Stained Glass Window / Lollipop Cookies

photo by DianaEatingRichly




- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Yields:
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25 cookies
- Serves:
- 25
ingredients
- 4 cups flour
- 1 cup margarine
- 1 1⁄4 cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1⁄4 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1⁄4 cup orange juice
- 18 lollipops, crushed (for window filling)
directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Mix all ingredients, excluding lollipops, to form dough.
- Roll out the dough on a lightly floured work surface.
- With a scalloped-edged cookie cutter, cut large circles from dough.
- Place the scalloped circles onto lined cookie sheets.
- With a small cookie cutter, cut out desired shape from the centers of each circle.
- Remove the dough and fill the shape with crushed lollipops.
- Bake for 10 minutes, or until the candy melts in the cookie centers.
- Allow to cool before removing from tray.
Reviews
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Fantastic cookie recipe, tasty with the orange juice! I also used room temp butter rather than margarine. We used both Jolly Ranchers and Life Savers, the Jolly Ranchers were best because they didn't bubble lots in the 10 minutes in the oven at 350d. Life savers bubbled earier and they weren't as clear. Used candy in magic bullet and made powder. Filled the cookie right to the top, 1/4 inch thick. You will need 1200 grams of hard candy for a batch of cookie dough and to be liberal with filling them. Kids had fun. These are time consuming to make, and it was more for an fun afternoon with the kids. It took me 3 hours with 3 kids to do the cookies. I made the dough, and sorted/grind candy the day before which took a good hour as well. Thanks for the recipe!
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These took quite a long time to make and though they did turn out quite impressive looking, I found the batter kind of bland. The center, for which I used crushed Dum-Dum lollipops, was really tasty so I ended up making some into thumbprints with the lollipops spread out more. But for the amount of work I won't be making these again and that's rare for me to say as I have no problem spending time baking!
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These are quite possibly the best sugar cookies I've made so far (and I've made tons). At first the dough was a bit crumbly but I just added a tiny bit of water and oil and it came together nicely. I chilled the dough before shaping and I found it really easy to work with. Most of the cookies I just dipped into sprinkles (jimmies) and colored sugar but I did use a few of the crushed candies which of course the kids loved. Thank you so much for a great recipe.
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I also keep kosher; that, combined with the fact that I don't really eat meat or cheese, means that most of my recipes (or recipes that I try) are non-dairy and vegetarian, or can be easily adapted to suit that.
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