
Aquarium Cookies
Fun candy stuffed cookies that can be seen through a sugar window.
Ingredients
- 4 oz unsalted butter softened
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 cups flour
- 20 pcs hard candy
- sprinkles to taste
- 1/4 cup white chocolate melted
Instructions
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In a medium bowl, mix softened butter and sugar until smooth. Add the egg and stir well to combine. Sift in the flour and fold until fully incorporated.
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Cover the dough with plastic and rest in a fridge for at least 30 minutes.
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Preheat the oven to 350˚F.
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Sprinkle flour on the work surface and rolling pin so the dough won’t stick. Roll out the dough to 1/4 to 1/8 inch thickness. Using a 3 inch round cookie cutter, cut out the dough.
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Cut out center of each cookie with using a 2 inch round cookie cutter.
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Place the cookie on a parchment-lined baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes.
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Take out the sheet from the oven and place hard candies in the center of each cookies. Bake for 3-5 minutes or until the hard candy melts and spreads out.
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Let the cookies cool completely.
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In a microwave-safe bowl, melt the white chocolate, about 10-15 seconds.
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For the bottom cookies, add your favorite sprinkles onto the hard candy. Take the top cookies and drizzle melted chocolate around the rims. Immediately sandwich the 2 cookies and set in fridge for 15 minutes.