Happy Valentines baking with this great recipe!
Beautiful eye catching candy-center cookies!
(also good for Mothers day or just any occasion to
share your love)
We actually did these as a homeschooling project a week before valentines day and then gave them out to our neighbors and friends.
What you need:
1 cup unsalted butter (softened)
3/4 cup sugar
1 large egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/3 tsp salt
2 1/2 cups flour
Hard candy for cookie center (I used Jolly Ranchers)
Making the dough:
1. Cream the butter (by beating either with a whisk by hand or using an electric mixer), gradually adding sugar. Beat in the egg until evenly mixed, then blend in the vanilla extract and salt.
2. With a wooden spoon stir the flour into the creamed ingredients, about one third at a time, until evenly blended. The dough may seem soft, but will firm up when refrigerated.
3. Divide dough in half. Flatten each portion into a disk and seal in plastic wrap. Refrigerate overnight.
Creating the cookies:
4. Heat the oven to 375 degrees. With a sheet of waxed paper on top, on a lightly floured surface, roll the dough to a 1/4 inch thickness.
5. Cut out cookies with a large cookie cutter. Remove the centers with a smaller one (We used hearts both times). Transfer the cookies and centers separated onto a lightly greased baking paper (on a baking sheet).
6. Place a hard candy in the center of each heart ...
and bake until the cookies start to brown lightly around the edges ...
and the candy is melted ...
about 8-10 minutes.
Let the cookies cool on baking sheet for 6 minutes, then transfer them to
wire racks to cool completely. Makes about 30.
Tip:
To prevent sticking, line your serving plate or tin with waxed paper and place additional waxed paper between layers.
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