Stained Glass Cookies Recipe
These Stained Glass Cookies work as delicious treats and beautiful ornaments! Buttery sugar cookies with colored candy centers serve as decorations, gift tags, or dessert.
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Servings: 24 cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter unsalted, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 large eggs room temperature
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 ½ cups all purpose flour divided
- 24 clear hard candies
Instructions
- In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar with an hand or stand mixer on medium speed.
- Add the eggs, vanilla and salt and continue blending until thoroughly combined.
- Slowly add the flour, mixing just until combined. Cover the dough and place in the refrigerator for one hour.
- While the dough is chilling, preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Remove dough from the refrigerator and roll out onto a floured surface about a half of an inch thick. Cut into shapes, being sure to cut out hollow areas to place candy. Place shapes onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Unwrap the hard candies and place into a plastic bag. Crush into small pieces. Place the candy in the hollowed out areas.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes or until the cookies are set and the candy centers are melted.
- Cool cookies completely before removing from the baking sheet.
Notes
- Ornament prep - Poke holes with a straw BEFORE baking to avoid breaking cookies. Use smaller cookie cutters for inside shapes.
- Clear candy - Jolly Ranchers work great, but any clear hard candy (Life Savers, lollipops) or sanding sugar works. Keep crushed candies separated by color and brush off excess before baking.
- Dough handling - Chill dough well so cookies keep their shape when baking. Roll to equal thickness for even cooking.
- Baking perfection - Bake only until edges just start to brown (longer causes caramelizing or burning). Pop any candy bubbles immediately with a pin after removing from oven.
- Crucial cooling - Let cookies cool completely on the baking sheet to prevent tearing and the candy sticking. Humid weather may keep candy sticky longer and take longer to set.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 | Calories: 173kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 36mg | Sodium: 116mg | Potassium: 28mg | Fiber: 0.5g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 259IU | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 1mg
