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1. Preheat oven to 170°C, (150°C for fan ovens), Gas mark 4.
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2. Cream butter and sugar with the vanilla until pale and fluffy. Add the flour and knead gently to a dough. Chill for 10 minutes.
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3. Roll out the dough on a floured surface to the thickness of a pound coin and cut out biscuits (it should make 36 hearts, if you keep rolling and cutting).
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4. Transfer to parchment lined baking sheets and bake for 8-10 minutes. Leave to cool.
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5. Sandwich the biscuits together with a teaspoonful of caramel. Melt the chocolate in separate bowls. Drizzle the chocolate over the biscuits with a spoon or piping bags and leave to set. Enjoy with tea or coffee or pop one in your valentine’s lunchbox for a special treat!
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You can freeze the dough if you don’t want to bake it all at once. Wrap tightly in a double layer of cling film – it will keep for about a month.