Stained Glass Cookies
Stained Glass Cookies
YIELD
24 Servings
TYPE
Dessert
TIME
1 Hour 30 Minutes
LEVEL
Beginner
Ingredients Needed
For The Cookies:
- 1 cup unsalted butter, 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 in desired colors
For The Glaze:
– 1/4 cup powdered sugar – 2-3 drops of milk
Make Your Dough
1
In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar with an electric mixer on medium speed. Add the eggs, vanilla, salt and flour and continue blending until thoroughly combined.
Chill Your Dough
2
Cover the dough and place in the refrigerator for one hour.
Prepare Baking Sheet
3
While the dough is chilling, preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Roll Dough Flat
4
Remove dough from the refrigerator and roll out onto a floured surface about a half of an inch thick. Cut into desired shapes (we made ours heart shaped), being sure to cut out hollow areas to place the Jolly Rancher candy.
Crush Jolly Ranchers
5
Place shapes onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Unwrap the Jolly Rancher candies and organize by color. Then place each color into a plastic bag. Crush into small pieces. Place the candy in the hollowed out areas.
Bake Cookies
6
Bake for 10-12 minutes or until the cookies are set and the candy centers are melted. Be careful to not over bake. Allow to cool on the baking sheet until the candy is completely cooled.
Apply Glaze
7
Mix the glaze and drizzle over cookies when cooled. Serve and enjoy!