Stained Glass Cookies, Peppermint Patties, and Peppermint Bark Hearts

I made a whole bunch of stuff today.  No one in my family really needs anything so i make disposable gifts in the edible and consumable forms.  Today I did three and a half projects.  The first is Stained Glass Cookies.  I used this recipe.

Scottish Shortbread + One Egg

3 1/4 cups of flour
2 1/2 sticks of softened butter
2/3 cup of sugar
1 egg ( I added this to help bind the dough)

Beat together egg, sugar and butter until mixed.  Beat in one 1/2 cup of flour at a time until all is mixed in.  Roll out and cut big stars and baby stars out of the middle.  Smash the hell out of 25 Jolly ranchers still in the package with a hammer.  This blows off some steam and I LIKED IT.  Put the smashed up candy in the middle of the stars.  Bake at 325 degrees for 16 minutes.

Before baking

After baking

Then I made peppermint patties. I used this recipe.

One 14 oz. can of condensed milk
one tablespoon peppermint extract
6 cups of powdered sugar

Mix milk and extract together and then slowly add sugar one cup at a time until the dough is stiffened.  I added the last two cups and kneaded it in by hand to avoid killing my mixer.  Roll the dough out and use sugar to keep the rolling pin from sticking.  I rolled in on wax paper. Cut out the pieces and let them dry a few hours.  Turn the pieces half way through drying them.

Melt chocolate in a double boiler with one tablespoon of shortening per 6 ounces of chocolate.  Dip the pieces in the chocolate with a fork and place on a cookie sheet.  Stick them in the fridge for 20 minutes to set the chocolate. Yum.

Rolled and cut

Waiting to swim in chocolate

Hot mess.  I need to clean these up a bit.  I am not a good chocolate dunker. 

Then I made Peppermint bark with candy canes.  I used the mini dollar store candy canes as frames.  Melted 16 ounces of White chocolate chips with 2 table spoons of shortening.  I very painstakingly  spooned it into the candy canes and used a butter knife tip to spread it out.  Placed them in the fridge to set while I melted the dark chocolate the same way.  I then repeated the process for  the dark chocolate and immediately sprinkled crushed candy cane on top.  ( I smashed the snot out of the candy canes with the hammer too!!! I placed them in a freezer bag and had at it.  LOL.)

Candy Cane Bark

I tried to make Spritz cookies but the dough wouldn't stick to the pan so I need to figure out what to do with it tomorrow.  GRRR!!  I am exhausted and need Xanax, or something, but I feel like I got a lot done.  YAY!  If you get these treats and don't like them, DO NOT TELL ME.  You may get your azz whooped.  Merry Christmas!!