Chocolate Orange Love Heart Biscuits are buttery shortbread cookies infused with orange zest and dipped in dark chocolate. Made with a cookie press, these delicious cookies are sure to melt anyone’s heart on Valentine’s Day!
Valentine’s Day will soon be upon us so to mark the occasion I thought it would be nice to come up with a recipe that you can make to share with your loved one or the whole family.
Better still get the kids involved with some mixing and chocolate dipping.
Nothing says “I love you” more than a handmade gift or some home-baked goodies! These Chocolate Orange Love Heart Biscuits are perfect to serve after a romantic meal with a cup of coffee (or in my case tea) or why not serve them with ice cream for that extra special touch?
When my daughter got home from school I gave her a biscuit and her verdict was “I could eat all of these, the chocolate goes really well with the orange flavour”!
My hubby and son also sang their praises. It’s a good job the recipe makes about 52 biscuits as they keep really well so you can enjoy them long after Valentine’s Day!
You will need a cookie press to make these biscuits, you can read more about the Oxo Cookie Press and another of my cookie recipes Danish Vanilla Wreaths here. This biscuit dough is perfectly suited to the cookie press as there were no mishaps and all the heart shapes formed perfectly!
More Valentine’s Recipes
- Budget Valentine Chocolates
- Non Alcoholic Mojito
- Strawberry, Banana & Custard Ice Lollies (Heart Shaped)
- Valentine Cookie Pops
As these biscuits are much cheaper to make than any you can buy (plus I used a pack of reduced butter I’d had in my fridge for ages) I am entering Credit Crunch Munch which I run with Fuss Free Flavours and is being hosted this month by the lovely Elizabeth’s Kitchen Diary. I’m also entering the Biscuit Barrel Challenge over at The Lass in the Apron which is also hosted by I’d Much Rather Bake Than. Finally, Love is in the Air over at the Treat Petite Challenge run by Cakey Boi and co-host Baking Explorer.
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Chocolate Orange Love Heart Biscuits
Equipment
- 1 Cookie press with heart shaped nozzel
- 1 mixing bowl
- 1 set digital scales
- 1 Fine grater
- 1 Medium saucepan
- 1 Glass bowl
- 1 Table knife
- 1 sieve
- 1 Wooden spoon
- 1 Tablespoon
Ingredients
- 100 g Plain flour
- 100 g Cornflour
- 175 g Unsalted butter softened
- 100 g Icing sugar
- 150 g Dark chocolate
- Finely grated zest of 1 orange or 3 clementines
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 180⁰C.
- Sift the flour and cornflour into a bowl.
- Cream together the butter, icing sugar and orange zest until fluffy.
- Gradually beat in the sifted flour and cornflour.
- Put half the mixture into a cookie press with heart shape plate.
- Press out cookie dough allowing room for spread onto an ungreased baking sheet.
- Repeat process with the other half of the dough.
- Bake in oven for 8 minutes or until lightly golden (turning tray after about 5 minutes).
- Allow to cool on tray for a minute before transferring to a cooling rack.
- Meanwhile melt the chocolate in a bowl over a pan of barely simmering water (the smaller the better).
- Dip the top of each heart biscuit in the chocolate to coat and place on a sheet of baking paper to set.
- Serve with a cuppa or a bowl of ice cream.
Sarah @tamingtwins
These look and sound delicious Camilla! Thanks so much for sharing my cookie recipe too.
Camilla
Thanks Sarah:-)
Kate @ Veggie Desserts
These look lovely. My little ones would love to do the dipping!
Camilla
Thanks Kate, yes kids love decorating things in chocolate:-)
Bintu @ Recipes From A Pantry
Clementine and chocolate – oh yes please as these would make my Valentines day.
Camilla
And then you could sing “Oh my darling Clementine” too:-)
Katie Bryson
What fabulous cookies Camilla – chocolate and orange is one of my fave flavour combos… great baking project for this weekend!
Camilla
Thanks Katie, yes they are a perfect marriage:-)
Kat (The Baking Explorer)
These biscuits look gorgeous, I particularly like the idea of them paired with ice cream! Delicious. Thank you for entering into Treat Petite!
Camilla
Thanks Kat:-)
Jacqueline Meldrum
They certainly got the seal of approval! I could do with one right now!
Camilla
There aren’t many left LOL, too moreish:-)
Angela - Garden Tea Cakes and Me
I do like a nice citrus biscuit, though I am guilty of ignoring them in favour of a chocolate or peanut butter cookie. These look a nice thin buttery biscuit 🙂
Angela
Camilla
Thank you Angela, best of both worlds here then:-)
Glamorous Glutton
These are lovely and the mix of flour and cornflour means they would be really light. GG
Camilla
Thank you, yes they are light and crispy:-)
Choclette
These look so pretty Camilla and really quite delectable. Trying to pin it to my Romance board, but not having much success. Will try again later.
Camilla
Thank you so much Choclette. I’m puzzled as to why you can’t pin?
TheBeesleyBuzz
These look awesome!
Camilla
Thank you:-)