A cookie is a small, flat, baked treat made from stiff, sweet dough rolled and sliced or dropped by spoonfuls on a large, flat pan and baked. There are many forms of cookies, here, I am going to introduce to you the Stained Glass Cookie.
Stained Glass Cookies
(This recipe is taken from simplyrecipes.com)
These are Stained Glass cookies. They are very popular during Christmas time.
Recipe:
Ingredients
1 cup sugar
2 sticks butter
2 eggs
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
Assorted brightly colored, hard candies
1 (2 to 3-inch) star cookie cutter
Special Equipment: 1 small triangle cookie cutter
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 the flour. 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 stars as possible. Repeat with all of the dough. Cut a small triangle out of each the arms on each star. Place the hard candy, by color, into small plastic bags. Place a towel over the bags and crush the candy with a meat mallet. Place all of the cookies on parchment lined sheet pans. In each of the triangle holes, fill with different colors of crushed hard candy. Bake in the oven for 10 to 15 minutes or until lightly golden brown, and the candy has melted.
Making the Greatest Cookie
A cookie is a small, flat, baked treat made from stiff, sweet dough rolled and sliced or dropped by spoonfuls on a large, flat pan and baked. There are many forms of cookies, here, I am going to introduce to you the Stained Glass Cookie.
Stained Glass Cookies
(This recipe is taken from simplyrecipes.com)Recipe:
Ingredients
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 the flour. 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 stars as possible. Repeat with all of the dough. Cut a small triangle out of each the arms on each star.
Place the hard candy, by color, into small plastic bags. Place a towel over the bags and crush the candy with a meat mallet. Place all of the cookies on parchment lined sheet pans. In each of the
triangle holes, fill with different colors of crushed hard candy. Bake in the oven for 10 to 15 minutes or until lightly golden brown, and the candy has melted.
Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies
(Video From Youtube.com)Sources:
"Stained Glass Cookies Recipe : Emeril Lagasse : Food Network." Food Network - Easy Recipes, Healthy Eating Ideas and Chef Recipe Videos. Web. 30 Sept. 2011. <http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/emeril-lagasse/stained-glass-cookies-recipe/index.html>.