For Tuesday with Dorie this week, I made Stained Glass Cookies, the second holiday recipe for this month that we could bake in any order. I chose to make these second as I wanted to include them in my Christmas boxes.
I benefitted from the posts of other bakers who made these last time. I followed Mardi's advice and did not glaze these cookies with egg wash, leaving a white-ish cookie with "stained glass" inside. My "stained glass" was made by bashing up Coles lollipops with a hammer. I liked the lollipops because they come in little individual wrappers, which kept the crushed lollies inside until I was ready to release them.
These cookies turned out well from my perspective. The only thing that was a drawback for me was that they were quite fragile, so I broke a few lifting them off the trays. I did like the taste though, and the "stained glass windows" made them super cute for Christmas.
To see what the other Dorie bakers made this week, visit the LYL section of the TWD website.
They're very pretty! I love the stained glass effect too although I end up with a big bag of lollies afterwards and I don't really eat them!
ReplyDeleteSadly I do like the lollies and I bought 2 bags when I only needed one - so more to eat!
DeleteYou're making some wonderful things for Christmas. These look beautiful - like little works of art.
ReplyDeleteNice job! Happy Holidays!
ReplyDeleteThese turned out great! Good idea with leaving off the egg wash…not necessary and it looks better without it!
ReplyDeleteYour cookies look great! Leaving the egg wash off was a good idea--Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteYor cookies look brilliant and gorgeous. The star shape is quite a feat given the delicate dough. I made simple rounds but still had difficulty handling the dough. You make this dough look tame and pliable. Nicely done!
ReplyDeleteI think your friends/family are going to enjoy their Christmas packages. I really liked these too. Clever idea about using lolly pops. Merry Christmas.
ReplyDeleteSo pretty, I like the stars. Have a Merry Christmas.
ReplyDeleteI would actually roll them much thicker next time (and I still wouldn't glaze them!). You did a nice job and I love the sound of the lollipops and the hammer (so would my boys'cooking clubs!!). Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteOh yours are simply lovely !! I am chuckling but impressed at the hammer decision. I have yet to make these but have a bag of "Jolly Rancher" candies sitting on the counter that are put aside for this recipe. And I am leaning toward testing the Cuisinart motor on this one lol :) Merry Christmas ~
ReplyDeleteThey are super cute! Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteThey look beautifully festive. I love the mini star cutout in the centre - so cute. Hope you had a lovely Christmas. Happy new Year!
ReplyDeleteOh, you made little Stars in the centre. So very cute and thank you for the lollipop idea, that's great. I have never glazed my stained glass window biscuits. They make great windows in Gingerbread houses.
ReplyDeleteWow, you made so many cookies; that must have been quite the job! And great idea to use lollipops!
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