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Amarena cherry hearts

Amarena cherry hearts

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Delicious and fragrant shortbread cookies, studded with maraschino cherries, perfect for Christmas celebrations or as a special treat.

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Recipe from MediaWiki default, Anka, NikiWiki and 2 other contributors, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Amarénas are ideal not only for the Christmas season, but also as a beautiful expression of love. The preparation is a bit complex, but it is rewarded with delicious and flavorful cookies.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time1 hr
  • Cook time10 min
  • Resting1 hr
  • Total2 hr 10 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$8.59 $0.17 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

50 people
  • $0.52
  • $1.94
  • $0.11
  • $0.70
  • $0.11
  • $1.60
  • $0.11
  • $0.28
  • $0.47
  • $1.52
  • $1.23

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 11 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Sift the flour into a large mixing bowl and make a well in the center. ≈ 2 min
  2. Add the softened butter, sugar, vanilla sugar, and egg yolks. ≈ 3 min
  3. Knead into a smooth dough, form into a ball, wrap in plastic wrap, and let it rest for at least 60 minutes in the refrigerator.
  4. Whip the egg whites in a mixer until stiff peaks form, gradually adding the sugar and vanilla sugar. ≈ 10 min
  5. Incorporate the flavour of bitter almond, ricotta cheese, and shredded coconut. ≈ 4 min
  6. Preheat the oven to 180 °C and cut out parchment paper to fit the baking sheet.
  7. Roll out the dough to 4mm thick and cut out heart shapes; re-roll the scraps and repeat. ≈ 8 min
  8. Arrange the hearts on the paper and place a teaspoon of coconut meringue on each. ≈ 3 min
  9. Drain the Amarena cherries, cut them in half, and place one half on top of each pit. ≈ 8 min
  10. Cook each sheet for about 10 minutes.

The bill

Amarena cherry hearts

  • 325 g of flour (type 405)$0.52
  • 210 g of butter$1.94
  • 140 g of sugar$0.11
  • 2 egg yolks$0.70
  • 20 g of vanilla sugar or 2 packets of vanilla sugar$0.11
  • 4 egg whites$1.60
  • 150 g of sugar$0.11
  • A packet of vanilla sugar$0.28
  • 65 g of Greek yogurt$0.47
  • 200 g of shredded coconut$1.52
  • 1 glass of Amaren cherry (140g, weight after draining)$1.23

Total$8.59

that's $0.17 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Ingredients

  • 325 g of flour (type 405)
  • 210 g of butter
  • 140 g of sugar
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 20 g of vanilla sugar or 2 packets of vanilla sugar
  • 4 egg whites
  • 150 g of sugar
  • A packet of vanilla sugar
  • 65 g of Greek yogurt
  • 3 drops of bitter almond extract
  • 200 g of shredded coconut
  • 1 glass of Amaren cherry (140g, weight after draining)

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