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Valentine Stained Glass Hearts
Makes about 2-1/2 dozen medium cookies
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Ingredients
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1/2
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cup (1 stick) butter or margarine, softened
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3/4
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cup granulated sugar
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2
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eggs
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1
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teaspoon vanilla extract
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2-1/3
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cups all-purpose flour
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1
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teaspoon baking powder
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Red hard candies, crushed (about 1/3 cup)
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Frosting (optional)
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Cream butter and sugar in mixing bowl. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Sift flour and baking powder together. Gradually stir in flour mixture until dough is very stiff. Cover and chill. Dough needs to chill 3 hours to overnight.
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Preheat oven to 375°F. Roll out dough to 1/8-inch thickness on lightly floured surface. To prevent cookies from becoming tough and brittle, do not incorporate too much flour. Cut out cookies using large heart-shaped cookie cutter or use sharp knife and cut heart design. Transfer cookies to foil-lined baking sheet. Using small heart-shaped cookie cutter, cut out and remove heart design from center of each cookie. Fill cutout sections with crushed candy. Bake 7 to 9 minutes or until cookies are lightly browned and candy has melted. Do not overcook.
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Remove from oven; immediately slide foil off baking sheet. Cool completely; carefully loosen cookies from foil. If desired, pipe decorative borders with frosting around edges.
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© The Sugar Association, Inc.
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