Stained Glass Cookies, Poached Pears, and Blue Cheese

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Stained Glass Cookies

Beautiful but heartbreaking that we have no Jolly Ranchers here in Australia! As an Ex-Pat myself, I’ve had friends visiting USA bring back a Kilo bag for me, a BIG ask! But meanwhile I’ll try these with our own lame versions of ‘boiled sweets’ – what they call hard candy here. Wish me luck and thanks for the great recipes here, Jaclyn. (Those 3-ingredient Turtles got me here!) Happy Holidays! Karen DownUnder

Ingredients

• 2 large eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• Jolly Ranchers hard candies (approx. 20)
• 1 cup (200g) granulated sugar
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 3 cups (382g) all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled), plus more for dusting
• 1 cup (226g) unsalted butter, softened

Instructions

1. Frist, Unwrap and separate Jolly Ranchers into each color then place in separate small resealable bags. 
2. Then Crush into small bits (not powder) using a meat mallet, set aside.
3. Next, In the bowl of an electric stand mixer cream together butter, sugar and salt until well combined. 
4. Then Mix in eggs one at a time then blend in vanilla.
5. Next, With mixer set on low speed slowly add in flour and mix until well combined.
6. Scrape dough out and shape into a rectangle, wrap in plastic wrap and and chill 1 hour.
7. Then Cut chilled dough into thirds. Leave one portion out to work with and chill remaining.
8. Next, Roll dough out onto a floured surface (about 1/5-inch thick). Cut out as many large stars as possible using a star shape cookie cutter (approx. 3.5-inch stars).
9. Then Transfer cut stars to baking sheet lined with a silicone baking mat or parchment paper. 
10. Next, Cut a smaller star (using a 1.75-inch star cutter) from the center of each and remove*. Re-roll and cut scrap dough.
11. Fill cut out centers about 3/4 of the way with crushed jolly ranchers. Chill cookies in refrigerator until firm, about 15 - 20 minutes. Meanwhile preheat oven to 350 degrees. 
12. Then Bake cookies until set and candy center has melted, about 12 - 14 minutes.
13. Then Let cool on baking sheet until Jolly Ranchers have set and hardened. Repeat process with remaining refrigerated dough. Store in an airtight container.

Recipes adapted from :  almanac.com