Stained Glass Cookies

Name: Stained Glass Cookies
Prep time: 2 h 10 min
Cook time: 2 h 10 min
Total time: 2 h 10 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 118 milliliters (1 stick) butter; 118 milliliters white granulated sugar; 59 milliliters brown sugar; 1 Tbsp molasses; 1 teaspoons vanilla extract; 1 egg; 473 milliliters flour; 0 teaspoons salt; 1 teaspoons baking powder; 30 hard candies (such as Life Savers), preferably in several flavors/colors

Stained Glass Cookies might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe serves 24. One serving contains 108 calories, 1g of protein, and 4g of fat. Several people made this recipe, and 1312 would say it hit the spot. If you have vanillan extract, granulated sugar, egg, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 2 hours and 10 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven, prepare baking sheets: Pre-heat oven to 375°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or Silpat.

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Beat butter, sugars, then add molasses, vanilla, then egg: Using an electric mixer, beat together butter, white sugar, and brown sugar until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Beat in the molasses and vanilla extract.

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Vanilla Extract

Brown Sugar

Granulated Sugar

Molasses

Vanilla

Butter

Egg

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Hand Mixer

Add egg and beat on medium speed until light and smooth.

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Whisk together dry ingredients, add to wet: In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, and baking powder.

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All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Whisk

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Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients a third at a time, mixing until the flour is just incorporated.

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All Purpose Flour

Chill the dough: Divide the dough in half and flatten into two disks. Wrap disks in plastic wrap and refrigerate at least an hour and up to 2 days.

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Dough

Wrap

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Crush candies:

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Candy

Remove any plastic wrapping on the hard candies. Sort the hard candies by color and place them into separate plastic bags. Crush the candies with a mallet or hammer.

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Candy

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Roll out dough:

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Roll

Place one of the dough disks between two large sheets of waxed paper and use a rolling pin to roll out to an even thickness of 1/4-inch

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Roll

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Cut shapes with cookie cutters: Use cookie cutters to cut the dough into forms.

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Dough

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Transfer the cookies to a prepared baking sheet, placing them about 1 inch apart from each other. Using a smaller cookie cutter of similar shape or a knife, cut shapes into centers of cookies. (You can use the centers for extra dough.)

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Dough

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crushed candies into cookie centers:

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Sprinkle the crushed candy into the empty centers of the cookies, filling them to the edges. Try to keep the candy within the centers. Any candy specks that fall on the cookie will color the cookie.

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Candy

hole if using for decorations: If you plan on using the cookies as decoration, to be hung as an ornament, poke a small hole in the top of each cookie before baking.

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at 375°F for 9 to 10 minutes. The candy should be bubbly and the cookies just barely beginning to brown.

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Candy

Remove baking sheets from oven and place on wire racks to cool.

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Allow cookies to cool on pans at least 10 minutes; otherwise, the candy centers may separate from the dough. When cookies are completely cooled, remove and store in an airtight container.

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String with ribbon if you want to hang as an ornament.

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Servings:

118milliliters

(1 stick) butter 118milliliters

white granulated sugar 59milliliters

hard candies (such as Life Savers), preferably in several flavors/colors

Recommended wine: Cream Sherry, Madeira, Prosecco

Cookies can be paired with Cream Sherry, Madeira, and Prosecco. Sweet bubbly Prosecco doesn't overwhelm simple sugar or shortbread cookies, a sweet cream sherry complements spiced cookies, and madeira's nutty notes match cookies with nuts perfectly. The NV Johnson Estate Cream Sherry with a 5 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 19 dollars per bottle.