Dora's Crystal Cookies

Capture a cascade of colors in these sparkling cookies that are shaped like magical crystals. Your kids will want to collect them all!

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Ingredients

• 1 tube (16.5 oz.) refrigerated sugar cookie dough
• 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 2/3 cup confectioners' sugar
• 2 tbsp. egg white powder (Just Whites)
• 3 tbsp. warm water
• 24 hard candies, crushed (Jolly Rancher)
• 1/4 cup each blue, yellow, red, and green decorating sugars
• 1/2 cup light corn syrup

Supplies

• Crystal Cookie Template

Directions

1. Step 1

   Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line three cookie sheets with aluminum foil.

2. Step 2

   Knead the flour into the sugar cookie dough until smooth. Roll out the cookie dough on a lightly floured surface to a 1/4-inch thickness. Cut out as many of the diamond shapes using the template with a small knife. Transfer the cut-outs to the prepared cookie sheets, about 2 inches apart. Cut out a center diamond and remove the cut-out. Re-roll the scraps to make about 20 diamond cut-outs.

3. Step 3

   Bake until cookies are just golden and firm, about 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack.

4. Step 4

   While the cookies are baking, you can make the royal frosting. Combine the confectioners' sugar, egg white powder, and 2 tablespoons of the water in a large bowl with an electric mixer on low speed. Add an additional 1 tablespoon of water and beat until just smooth and thick. While you're not working, keep covered with plastic wrap to prevent drying.

5. Step 5

   Place the unwrapped hard candies, like colors in separate ziploc bags. Using the back of a pan break the candies into small pieces on a hard surface. Sprinkle about 1 tablespoon of the broken candies into the opening of the cookies. Return to the oven and bake until the candies are smooth, about 3 to 4 minutes longer. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool completely.

6. Step 6

   Gently peel the cooled cookies from the foil. Spoon the colored sugars into separate small bowls. Spoon the royal frosting into a ziploc bag.

7. Step 7

   Heat the corn syrup in the microwave until bubbly, about 10 to 20 seconds. Working on one cookie at a time, lightly brush the cookie area with the hot corn syrup. Sprinkle the cookie with the sugar while still wet. Repeat with the remaining cookies and sugar.

8. Step 8

   Snip a very small corner (1/8 inch) from the bag with the royal frosting. Pipe lines on top of the sugared cookies to look like a crystal.

Nurtition Facts

• Calories: 253
• Total Fat: 4g
• Saturated Fat: 1g
• Trans Fat: 2g
• Cholesterol: 4mg
• Sodium: 113mg
• Total Carbs: 52g
• Fiber: 1g
• Sugar: 38g
• Protein: 2g