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Heart-shaped cookies made with almonds, cocoa, and cinnamon.

Heart-shaped cookies from Basel, with almond, cocoa, and cinnamon flavors.

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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 (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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These Basel hearts are cinnamon, clove, and cocoa-scented Christmas cookies. Their almond-flavored 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$4.30 $1.08 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

4 people

Dough

  • $0.70
  • $0.28
  • $0.05
  • $0.14
  • $0.16
  • $0.18
  • $2.30
  • $0.02

Glaze

  • $0.47

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Combine all the dough ingredients and knead them together. ≈ 10 min
  2. Roll out the dough and use a cookie cutter to cut out heart shapes. ≈ 8 min
  3. Bake for 15 minutes at 180 °C.
  4. Prepare the icing by mixing the powdered sugar and hot water. ≈ 3 min
  5. Place the hearts on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, then let them cool.

The bill

Heart-shaped cookies from Basel, with almond, cocoa, and cinnamon flavors.

  • 2 egg whites$0.70
  • 250 g of sugar$0.28
  • 1 packet of vanilla sugar$0.05
  • 1 tablespoon of melted butter$0.14
  • 2 tablespoons of finely ground cinnamon$0.16
  • ½ teaspoon of ground cloves$0.18
  • 250 g of ground almonds$2.30
  • ½ cup, sifted$0.02
  • 125 g of powdered sugar$0.47

Total$4.30

that's $1.08 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

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 chocolate-covered coffee beans
  • 2 tablespoons of finely ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon of ground cloves
  • ½ bottle of rum flavoring
  • 250 g of ground almonds
  • ½ cup, sifted
  • 125 g of powdered sugar
  • ½ cup of hot water

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