These stained glass heart cookies are perfect for Valentine’s day with a buttery texture and a crisp texture from the candy in their centers. Whether you are looking for a fun cookie to make with your kids or serve to guests as a snack or dessert, these heart-shaped cookies will be an excellent choice.
To make the stained glass heart cookies, you first make a cookie dough with flour, potato starch, butter, powdered sugar, salt, vanilla sugar, and egg yolks. Then, once the dough has been refrigerated, it gets rolled out and cut into hollowed-out heart-shaped cookies before being placed on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Then, the centers are filled with crushed candies before they are baked in the oven. During the baking process, the candies will melt, giving the cookies a stained glass appearance.
What are Stained Glass Heart Cookies?
Stained glass heart cookies are buttery, sweet cookies that have a melt-in-your-mouth texture and crunchy candy interior. By cutting heart cookies and using a smaller cutter to cut a smaller heart in the centre, you will then have a hollow that you can put crushed candies in, which will melt into something reminiscent of stained glass during baking.
Pro Tips
- Chill the dough in the fridge for at least 30 minutes so that it sets up and is easy to roll out.
- Make sure you roll the dough into an even thickness so that the cookies are even sizes.
- If you don’t have a smaller heart cookie cutter, you could use a smaller cutter of a different shape instead. Alternatively, you could create a small heart template that you could use to cut the heart centers out with a knife.
- For the best Valentine’s appearance, choose pink or red candies for the centers of the cookies.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I Make the Dough Ahead of Time?
Absolutely! In fact, this dough should have at least 30 minutes in the fridge as this will make it easier to roll out. Refrigerating the dough will also prevent the cookies from spreading out too much in the oven.
If you would like to make your cookie dough even more ahead of time than that, you could leave it in the fridge for a few days or in the freezer for up to 3 months. However, you will likely need to allow it to sit at room temperature for a while so that it can soften enough to roll out.
How Will I Know the Cookies are Baked?
You will be able to tell that the cookies are baked when the crushed candy has completely melted and the cookies are light golden on their bottoms and around their edges.
What Color Candies Should Be Used for Stained Glass Cookies?
You could use any color of hard candies that you enjoy, however, red or pink candies will have the best appearance for Valentine’s. You could even use leftover candy canes from Christmas if you would like the cookies to have a peppermint flavor.
How to Store Stained Glass Heart Cookies
These cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week. It is best not to store the cookies in the fridge or freezer as the candy may become sticky and start to soften.
Ingredients
How to Make Stained Glass Heart Cookies
In a bowl, knead the flour with the potato starch and butter until the mixture is crumbly.
In a bowl, knead the flour with the potato starch and butter until the mixture is crumbly.
Cut out heart-shaped cookies and place them on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
Add the powdered sugar, salt, vanilla sugar, and egg yolks, and mix until a dough forms. Wrap it in plastic wrap and refrigerate it for 30 minutes.
Cut smaller hearts out of the middle of the cookies. Bake them in a 360 F (180 C) oven for 5 minutes.
Transfer the dough to a work surface and roll it out to 4 mm thick.
Add crushed candies to the middle of the cookies. Return them to the oven and continue baking them for 2 to 3 minutes.
Cut out heart-shaped cookies and place them on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
Allow the cookies to cool before serving!
Cut smaller hearts out of the middle of the cookies. Bake them in a 360 F (180 C) oven for 5 minutes.
Add crushed candies to the middle of the cookies. Return them to the oven and continue baking them for 2 to 3 minutes.
Allow the cookies to cool before serving!
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