Get creative with cookie-cutter shapes and candy colors to make these Stained Glass Cookies uniquely yours.
Stained Glass Cookies
Makes about 24
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- 18 red translucent hard candies,* crushed
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°. Line baking sheets with silicone baking mats.
- In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar with a mixer at medium speed until creamy, about 2 minutes, stopping occasionally to scrape sides of bowl. Beat in egg and vanilla until combined.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture, beating until combined.
- Turn out dough onto a lightly floured surface, and roll dough to ¼-inch thickness. Cut dough with a 3½-inch star cutter, and place on prepared pans. Cut out center of cookies with a 1½-inch star cutter. Gently reroll scraps and cut to use all dough. Refrigerate pans for 20 minutes. Fill center of cookies with crushed candy.
- Bake until candy has melted and completely filled cutouts, 8 to 10 minutes. Let cool on pans for 5 minutes. Remove from pans, and let cool completely on wire racks. Store in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
Notes
*We used Jolly Rancher Hard Candy.
A silicone baking mat is essential for keeping these cookies from sticking.
A silicone baking mat is essential for keeping these cookies from sticking.
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