Stained Glass Cookies
If you are going to hang these pretty cookies, poke a small hole in the tops with a straw before baking.
INGREDIENTS | YIELDS 48 COOKIES
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- ½ cup sugar
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon Grandma’s molasses
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
- 35 hard candies in different colors (Life Savers work well)
Cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add egg, molasses, and vanilla; blend well.
Blend in dry ingredients. Chill 1–2 hours.
Preheat oven to 375°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment. Break candies into a powder. Do this easily by putting all candies of one color in a zip-top bag and pounding with a meat mallet. Repeat for each color.
Roll out dough on a floured surface to ¼" thick. Cut into desired shapes. Using small cookie cutters, cut shapes. Place cookies on baking sheet; fill cutout areas with crushed candies.
Bake 8–10 minutes. Cool cookies completely in pans or candy will break off and separate from cookies.
Cookie Decor
Stained glass cookies look especially pretty when a ribbon is threaded through the hole in the top and the cookies are hung in a window where the light shines through them. They can also be hung on the tree as special treats for the little ones to find.
