Valentine Shortbread

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!

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Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 10 mins

Chill time 30 mins

Total Time 50 mins

Course Afternoon Treat

Cuisine Baking

Servings 10

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.

Keyword Chocolate, Shortbread, Valentine’s