Stained Glass Cookie Recipe
This stained glass cookie recipe is very festive looking for the holidays using a sugar cookie base with a hard candy center.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2.5 cups of all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon of baking soda
- 1 teaspoon of cream of tartar
- 1/4 teaspoon of salt
- 1 cup of butter softened 2 sticks
- 1.5 cups powdered sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups of crushed hard candy
Instructions
- Whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl cream together the butter and powdered sugar until creamy.
- Add the vanilla and egg. Beat well.
- Add the flour mixture about 1/3 at a time mixing between.
- Scrape the dough onto the counter and split it into two portions.
- Place each portion on a piece of plastic wrap and pull together to cover and shape into a disk.
- Chill the cookie dough in the refrigerator for 2 hours or overnight.
- Meanwhile, crush hard candy by placing it in a plastic bag and use a mallet to crush them.
- After refrigerating the dough roll it out into 1/4 or 1/8 inch thick.
- Use cookie cutters to cut out shapes and place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or a silpat (silicone mat) baking mat.
- Bake in a 375 degree oven for 5 minutes.
- Remove the cookie sheet and cut out the middle of each cookie with another shape. Fill centers with crushed hard candy.
- Bake for another 4 minutes or until the candy has melted and the dough is golden.
- Allow the cookies to cool for about 5 minutes before removing them from the parchment paper and onto a cooling rack.
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 147kcalCarbohydrates: 24gProtein: 1gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 19mgSodium: 97mgSugar: 12g
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although attempts have been made to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
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