Stained-Glass Cookies
Victor Schrager
How to Make It
Step 1
Using an electric mixer, beat the butter and sugar on medium-high speed until fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes; beat in the egg, vanilla, and salt. Reduce speed to low and add the flour, mixing just until combined (do not overmix).
Step 2
Divide the dough in half, shape into two disks, wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate until firm, at least 3 hours.
Step 3
Heat oven to 350° F.
Step 4
On a lightly-floured surface, roll out each piece of dough to an ⅛-inch thickness. Using 2- to 2 ½-inch cookie cutters, cut the dough into shapes and place on parchment-lined baking sheets, spacing them 1 inch apart. Using a ¾- to 1-inch cookie cutter, cut out the centers from each cookie. Reroll and cut the scraps as necessary.
Step 5
Spoon ½ to 1 teaspoon of the crushed candy (depending on the size of the cutout) into the center of each cookie. Bake until just golden at the edges, 7 to 9 minutes. Let cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes, then transfer to wire racks to cool completely.
Step 6
Store the cookies, layered between sheets of wax paper or parchment, in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week.
Real_Mom
2014-12-24T18:04:37-05:00
Oh no, No, NO ! We make Stained Glass Cookies as ornaments for our tree and this year looked up a recipe online- this recipe. What a mistake! The mix was simple enough to do but the dough after sitting and waiting for the dough to chill for three hours, it was so crumbly it would not roll out well and forget about cutting it into shapes! No matter how thick we rolled the dough, the shapes still cracked off & broke. Stained glass cookies are the best but this recipe really let us down! :-(
marshdog52
2011-01-03T11:06:40-05:00
These are NOT good cookies. The combination of hard candies (life savers) and soft butter cookies is not tasty. The cookie crumbles and is soft and the candy is extra hard and flat, so you eat the cookie and suck on the candy. It was not pleasant. I agree - Stay away from these.
sasmithesq
2010-12-20T04:45:12-05:00
Stay away! These set horribly, broke apart when trying to roll them out and, to top it all off, were very bland. Of the 4 types of cookies I made yesterday, I was asked not to make these again. I agree parchment paper helps, watch these cookies since they burn easily. I used peppermints in the center and they worked okay, but they were the only taste to the whole cookie.
Like Eric225, I finally gave up and threw a portion of the dough out because I was so frustrated. A lot of work for cookies that didn't work out too well.
Erica225
2010-12-19T12:52:19-05:00
I tried to make these today, and it went horribly... they burn easily, and I just gave up!
candycookie
2010-12-18T16:49:09-05:00
I made the cookies today and my family just loved them! They came out great. I used salted butter instead of unsalted, because that's all I had and I only used 1/2 tsp of salt.
I put a whole lifesaver in the center, baked the cookies on parchment paper and let the baked cookies cool off on the paper. They came off easily, look great and taste great.
mary14889
2010-12-15T10:00:24-05:00
A similar effect, though different taste and texture, can be achieved using slices of gumdrops.
heiney216
2010-12-13T10:28:51-05:00
This recipe did not set properly at all. After pulling it from the refrigerator it was crumbling and breaking! Not impressed at all!
MeggieWaz
2010-12-13T04:04:13-05:00
The jolly rancher made this finished cookie way to sticky when you eat it. Don't give it to someone with braces! I think I would try Lifesavers if I made them again. The cookie part tastes good though, and they are very pretty.
