Stranger Things Waffle Heart Cookies Recipes

Steps:

• Add Icing sugar and increase the speed of your electric mixer. Beat it until the sugar grains are super fine by scarping the bowl occasionally.
• Add the eggs mixing in one at a time.
• Slowly add flour in the mixer bowl, beat it until it gets combined well and the mixture is fluffy. Gather the flour towards the centre with a rubber spatula or a wooden spoon and beat it once again.
• Now reduce the mixer speed of your electric mixer to low and add the rest of the ingredients and blend again slowly until it is mixed well.
• Now divide the dough into two equal portions. Lay a plastic wrap on your counter. Take one part and put it between two plastic wraps / sheets or wax paper. Roll the dough out with a rolling pin to about ¼ inch thick.
• Peel off the plastic sheet from the top and and then cut out the shapes with a round cookie cutter to get 7cm round cookies.
• Do the same with the other part of the dough, what you have done with the first part of the dough.
• Gently press a 5cm heart-shaped cutter into the centre of each round,.
• With a 5 cm heart shaped cookie cutter, make hearts by pressing into the centre of each round. Cut out as many cookies as you can. Keep aside the scraps. You can combine it with the scraps from the second disk, roll it, cut it again with the cookie maker and make more cookies.
• Now place the heart shaped cookies on the top of the round shaped cookies.
• Take jam in a bowl and add one tablespoons water. Mix it well with a spoon, so that it would be little more pliable before dolloping on the cookies.
• Take a piping bag and fill it with the jam. Cut out the edge of the piping bag slightly.
• Fill each heart shaped space with jam starting at the edges of the hearts and then towards the centre. Don't fill the hearts with the jam too much.
• Sprinkle powdered sugar on the top of all cookies.
• Line a baking sheet with a wax paper. Transfer these cookies to the baking sheet by leaving little space between the cookies.
• Bake the cookies at 170 degree Celsius for 15 to 18 minutes or until it turns golden brown rotating the sheets halfway through baking.
• Transfer cookies to a wire rack to completely cool.
• Serve Valentine Heart Cookies / Custard Cookies with jam Garnish with your valentine and your loved ones.

Steps:

• WHAT YOU WILL NEED:.
• White cake, buttercream frosting, royal icing, shortbread, white candy melts, silver sugar beads, silver powder paint and unflavored vodka (to paint on the powder paint).
• WHITE CAKE:.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a large bowl, sift flours, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
• In stand mixer, cream together butter and sugar. Once creamed, add egg whites.
• In a glass, whisk together vanilla and milk. Begin adding flour mixture to the butter, sugar and egg batter, alternating with the milk mixture, whisking just until incorporated.
• Mix until just combined, being careful not to over-mix.
• Pour batter into two buttered and floured 9-inch pans. Bake in preheated oven until a tester, inserted into the cake, comes out clean, about 30 minutes.
• Out of the oven, cool the pans for 10 minutes before removing from baking sheet. At which point, they should be covered and chilled until ready to use.
• BUTTERCREAM FROSTING:.
• In a stand mixer, beat room-temperature butter until fluffy.
• Add icing sugar one cup at a time. Then add whipping cream and salt and mix until combined.
• SHORTBREAD BASE:.
• Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a stand mixer, cream butter and powdered sugar. Add vanilla and flour and mix until dough ball forms. Roll out and cut out circular shapes, ring holes and a thin pipe shapes (as shown in photos). Place them on parchment-lined baking sheet and bake 6-8 minutes until just golden brown.
• Once cooled, assemble using royal icing. (NOTE: I used a clean Dremel tool to perfect the edges and drill-out lock and key sections of my bases. Purchasing one to using only for baking has been a great investment.).
• ASSEMBLY:.
• Remove chilled cakes from fridge. Using a serrated blade, remove every edge and brown section, leaving only the fluffy white cake interior.
• Crumb into bowl and mix in buttercream frosting. From into 2-3 inch balls and freeze on a parchment-lined sheet.
• Once frozen, take out one at a time. Using a sharp blade, slice into a ring pop diamond form and set back into freezer.
• Melt white candy melts and insert a sharpened wooden dowel into the end base of the diamond cake ball and dip it into the melted candy melts. Tap gently until all excess has dripped off and have a toothpick handy to pierce any air bubbles.
• Stick base of wooden dowel in a foam carton so the diamond won't be disturbed.
• Once set, remove from wooden dowel. Using a little melting chocolate, adhere it to the shortbread cookie base. Once set and firm, chill for another 10 minutes and decorate with royal icing, sugar beads and silver powder paint.
• (NOTE: I worked with each one at a time and kept whatever I wasn't working on in the fridge for ensured rigidity of the diamond.).

Steps:

• To make the waffles, in a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs, buttermilk, butter and vanilla until well incorporated. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and pour in the wet. Stir until just combined.
• Preheat a waffle iron, grease with cooking spray and pour in about 1/3 cup of batter into each cavity. Cook the waffles until golden brown and crispy. Transfer the cooked waffles onto a wire rack and continue cooking the waffles until the batter is all used up. Allow the waffles to air dry at room temperature for about 1 hour.
• Combine 1/2 cup of the chopped chocolate with the sugar, cocoa, and ¾ cup of half and half in a medium saucepan over low heat. Cook, stirring constantly, until The chocolate is melted and the mixture is smooth and has thickened, about 5 minutes. Transfer the mixture to a large bowl, and whisk in the remaining half and half. Whisk in the eggs, salt, and vanilla extract.
• Tear up the waffles and toss together with the remaining 1/4 cup of chopped chocolate, cranberries and pistachios. Pour out into a greased 10-inch square baking dish. Pour the chocolate mixture over the top of the waffle cubes and let sit at room temperature for 30 minutes until the custard has been absorbed into the waffles.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• Bake the pudding until puffed up and set, about 45 to 50 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool for 15 minutes to allow the custard to fully set before serving. Slice and serve warm with whipped cream, ice cream or a dusting of powdered sugar. Cooking Note: You can use 2 (13.8oz) packages frozen Belgian Waffles, instead of making homemade waffles, if you'd prefer.