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Stained Glass Cookies

Course: cookies, Dessert
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 2 dozen
Author: Laureen King
Stained glass cookies are made using an easy technique of melting Lifesaver or Jolly Rancher type candies in the cut out centre of cookies.
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Ingredients

  • Sugar cookie dough
  • 25 hard candies such as Life Savers or Jolly Ranchers

Instructions

  • Make your favorite sugar cookie recipe. Here's my favourite
  • Crush hard candies ( I put candies in heavy duty ziploc bag and pound with meat hammer). You can also used a food grinder.
  • Line cookie sheet with parchment paper ( must use parchment paper or cookies with stick)
  • On floured surface roll dough to ΒΌ inch thickness.
  • Cut out cookies with your favorite cookie cutter shapes, then with smaller cookie cutter shape (ensure it fits inside large shape)
  • Cut smaller shape inside of larger shape.
  • Place cookies on cookie sheet.
  • Fill centre shape with crushed candies being careful not to spill candies onto cookie dough.
  • Bake for 8-10 minutes. Just until edges start to brown. Candies will melt as cookie bakes.
  • Cool completely before removing from parchment paper.
  • Add extra decorative touches with Royal Icing if you like!

Notes

To add more decorative touch decorate with Royal Icing. See recipe here