Little Stained-Glass Christmas Cookies
Recipe by Once Upon a Time Pastry
Shortbread cookies decorated with colored hard candy powder, perfect for snacking or hanging on the tree branches. A sweet almond‑powder dough flavored with cinnamon and four‑spice, cut into festive shapes and filled with a core of glazed candies.
MediumFrenchServes 8
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Source Video
38m
Prep
46m
Cook
10m
Cleanup
1h 34m
Total
Cost Breakdown
Total cost:$8.10
Per serving:$1.01
Critical Success Points
- • Combine the two doughs without overworking
- • Refrigerate the dough for at least 1 hour
- • Crush the hard candies into a very fine powder
- • Fill the cookie center without overflow
- • Precise baking at 180°C for 12 minutes
- • Allow to cool completely before removing
Safety Warnings
- • Handling the blender with hard candies can cause splinters; wear protective goggles if necessary.
- • Be very careful with the hot oven and hot trays when removing the cookies.
- • Do not eat unground candies that remain hard as they can cause dental injuries.
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