Nov. 29, 2007 - Blogger School Assignment #10

Cookie Exchange....

The cookie I am making this year in our "gift basket" is a Stained Glass Cookie. The are not only neat looking, but taste great as well.

For this recipe, you will need either a batch of sugar cookie dough or the following ingredients:

1 cup softened margarine
1 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup honey
1/4 cup water
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking soda
3 cups sifted flour

You will also need the following:
bright-colored hard candies or lollipops
several self-sealing plastic bags
aluminum foil
cookie cutters

If you are making your own cookie dough, mix the margarine, sugar and honey in a large bowl. Add the water and stir until smooth. Combine salt, baking soda, and flour in a separate bowl. Add the dry ingredients to the sugar mixture a little at a time. Knead the dough between your fingers. Put it in the freezer to chill for at least 10 minutes.

While the dough chills, separate the candy by color into baggies. Crush candies with a hammer or other object.

If you have cookie cutters, roll the dough out on a floured surface. Cut out shapes with cookie cutters. (You can use mini cookie cutters to cut shapes out inside, or carefully cut out by hand.) For ornaments, make a hole with a straw before baking. Place cookies on a pan with aluminum foil. Put crushed candy in the center and bake cookies according to package instructions.

You don't have to use cookie cutters. Roll pieces of dough into long, thin strips. Create designs with the strips. Make a little hook with some extra dough. Bake these at 325 for 5-8 minutes. Let cool for a few minutes. Then fill the holes with candy pieces, and bake just until the candy starts to bubble. (Watch carefully so they don't burn.)

After the cookies cool and are hard, peel from foil. If some foil sticks to the cookie, just remove by hand. These taste great and look beautiful!

Scripture: "It is not good to eat much honey, Nor is it glory to search out one's own glory." ~ Proverbs 25:27 (NASB).