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Stained-glass Sugar Hearts

SUBMITTED BY: Robin 

"Heart shaped cookies with a middle of melted, hard candies."
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This recipe has been rated 3 times with an average star rating of 2.7
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Original recipe yield 7 - 8 dozen

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 cup shortening
  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 1 cup crushed peppermint hard candies

DIRECTIONS

  1. Cream together butter or margarine, shortening, sugars, eggs and vanilla. Add dry ingredients (except candy) and mix well. Dough will be greasy.
  2. Using a floured surface and rolling pin, roll out dough. Cut out 2 inch heart shaped cookies. Using a 1 inch heart shaped cookie cutter, cut out a smaller heart in the middle of the larger one. Put cookies on a foil lined cookie sheet.
  3. Inside of cut-out heart, sprinkle crushed candy crumbs (such as red life savers or candy canes). Spread the crumbs to the inside edges of the cookie.
  4. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degees C) for 10-12 minutes. When cookes have cooled, remove from sheets. The cookie can be frosted if you desire.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 2.67 star rating.
Reviewed on feb. 13, 2003 by CAKELADY66 
Unless you feel like putting this recipe in the fridgereator for a day or two, it is not that... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 2.67 star rating.
Reviewed on aug. 29, 2002 by MARYOLZER 
This recipe make aLOT of yummy cookies. We made 2 1/2 dozen following the directions for the... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 2.67 star rating.
Reviewed on feb. 13, 2003 by SNOWANIMALUNDERMYHOUSE 
The dough was really difficult to work with. They're pretty cookies, but they're not tasty... MORE


 
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Nutritional Information
Stained-glass Sugar Hearts

Servings Per Recipe: 96

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 82

  • Total Fat: 4.2g
  • Cholesterol: 10mg
  • Sodium: 47mg
  • Total Carbs: 10.3g
  •     Dietary Fiber: 0.2g
  • Protein: 0.8g

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