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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 10 Minutes |
Ready In: 25 Minutes Servings: 18 |
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Field editor Dixie Terry from Goreville, Illinois suggests these delicious and festive-looking cookies with a stained glass heart in the center. Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter, softened |
3/4 cup sugar |
2 eggs |
1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
2-1/3 cups king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour |
1 teaspoon baking powder |
1/3 cup crushed clear red hard candy |
1 cup vanilla frosting, optional |
4 drops red food coloring, optional |
Directions:
1. In a bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine flour and baking powder; gradually add to creamed mixture. Cover and refrigerate for 3 hours or until easy to handle.
2. On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with a 4-in. heart-shaped cookie cutter dipped in flour. Cut out centers with a 1-1/4-in. heart-shaped cookie cutter; set aside to reroll. Place cookies 1 in. apart on lightly greased foil-lined baking sheets. Fill centers with crushed candy.
3. Bake at 375° for 7-9 minutes or until candy is melted and edges of cookies begin to brown. Cool completely on baking sheets. Carefully peel cookies off foil. If desired, combine frosting and food coloring; pipe around edges. Yield: about 1-1/2 dozen.
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