Stained glass cookies
Description
Homemade baked goods for tea. To make stained glass cookies, you can use any hard candies and crush them into crumbs however coarse or fine you like. If you wish, you can decorate the chimney, roof, and window with icing. Eyes and buttons are easiest to make with an ordinary toothpick or a food decorating pen. Serve warm or chilled. Perfect with tea.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare all the ingredients you need for making stained glass cookies “Snowman in the Cottage.” Take the butter out ahead of time so it softens.
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Step 2
Lightly beat the soft butter. Combine it with powdered sugar, salt, and vanilla sugar, and mix with a whisk.
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Step 3
Crack an egg into the butter and whisk until smooth and evenly mixed.
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Step 4
Sift the wheat flour into the mixture and add the almond flour.
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Step 5
Knead soft dough.
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Step 6
Roll the dough between two sheets of parchment into a thin sheet 0.5 centimeters thick. Roll the sheet into a roll and refrigerate for one hour.
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Step 7
Roll out the dough and cut out house shapes with a cookie cutter. Place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat. Using a round cutout or a suitable shot glass, cut out a window.
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Step 8
Crush the candies into crumbs and pour them into the window opening. The candies should sit below the surface of the cookie.
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Step 9
Place the baking sheet with the cookies in a hot oven and bake the cookies for 10–12 minutes at 180°C. Remove the baked cookies and let them cool completely.
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Step 10
Beat the egg white to stiff peaks, then mix with confectioners’ sugar and lemon juice. Transfer the mixture to a piping bag. Melt the chocolate in a double boiler. Pipe snowmen onto the caramel window; use chocolate for buttons, eyes, and a mouth. Dot snowflakes above the snowmen. Let the glaze dry, then serve.
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Step 11
Remove from the oven and serve warm or cooled.