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Basel hearts with almonds, cocoa and cinnamon

Basel hearts with almonds, cocoa and cinnamon

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Heart-shaped Christmas cookies made with almonds, cocoa, cinnamon, and cloves, still warm from the oven and coated in fresh sugar.

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Recipe from Mjchael, Merkel, NeuerNutzer2009 and 6 other contributors, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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These Basel hearts are cinnamon, clove, and cocoa-scented Christmas cookies. Their almond-based dough is easy to work with, and a sweet glaze makes them look festive and delicious.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time15 min
  • Resting15 min
  • Total1 hr
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$4.43 $1.11 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

4 people

Dough

  • $0.80
  • $0.19
  • $0.04
  • $0.14
  • $0.23
  • $0.24
  • $2.30
  • $0.02

Glaze

  • $0.47

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 180 °C and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. Gently whisk the egg whites with the sugar, vanilla sugar, and salt. ≈ 4 min
  3. Add the melted butter, cocoa, cinnamon, cloves, and rum extract, then the ground almonds and baking powder, and knead until a smooth dough forms. ≈ 10 min
  4. Roll out the dough to about 8mm thickness and use a cookie cutter to cut out heart shapes. ≈ 8 min
  5. Bake for 15 minutes at 180 °C.
  6. Mix the powdered sugar and hot water to create the icing. ≈ 4 min
  7. Apply a thin layer of icing to the still-warm hearts, then let them cool.

The bill

Basel hearts with almonds, cocoa and cinnamon

  • 2 egg whites$0.80
  • 250 g of sugar$0.19
  • 1 packet of vanilla sugar$0.04
  • 1 tablespoon of melted butter$0.14
  • 2 teaspoons of ground cinnamon$0.23
  • 1/2 teaspoon of ground cloves$0.24
  • 250 g of ground almonds$2.30
  • 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder$0.02
  • 125 g of powdered sugar$0.47

Total$4.43

that's $1.11 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Ingredients

  • 2 egg whites
  • 250 g of sugar
  • 1 packet of vanilla sugar
  • A pinch of salt
  • 1 tablespoon of melted butter
  • 2 tablespoons of cocoa powder
  • 2 teaspoons of ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon of ground cloves
  • ½ bottle of rum flavoring
  • 250 g of ground almonds
  • 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder
  • 125 g of powdered sugar
  • ½ cup of hot water

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