Magnifying Glass Cookies

Name: Magnifying Glass Cookies
Prep time: 1 h
Total time: 3 h
Yield: 24
Ingredients: 2 1/4 c. cups all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled, plus more for working; 3/4 tsp. Kosher salt; 3/4 c. (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature; 3/4 c. sugar; 2 tsp. pure vanilla extract; 1/2 tsp. pure almond extract; 1 large egg, beaten; 1 c. finely crushed pineapple Lifesavers candy; 1/2 c. finely crushed green apple Lifesavers candy

By Marian Cooper CairnsPublished: Sep 8, 2017

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Brian Woodcock

Yields:

Prep Time:

1 hr

Total Time:

3 hrs

Halloween cookie or party prop? With these magnifying glass-shaped treats, you have both!

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Ingredients

2 1/4 cups cups all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled, plus more for working
3/4 tsp. Kosher salt
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
3/4 cup sugar
2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
1/2 tsp. pure almond extract
1 large egg, beaten
1 cup finely crushed pineapple Lifesavers candy
1/2 cup finely crushed green apple Lifesavers candy

Directions

1. Step 1Whisk together flour and salt in a bowl. Beat butter, sugar, and extracts on medium-high speed with an electric mixer until light and fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes. Beat in egg until blended. Reduce mixer speed to low, and gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture, beating just until flour is incorporated.
2. Step 2Divide dough in half, and flatten into 2 disks. Wrap in plastic wrap, and chill at least 2 hours or up to 3 days.
3. Step 3Preheat oven to 325°F. Line three baking sheets with parchment paper. Working with one disk at a time, on a lightly floured work surface, roll dough to 1/4-inch thickness. Use a 5 3/4-inch-long magnifying glass-shaped cookie cutter to cut as many cookies as possible; place on prepared baking sheets. Use a 2-inch round cutter to remove center from each cookie; reroll scraps, and repeat process. Freeze 10 minutes. Stir together candies in a bowl.
4. Step 4Bake until golden brown around edges, 10 to 12 minutes. Cool 3 minutes. Sprinkle crushed candies in center of each cookie, dividing evenly. Bake until candies melt, 2 to 3 minutes; swirl with a toothpick to mix colors. Cool completely on baking sheets on a wire rack.