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(Cookies from Cakelin)

Though I’m posting right before the deadline, I actually made Assignment 1 quite a while ago, and looking at these pictures is making me want to make the cookies again! These were delicious.

If I make them again, though, I might follow the lead of the poster before me and not bother with shaping the hearts. I generally love Martha’s cookie recipes but all the ones I’ve made seem to have one extra, labor-intensive step that must be done to every individual cookie — pressing heart shapes, sticking on individual almond slices, inserting peanut butter into the middle (well worth it)…

Like the others who made this, I used all-natural peanut butter with no added sugar. I think that with typical peanut butter, these might have been overwhelmingly sweet. As it is, the sweet jam (I used Bonne Maman raspberry preserves) complements the simplicity of the cookie.

Had I not happened to be running low on peanut butter, I wouldn’t have had to purchase anything to make these, so they’re a welcome addition to the “pantry baking” list.

Looking forward to the next assignment!

Love,
Cakelin

Photos by Bryan McKay