Stained Glass Cookies

Name: Stained Glass Cookies
Prep time: 3 h
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h
Yield: 24
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon baking powder; 591 milliliters cake flour, plus more for dusting; 1 large egg; 1 medium Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into a bowl; 14 hard candies, such as Jolly Rancher or Life Savers; 0 teaspoons salt; 177 milliliters sugar; 2 sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Stained Glass Cookies might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe makes 24 servings with 172 calories, 3g of protein, and 8g of fat each. This recipe covers 3% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have sugar, salt, candies, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 3 hours.

Instructions

Beat the butter and sugar in a large bowl with a mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, 3 to 5 minutes. Beat in the egg and vanilla. Reduce the mixer speed to low; add the flour mixture in 2 batches and beat until just incorporated. Divide the dough in half; wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm, at least 1 hour and up to 1 day.

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Vanilla

Butter

Dough

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Wrap

Egg

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Plastic Wrap

Blender

Bowl

Meanwhile, separate the candy by color and place each color in a separate resealable plastic bag. Crush into small pieces using a rolling pin; do not pulverize.

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Candy

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Ziploc Bags

Rolling Pin

Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Working with 1 piece of dough at a time, lightly dust the dough with flour and roll out between 2 pieces of parchment paper until about 1/8 inch thick. Refrigerate until slightly firm, about 15 minutes.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

Roll

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Baking Paper

Baking Sheet

Cut into shapes using 2-to-4-inch cookie cutters and transfer to the prepared baking sheets. Gather the scraps and refrigerate until firm; reroll once to cut out more cookies.

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Cookie Cutter

Baking Sheet

Cut out shapes from the centers of the cookies using smaller cutters; fill the cut-out areas about two-thirds full with the crushed candy. Refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes.

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Candy

Position racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F.

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Oven