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Vegan Heart Cookies with Chocolate Ganache Filling

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Crunchy, delicious, and utterly adorable, these Vegan Heart Cookies with Chocolate Ganache filling are a showstopper! With a few simple ingredients, you can create a dessert that's as delightful to look at as it is to taste.
Author Annie
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 13 minutes
Total Time 38 minutes
Yield 8 medium cookie sandwiches
Category Dessert

INGREDIENTS
 

Ganache

  • 150 g dairy-free dark or semi-sweet chocolate, chopped
  • ½ cup canned coconut milk, really hot

Cookie dough

  • 160 g flour, (1 ⅓ cups)
  • 90 g vegan margarine or butter
  • 80 g powdered sugar, (⅔ cup)
  • 50 g cornstarch, (6 ½ tbsp)
  • 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon plant-based milk
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • Pink food coloring, optional

INSTRUCTIONS
 

Chocolate ganache

  • To prepare the ganache, add the chopped chocolate to a bowl and pour the hot milk over it.
  • Let it sit for a minute and mix until the chocolate is completely melted. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap (make sure it touches the chocolate) and chill in the fridge for at least 2-3 hours, or until it reaches a thick consistency (preferably let it sit in the fridge overnight).

Cookie dough

  • To prepare the cookie dough, simply combine all the ingredients in a food processor until they form a crumbly consistency. Be careful not to overmix; we want the dough to be tender and delicate. If you prefer to mix the ingredients by hand, use a spatula to incorporate them together, resembling the action of chopping, until you achieve a slightly sandy texture.
  • Press the dough into a ball shape and, optionally, take a quarter of it and dye it with pink food coloring. Transfer both doughs to a ziplock bag and refrigerate for 40 minutes.
  • Preheat the oven to 345°F (170°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone mat.
  • Take the doughs out of the refrigerator and divide them into chunks using your hands. Place the chunks randomly on a sheet of parchment paper, allowing them to create a beautiful marbled effect. Use a rolling pin to gently flatten the doughs together, aiming for a thickness of around 4-5 mm.
  • Cut out heart-shaped cookies using cookie cutters or a template, and transfer them to the baking sheet.
  • Bake for 12-13 minutes, or until they are lightly golden around the edges. Allow them to cool on the baking sheet for 7 minutes, then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.

Cookie assembling

  • Once the ganache has been chilled, it's time to assemble the cookies. Remove the ganache from the refrigerator and grab a piping bag.
  • Fill the piping bag with the ganache and pipe it onto the flat side of one cookie. Then, gently press another cookie on top to create a sandwich. Repeat this process with the remaining cookies until they are all filled.
  • Present them in whichever way you prefer. A couple of options are arranging them as a bouquet by inserting sticks or placing them in a box with strawberries dipped in chocolate.
Keywords aesthetic cookies, cookie bouquet, heart shaped cookies, marbled heart cookies, vegan chocolate ganache, Vegan cookies
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