Dec. 3, 2006 - Cathedral Cookies
12yo daughter spent the afternoon baking Cathedral Cookies - or you may know them as Stained Glass Windows. Whichever name they go by, they are yummy!!
They have been on our to-do list for many Christmas' past, but the heat of summer takes its toll and we decide to wait until next year. Well, this year finally became next year!
A few people had told us that the boiled lollies (candy) in the centre becomes so hard that it can almost break teeth, but ours ended up fine. Phew!
We used "00" Italian flour in our recipe - the kind you use to make pasta - and it made the shortbread so smooth it melts in the mouth. I may try using this flour in cakes and muffins in the future to see the difference in texture. I'll keep you posted on that one.
What have you baked for this Christmas? Care to share your recipe?
Cathedral Cookies
200g butter
3/4 cup caster sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
1 tablespoon milk
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 1/2 cups plain flour
1/3 cup crushed green boiled lollies
1/3 cup crushed red boiled lollies
1/3 cup crushed yellow boiled lollies
Preheat oven to 180C (375F)
Beat butter and sugar until light and creamy
Add egg, beat thoroughly
Add essence and milk, mix.
Transfer to large metal bowl.
Add sifted flour and baking powder, fold through gently, until just combined.
Knead dough on floured surface for about 1 minute, or until smooth - divide into two balls, cover with plastic wrap and leave in refrigerator for 1 hour.
Roll dough out to 1/8th inch thick, then use a fluted pastry wheel to cut into rectangles.
Lay baking paper on trays before placing rectangles.
Cut shapes out of the centre of each rectangle (roll up the excess dough from the shapes and re-roll for more rectangles) and fill to level with crushed boiled lollies.
Bake for about 15 minutes. Leave on trays until nearly cooled and lolly centres have hardened.
Enjoy!!
