Red Hot Heart Cookies

Ingredients

• 2 cups all purpose flour
• pinch salt
• ½ tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp ground star anise
• 1 cup sugar
• ½ cup (1 stick) butter, room temperature
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp Amoretti® Vanilla Madagascar Bourbon W.S. 2X
• 2 tsp Amoretti® Cinnamon Extract W.S.
• ½ tsp Amoretti® Clove Oil Extract O.S.

• 1 egg white
• sprinkles

• ⅔ cup butter, room temperature
• 1¾ lbs powdered sugar
• ½ cup milk
• 2 tsp Amoretti® Vanilla Madagascar Bourbon W.S. 2X
• ¾ tsp Amoretti® Orange Zest Oil Extract O.S.

• heart shape cookie cutter

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment and set aside.
2. In a bowl combine flour, salt, baking powder and star anise. Set aside.
3. Cream sugar and butter together until fluffy.
4. Add egg, Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla, Cinnamon Extract, and Clove Oil Extract. Mix until combined.
5. Stir in dry ingredients until just combined.
6. Roll out dough to ⅛”. Use a heart cutter and place onto lined sheet pan.
7. Brush hearts with egg white and sprinkle with sprinkles OR leave plain if you plan to decorate with icing.
8. Bake for 8-10 minutes until edges are barely golden.
9. Cool completely before decorating with Orange Zest Icing.

10. Beat the butter with the powdered sugar.
11. With the mixer running, slowly pour in milk. Scrape down the bowl.
12. Add Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla and Orange Zest Oil Extract.
13. Use immediately or refrigerate until ready to decorate, bring to room temperature before using.