Best Stained Glass Cookies

Per serving

97.9kcal
1.6гProteins
2.3гFats
18гCarbs

These are a little work but well worth the delighted faces of people seeing them for the first time. The base cookie is a little like a sugar cookie, but uses honey as a healthier alternative and gives it a nice flavor.

Ingredients

30 serv.
  • cup butter or 1/3 cup margarine1⁄3 cup
  • cup sugar1⁄3 cup
  • egg1
  • cup honey2⁄3 cup
  • teaspoon almond extract1 teaspoon
  • cups flour (NOT self-rising)3 cups
  • teaspoon baking soda1 teaspoon
  • Jolly Rancher candies, many colors30

Step-by-step instructions

  1. 1

    Cream the butter and sugar; add in the egg, honey, and almond. Sift flour and baking soda together and add; use hands as needed to mix if the electric mixer isn't getting it.

  2. 2

    Refrigerate two hours or overnight (you can make this days in advance and refrigerate up to 5 days before making in an airtight container.).

  3. 3

    Crush the jolly ranchers in a plastic bag with a hammer, we use five different colors with separate bag for each one, and set aside in separate containers. (paper muffin cups work well and no dishes!).

  4. 4

    Line two large baking pans with wax paper; roll out a little over 1/8 inch thick and cut out desired shapes of cookies. Using a clean, sharp knife cut out various shapes in the middle, rerolling scraps until all dough is used up. Place cookies on wax paper and bake at 375°F for 5 minutes (lightly golden). Fill the areas that you had cut out in advance with crushed candies very full, as candies will melt down.

  5. 5

    Bake at 375°F 3 more minutes (candies melted) and cool; peel off wax paper and store in an airtight container.

  6. 6

    *NOTE: Placing a few slices of bread between the cookies will help soak up moisture and prevent the candy center from becoming too hard.

Source: food.com
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