stained glass cookies (bhg)
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I know there are a million of these Stained Glass Cookies recipes on here, but this is a really successful and delicious version. This is from the Better Homes and Gardens Christmas Cookies edition 2003.
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yield
3 dozen cookies
prep time
50 Min
cook time
5 Min
Ingredients For stained glass cookies (bhg)
- EQUIPMENT
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10cookie cutters. two each of five shapes. (geometric shapes have been used in the photo for a classic stained glass window look.)
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bagclear hard candies (clear, blue, green, and yellow to acheive same results as in photo)
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2paste food coloring (lime green and light blue to acheive same results as in photo)
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2colored sugar (lime green and light blue to acheive same results as in photo)
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2metallic dragees (silver and blue to acheive same results as in photo.)
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spoolribbon for hanging (if you are going to hang them!)
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sheetsfoil to line the cookie sheets
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1batch of royal icing (recipe follows cookie recipe)
- SUGAR COOKIES
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1/3 cbutter, softened
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1/3 cshortening
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3/4 csugar
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1 tspbaking powder
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dashsalt
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1egg
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1 tspvanilla
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2 call purpose flour
- ROYAL ICING
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3 Tbspmeringue powder
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1/2 cwater, warm
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1 pkg16 ounce bag of powdered sugar, sifted (4.5 cups)
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1 tspvanilla
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1/2 tspcream of tartar
How To Make stained glass cookies (bhg)
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1Before using the candy, you'll need to crush it up by placing each color you're using in a small, heavy plastic bag and pound it with a mallet.
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2Cookies: In a medium mixing bowl beat butter and shortening with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add sugar, baking powder, and salt. Beat until combined, scraping sides of bowl occasionally. Beat in eggs and vanilla until combined. Beat in as much of the flour as you can with the mixer. Stir in any remaining flour with a wooden spoon. Cover and chill for one hour or until dough is easy to handle.
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3Preheat oven to 375. On a lightly floured surface roll a portion of the dough 1/4 inch thick. Cut dough using desired shape. Cut out cookie centers with smaller cutter of the same shape, leaving about 3/4 inch border of dough. Place on foil lined cookie sheet and fill center with crushed candy. (If you're going to hang the cookies, use a straw or wooden dowel to make a hole in the dough for the ribbon!)
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4Bake for 8-10 minutes or until edges are firm and bottoms are lightly browned. Cool on cookie sheet for 1 minute. Transfer to wire rack; cool completely before decorating.
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5ROYAL ICING: In a medium mixing bowl combine meringue powder, water, powdered sugar, vanilla, and cream of tartar. Beat with an electric mixer on low speed until combined; beat on high speed for 7 to 10 minutes or until mixture is very stiff. Makes 3 cups.
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6Divide the icing between two small bowls; stir paste food coloring into each bowl to make desired colors. Transfer 1/4 of the icing of each color to a decorating bag; set aside. Stir a few drops of water at a time into the remaining icing in each bowl until the icing is of a flowing consistency. Spread cookies with the thin icing. Sprinkle cookies with colored sugar while the icing is wet, or allow icing to dry and pipe designs with the thicker icing in bags. If desired, add dragees while the icing is wet.
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7My own tip: In the photo they have outlined the edges with the royal icing of piping consistency and then filled with the royal icing of flowing consistency. If you want your icing edges to have such sharp definition like the cookies in the photo have, that's what you'll need to do instead of just spreading the icing on with a knife. But spreading is faster and still looks fabulous!!!
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