You don’t have to miss out on these special pastries if you don’t have a heart-shaped cookie cutter. You can easily make a heart stencil out of clean cardboard or cardstock. Cut the cardboard into a square that’s the same height you want your tarts to be. Draw half a heart shape on it with the center of the heart on the folded edge of the cardboard. Make sure the rounded part of the heart touches the outer edges and the bottom point of the heart touches the center fold on the lower edge of the cardboard. Cut out the heart and unfold it, and you’ll have a heart that’s perfectly symmetrical on both sides. To use the stencil, place it on the pastry sheet and carefully cut around it with a paring knife.
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If you don’t have the heart-shaped cutter or simply want to save time, you can also cut the pastry sheet into squares or diamonds and proceed with the recipe. They won’t be quite as special or romantic, but they will still have the red and gold color scheme, and they will still taste delicious.