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- Prep time 40 minutes
- Total time 2 hours & 15 minutes
Ingredients
Method
In bowl, whisk together flour, cinnamon, baking powder and salt.
In large bowl, using hand mixer on medium speed, beat butter with sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes; beat in egg and vanilla. Stir in flour mixture just until combined. Divide dough in half; shape into discs. Wrap each in plastic wrap; refrigerate for 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
On lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/4-inch thickness. Using 2 1/2-inch cookie cutter, cut out shapes, rerolling and cutting scraps as necessary. Using smaller cookie cutter of same or different shape, cut out centres of cookies. Arrange, 1 inch apart, on prepared pans. Spoon about 1/2 tsp of the crushed candy into centre of each cutout.
Bake, 1 sheet at a time, until edges are light golden and candy is melted, 8 to 10 minutes; transfer directly to rack to cool completely.
Test Kitchen Tip: To crush candies, place each colour separately in a heavy-duty resealable plastic bag; place in second bag to avoid tears and spills. Smash with rolling pin or heavy pan until in small coarse pieces.
Makes about 24 cookies.
Nutritional facts PER COOKIE: about
- Fibre 0 g
- Sodium 94 mg
- Sugars 8 g
- Protein 1 g
- Calories 120
- Total fat 5 g
- Potassium 17 mg
- Cholesterol 20 mg
- Saturated fat 3 g
- Total carbohydrate 17 g
%RDI
- Iron 4
- Folate 10
- Calcium 1
- Vitamin A 5
