These crispy, pink treats are inspired by our wonderful granddaughter, Theodosia! Like her, they are a sweet and lovely combination of Mexico and Canada. Grandma’s Brown Sugar Cookies, a traditional Canadian recipe, are filled with a tasty, Mexican guava fruit paste.
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| Prep Time | 15 minutes |
| Cook Time | 10 minutes |
| Passive Time | 10 minutes chilling time |
| Servings |
sandwich cookies
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Ingredients
- 1 recipe Grandma's Brown Sugar Cookies Click link above.
- pink/red food colouring
- 12 teaspoons guava fruit paste or other fruit paste.
- icing sugar to dust after baking optional but pretty
Ingredients
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Instructions
- Make cookie dough as outlined in recipe, adding red/pink food colouring to achieve desired colour.
- Cut out 24 heart-shaped cookies. Cut a smaller heart out of each of 12 of the cookie hearts.
- Place approximately 1 teaspoon of fruit paste in the middle of each of the 12 solid hearts.
- Bake all 24 cookie pieces until lightly browned on the bottom and edges.
- While still warm, press the cut out cookies onto the whole cookies to let the fruit paste push through.
- When cool, brush with a little icing sugar. Enjoy!
Recipe Notes
These were very much enjoyed by our little sweetheart, Theo, and the rest of the family! Frankie supervised the photography!
