These Stained Glass Heart Cookies are a neat way to explore how we can each reflect God's love. Great to make with groups of children, or with family at home, they're a delicious gift to share with friends, family, or your congregation.
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To make the cookies you'll need:
8oz plain flour
4oz butter/dairy free spread
4oz caster sugar
12 boiled sweets (red)
Icing pens
Heart shape cooking cutters (large & small)
Method:
1. Sieve the flour into a bowl, add the butter & rub the mixture until it resembles breadcrumbs.
2. Add the sugar & mix until a soft dough consistency is formed. Transfer the dough to a food bag & leave in the fridge for 1 hour. (If baking with a large group of children, prep the dough beforehand.)
3. To prepare the centre of the cookie, place the unwrapped boiled sweets into a food bag & crush the sweets with a rolling pin. To prevent the bag from splitting fold it over several times.
3. Roll out the chilled dough onto a floured surface & cut the hearts out with the cookie cutters, keeping the smaller heart cut-outs for later. Transfer all the cookies to the baking tray. (We lined our baking tray with foil & greased with a little butter to prevent the sweets from sticking to the base.)
4. Once all the hearts are on the baking tray it's time to add the sweets. Sprinkle the crushed sweets into your centre cut-outs, taking care not to spill too many onto the cookie. (If you wish to make hanging cookies, add a hole to the top of the cookie before you add the crushed sweets.)
5. Bake for 10-15mins at 180˚C/350˚F until the cookies are golden & the sweets have melted. Remove from the oven & leave to cool on the baking tray.
6. Once the sweets have set in the cookies, carefully remove them from the tray.
If you wish, you can add decorations with icing & sprinkles. Top Tip: Place the smaller cookie hearts back into the centre to prevent the transparent heart being coated in icing. It also means you decorate two cookies at the same time! When the decorations are complete, the mini hearts can be removed & the icing left to set.
These tasty cookies are a fun illustration of how we can each reflect God's love through kind actions, such as baking & sharing the cookies. Once cooked & cooled, hold the cookie up to a light source & the transparent heart will be illuminated, reminding us that God's love shines through us when we care for others.
Check out the gorgeous stained glass effect.
"You’re here to be light, bringing out the God-colours in the world." Matthew 5:16