These cookies are great for a number of reasons…
Firstly, they are DELICIOUS. Secondly, they are healthy and can be eaten raw or dehydrated for a raw diet.
And thirdly, the cookie dough can be stored in the freezer for months – ready for you to slice and bake whenever you feel like a cookie or two (or three or four or five!)
Not to mention the fact they are cute and fun to make :-)
To create the ‘hidden heart’ inside the cookie dough, I used this video as a guide.
It’s simply a case of starting with a long sausage shape dough, forming it into a Tobelerone shape and then smoothing out the edges and creating a dip in one side to create the heart shape.
Then you freeze the dough until it’s completely hard and add the contrasting dough around it.
If you plan on making these cookies, I recommend watching the video as it’s a lot easier to show than it is to explain!
As I mentioned at the beginning of this post, these cookies can be eaten raw or cooked.
The above photo shows the cookies raw and chilled – they can be eaten straight from the fridge like this or can be “baked” in a dehydrator for a more cookie-like texture.
The photo below shows the cookies after they have been baked in a conventional oven. They have a shortbread texture and a gorgeous almond taste which goes beautifully with the rose heart centres.
📖 Recipe
Almond & Rose Heart Cookies
Ingredients
- 250 g ground almonds
- 1 heaped tbsp coconut flour
- optional 1 tbsp hibiscus powder
- 110 ml coconut oil, melted
- 6 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 tsp rose water
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp beet juice or other natural red food dye
Instructions
- Add 100g of the ground almonds to one bowl and the remaining 150g to another. To the smaller bowl, add the coconut flour and (optional) hibiscus.
- Mix the coconut oil, vanilla and maple syrup together and then divide into one 40ml and one 70ml portions. Add the rose water and beet juice to the 40ml portion.
- Add the 70ml of wet ingredients to the 150g of ground almonds and mix to create a dough. Wrap in cling film and leave in the fridge to firm up.
- Add the 40ml wet ingredients to the 100g dry mixture and mix to create a separate pink dough (for the heart centre of the cookie.) Roll into a long sausage shape and leave in the freezer to firm up for at least 30 minutes.
- Once the pink dough is firm and mailable, start creating the heart shape. To do this, begin with a long triangular shape, like a Toblerone bar. Make an indent in one side and smooth the edges to create a long tubular heart shape, approx 30cm length. Place in the freezer again for at least another 30 minutes to harden.
- One the pink dough is solid, start adding the plain dough around it. Roll it on a surface to create a clean cylinder shape. Cover in cling film and keep in the freezer to firm up before slicing.
- To bake the cookies, use a very sharp knife to make 1cm slices and place on a tray with greaseproof paper. Bake at 150c for 6-12 minutes. Keep a close eye on them to make sure they don't brown too much. Leave to cool before eating.
- If you wish, wrap the rest up in cling film and add another layer of greaseproof paper. Keep in the freezer until your next cookie craving! Enjoy!
Nutrition Information
Yield 30Amount Per Serving Calories 89Carbohydrates 3gProtein 2g
Monica says
These look beautiful, Aimee. Very sweet and special!
Aimee says
Thank you Monica!
Jessica Edmunds says
Wow I am so impressed, these look absolutely amazing xxx
Aimee says
Why thank you, Jess :-) x
Consuelo @ Honey & Figs says
These are by far some of the prettiest cookies I’ve ever seen! Seriously, how come they’re this adorable??? That pinky heart just stole my heart, and I bet that these cuties taste wonderfully as well! xxx
Aimee says
Cheers Consuelo! I’m a sucker for heart-shaped foods too :-) x
Kate says
Yummmmm. These look very cute. I love the combination of coconut alongside hibiscus and rose. Where did you get your hibiscus powder? It makes great tea too!!! And did you prefer them raw or baked?
PS thanks for the mention above!
Aimee says
Thanks Kate! I actually just used dried hibiscus flowers (for making tea) and ground them up in a food processor before giving them a quick sift. So I guess hibiscus tea would work! I preferred them baked because I was craving a proper cookie and that’s what satisfied the craving. But eating them raw is like eating rose scented candy – it’s good both ways :-)
Claire @ The Black Cat Kitchen says
These are adorable!! Love the idea of a shape within a cookie! Love the idea of rose and almond together too! Yummy :-)
Aimee says
Those flavours go great together! Thanks Claire :-)