Valentine’s Day: Meh
Playing it more low key than last year but hard for me to turn down a day to show my favorite people how much I love them. Pulling out a recipe I made for classmates back when you were psyched to get a Snoopy Valentine’s Day card. This recipe is super easy and can be further simplified by grabbing Pillsbury sugar cookie dough.
Stay tuned for more pictures tomorrow.
Stained Glass Cookies Ingredients1 cup sugar
2 sticks butter
2 eggs
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
Bag of hard candies like Jolly Ranchers or clear lollipops Equipement: Electric Mixer 1 (1 inch) heart cookie cutter
1 (2 inch) circle cookie cutter Baking sheet Parchment paper or Silpat Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a mixer with a paddle attachment, cream the sugar and butter until smooth.
- Add the egg and the vanilla extract. Mix in flour slowly.
- Remove the dough from the mixer and press into a rectangular shape. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
- Remove from the refrigerator and cut dough into 1/3. Roll out dough, 1 piece at a time to a 3/16-inch thickness.
- Cut out as many large circles as possible. Repeat with all of the dough. Cut a small heart in the center of the circle. Place on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper or a Silpat. Make sure there is enough space between the cookies, about two inches.
- Place the hard candy, by color, into small plastic bags. Place a towel over the bags and crush the candy with a meat mallet or rolling pin.
- In each of the cut out hearts, fill with crushed candy of one color.
- Bake for 10-15 min or until lightly golden brown and candy has melted.
• Spread candy in a single layer; don’t overfill.
• Use a toothpick to fill in any holes that develop while the cookies are baking. Those talented gals over at Design Sponge have a Valentine’s tea three ways. Maybe a nice complement to cookies? Think so.
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