This is an italian recipe the recipe is heart shaped biscuits biscotti a forna di cuore


125g unsalted butter
plus extra for greasing
3/4 sugar plus extra for springkling
3/4 plain flour
1 egg yolk beaten
finely grated zest of 1 lemon
1 egg white lightly beaten
with 1 tbsp water

1. preheat the oven to 180.
2. Grease trays with olive oil.
3. Cream butter and sugar together with electric mixer until light and fluffy add the egg
yolk and beat well then stir in the flour and lemon zest.
4. kneat lightly and shape into a ball .wrap in clingwrap and chill in refrigerater for 15 min
5. roll out half the mixture at a time ,keeping the restrefrigerated. use a rolling pin to roll out the mixture on a lightly flourd surface. use a heart shaped cookie cuter. cut out heart shaped bisciuts.
6. put the biscuits on the baking trays, spaced apart,and brush with beaten egg white and water to glaze. springkle with sugar.
7. bake for 15 minutes, until light brown .
makes 20.