These heart-shaped Valentine Shortbread are dipped in white and milk chocolate, and decorated with pretty love sprinkles!
Reasons to love these Valentine Shortbreads
- Ease – You only need 5 simple ingredients to make this recipe. Prep, bake and enjoy within the hour!
- Texture – crumbly and buttery shortbread with a coating of chocolate. These shortbreads really do melt in the mouth 🙂
- Flavour – Creamy chocolate and buttery shortbread. It’s a match made in heaven!
You only need 5 ingredients!
You’ll only need a 5 simple ingredients to make these Valentine Shortbread:
- Plain flour. Gives the shortbread structure.
- Unsalted butter. Gives the shortbread a lovely buttery texture and flavour.
- Caster sugar. Adds a little sweetness to the shortbread.
- Chocolate. I dipped half the shortbread hearts in milk chocolate and the other half in white chocolate.
- Sprinkles. Because who doesn’t love pink heart sprinkles!?
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Valentine Shortbread
These heart-shaped Valentine Shortbread are dipped in white and milk chocolate, and decorated with pretty love sprinkles!
Ingredients
- 150 g Plain flour
- 100 g Unsalted butter soft at room temperature
- 50 g Caster sugar
- 50 g Milk chocolate
- 50 g White chocolate
- 1 tablespoon Valentine's sprinkles
Instructions
- Line a large flat baking tray with greaseproof paper.
- Beat the butter and sugar together until smooth and fluffy.
- Add the flour and use your hands to bring the mixture together into a shortbread dough.
- Lightly flour a worktop and rolling pin. Tip the dough onto the worktop and roll it out to 0.5cm thick.
- Use a heart-shaped cookie cutter to stamp out hearts and place them on the baking tray. You’ll need to bring the dough together and roll it out again to get 10-12 shortbreads.
- Chill in the fridge for 30 minutes. Meanwhile preheat the oven to 180°C / 350°F / Gas mark 4.
- Bake for 10-12 mins until pale golden brown. Leave to cool on the baking tray.
- Melt the two chocolates in separate bowls in the microwave until smooth.
- Dip half of the shortbread hearts in milk chocolate and the other half in white chocolate.
- Decorate with sprinkles and enjoy!
Notes
Store your Valentine Shortbread in an airtight container, at room temperature, for up to 3 days.