Christmas Stain Glass Cookies are so pretty and the kids love to eat them too! You can make them into decorations by making a hole with a straw before baking, then stringing them up for your tree. My kids just preferred to eat them!
I used a basic vanilla cookie which is fairly crisp (rather than short bread) so that it would hold its shape. These cookies are delicious even without the "stain glass" section. I have played around with the amount of sugar trying variations of 1 cup, 3/4 cup and 1/2 cup....they all work, so it really depends how sweet your tooth is and if you are trying to cut down sugar in your (your children's) food as to how much you might want to put into the cookie. I make these cookies in a Thermomix, however you can use a food processor too! Ingredients 185g butter, roughly chopped ½ cup sugar (90 grams) 1 tsp vanilla 2½ cups plain flour (390 grams) 1 egg and 1 extra egg yolk Boiled hard candy (various colours)
Thermomix Method.
1. Place the butter, sugar and vanilla into the TM bowl. Place on the lid and MC. Blitz for 25 seconds, spd 5. 2. Place the flour, egg and egg yolk into the TM bowl. Place on the lid and MC. Mix for 20 seconds, spd 5. 3. Scrape down the TM bowl with a spatula. Place on the lid and the MC. Knead for 30 seconds. 4. Repeat step 3. 5. Tip out the dough onto a piece of plastic kitchen wrap. Wrap the dough firmly with the plastic wrap and place it into the fridge for at least half an hour. 6. Preheat your oven to 180ºC. Place section of dough between two sheets of kitchen baking paper. 7. Using a rolling pin, roll over the top sheet of baking paper until the dough is approximately 5mm thick. 8. Lift off the kitchen baking paper and use a floured cookie cutter to cut out your shapes. 9. Place on baking trays lined with non-stick baking paper. 10. Use a smaller cutter to cut out a section of each cookie. 11. Place a candy into each cookie. 12. Bake in the oven for 15 minutes (until candy is melted and cookie is slightly brown). 13. Cool on baking tray for 2 minutes before transferring the cookie to a wire rack.
Traditional Method.
1. Place the butter, sugar and vanilla into a food processor. Blitz for approximately 25 seconds until combined. 2. Place the flour, egg and egg yolk into the food processor. Process until all the ingredients are combined and they form a smooth ball. 3. Tip out the dough onto a piece of plastic kitchen wrap. Wrap the dough firmly with the plastic wrap and place it into the fridge for at least half an hour. 4. Preheat your oven to 180ºC. Place section of dough between two sheets of kitchen baking paper. 5. Using a rolling pin, roll over the top sheet of baking paper until the dough is approximately 5mm thick. 6. Lift off the kitchen baking paper and use a floured cookie cutter to cut out your shapes. 7. Place on baking trays lined with non-stick baking paper. 8. Use a smaller cutter to cut out a section of each cookie. 9. Place a candy into each cookie. 10. Bake in the oven for 15 minutes (until candy is melted and cookie is slightly brown). 11. Cool on baking tray for 2 minutes before transferring the cookie to a wire rack. Tips: Don't roll your pastry out too thin, otherwise it will difficult to lift up the cookie. Oven temperatures may vary so you may need to adjust the cooking time. Children should be supervised when using the oven.
Your kids will love helping to make these cookies. They will love measuring out and adding the ingredients. They will love rolling the dough and using cookie cutters. They may especially love unwrapping the candy to add to the centre!
I love a cookie that can do double duty or triple duty.... these ones not only taste great, they look great on the tree and they make great gifts! Happy Baking!
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