made with simple ingredients and baked to a crisp perfect texture, these cookies use a cookie press to easily create stunning layered ombre hearts.

Ingredients

Basic Dough

  • 1 cup (225g) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
  • ¾ cup (150g) granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg, at room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 2 ¼ cups (280g) all purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon salt

Coloring

  • Red food coloring gel (gel food coloring is best for vibrant color and consistency)

Instructions

  1. Preheat and prepare baking sheets: Preheat your oven to 350°F (180°C). Line three half-sheet cookie pans with ungreased parchment paper or silicone baking mats to prevent the cookies from sticking and promote even baking.
  2. Cream butter and sugar: In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat the softened butter and granulated sugar together on medium speed until the mixture is light, smooth, and creamy, about one minute.
  3. Add egg and vanilla: Incorporate the egg and vanilla extract, beating for 30 seconds. Scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl with a spatula, then beat for an additional 30 seconds until fully combined and smooth.
  4. Combine flour and salt: Add the all-purpose flour and salt into the mixture and mix on medium speed until just combined. Avoid overmixing to keep the cookies tender.
  5. Divide and color the dough: Remove one-third of the dough into a separate bowl; this will remain the natural dough color. To the remaining two-thirds, add a few drops of red food coloring gel and mix until evenly tinted. Next, remove half of this tinted dough into another bowl for the medium shade. Add additional food coloring to the remaining dough to deepen the red shade and mix until the color is uniform and vibrant.
  6. Load the cookie press: Fill the cookie press with the three dough colors in order — placing the natural color, medium red, and the darkest red dough — to create the ombre heart effect when pressed.
  7. Press out cookies: Press heart-shaped cookies onto the prepared baking sheets. Make sure the sheets or mats are not greasy to ensure the cookies stick to them and release properly from the cookie press.
  8. Bake: Bake the cookies in the preheated oven for 8 minutes until they are just set and edges begin to firm.
  9. Cool: Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheets for 5 to 10 minutes, then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely. Because these are small and thin, they will cool quickly.

Notes

  • To store: Keep cookies in a covered container at room temperature for up to 10 days.
  • To freeze: Freeze the cookies for up to 2 months, well wrapped in an airtight container to maintain freshness.
  • Decoration tip: For an extra festive touch, decorate cookies with melted white chocolate and sprinkles once cooled.

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