Best Stained Glass Heart Cookies Recipes

STAINED GLASS HEART COOKIES

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Betty Crocker® sugar cookie mix and fruit flavored snacks make for quick and fun cookies for your Valentine.

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories Dessert

Time 1h

Yield 22

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

5 rolls Betty Crocker™ Fruit Roll-Ups® strawberry chewy fruit flavored snack (from 5-oz box)
1 pouch Betty Crocker™ sugar cookie mix
1/3 cup butter, softened
3 tablespoons Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
1 egg

Steps:

Unroll and remove paper from Betty Crocker Fruit Roll-Ups snacks. Using 1 1/2-inch heart-shaped cookie cutter, cut out 66 small heart shapes.
Heat oven to 375°F. Spray cookie sheet with cooking spray, or line with cooking parchment paper.
In medium bowl, mix cookie mix, butter, flour and egg until soft dough forms. On lightly floured surface, roll dough 1/4 inch thick. Using 3-inch heart-shaped cookie cutter, cut out 22 large heart shapes. Using 1 1/2-inch heart-shaped cookie cutter, cut center out of each large heart. Place the 22 small heart-shaped cookies on cookie sheet. Brush cookies lightly with water. Place 1 heart-shaped fruit snack cutout on each small cookie.
Use small amount of water to "glue" 2 heart-shaped fruit snack cutouts together to make a double layer. Place on cookie sheet. Place large heart-shaped cookie with center removed on top of double layer of fruit snack hearts. Repeat with remaining fruit snacks and large heart cookies.
Bake 7 to 9 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 140, Carbohydrate 22 g, Cholesterol 15 mg, Fat 1/2, Fiber 0 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 2 1/2 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 75 mg, Sugar 0 g, TransFat 1 g

STAINED GLASS HEART CUTOUT COOKIES

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Field editor Dixie Terry from Goreville, Illinois suggests these delicious and festive-looking cookies with a "stained glass" heart in the center.

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Desserts

Time 25m

Yield about 1-1/2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2-1/3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/3 cup crushed clear red hard candy
1 cup vanilla frosting, optional
4 drops red food coloring, optional

Steps:

In a bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine flour and baking powder; gradually add to creamed mixture. Cover and refrigerate for 3 hours or until easy to handle., On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with a 4-in. heart-shaped cookie cutter dipped in flour. Cut out centers with a 1-1/4-in. heart-shaped cookie cutter; set aside to reroll. Place cookies 1 in. apart on lightly greased foil-lined baking sheets. Fill centers with crushed candy., Bake at 375° for 7-9 minutes or until candy is melted and edges of cookies begin to brown. Cool completely on baking sheets. Carefully peel cookies off foil. If desired, combine frosting and food coloring; pipe around edges.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 151 calories, Fat 6g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 37mg cholesterol, Sodium 81mg sodium, Carbohydrate 22g carbohydrate (9g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 2g protein.