Stained Glass Cookies

Fill the cut-out areas of the cookies two-thirds full with the crushed candy.

Stained glass cookies. Remove the cookies from the refrigerator. It was time for our annual neighborhood cookie exchange and I needed a new recipe to try. The center is then filled with crushed colorful Jolly Rancher hard candies.

After painting the cookies I applied a layer of edible adhesive. Using an electric hand whisk whisk together the butter and sugar in a large bowl. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.

This recipe is a sample recipe from my cookbook and was one of our favorite recipes to make. All you have to do is cut your sugar cookies with a negative space inside then crush your favorite hard candy and sprinkle it in the middle. Cut out the center of each and fill with crushed hard candies before baking.

This gives the icing a nice shine and it dries without any stickiness. They have a clear candy center so that light can shine through them. I love perusing through Christmas Cooking Roundups like 50 of the Best Holiday Cookies The Top Ten Holiday Cookies or 25 of The Best Christmas Cookies Recipes for inspiration.

When the hard candy melts it looks like stained glass. Stained glass cookies are a fun and sweet cookie for the holidays and are fun for kids to make too. Add egg yolks and vanilla and beat to combine.

Soft buttery cookie dough rolled out and cut into holiday shapes then filled with melted candies so they look like stained glass. You can even hang them on branches and make a centerpiece out of them. Beat butter sugars then add molasses vanilla then egg Using an electric mixer beat together butter white sugar and brown sugar until fluffy about 2 minutes.