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Stained Glass Christmas Tree Cookies

These delicate stained glass cookies are perfect for the holidays! The stained glass is made of hard candy that you crush and bake with the cookies. You can customize them with your favorite cookie shapes and candy flavors.
Servings: 5 dozen cookies (approximately)
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 8 minutes
Total Time: 38 minutes
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Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups unsalted butter, softened
  • 2 cups white sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 5 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • hard candies in red green and orange, I used life savers

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 400°F. In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until smooth. Add in eggs and vanilla and mix until completely incorporated. Stir in the flour, baking powder, and salt. Cover, and chill dough for at least one hour (or overnight).
  • Roll out dough on floured surface 1/2 inch thick. Using the larger christmas tree cookie cutter, make cookie cut-outs. Place cookies 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Use the smaller Christmas tree cookie cutter and place in the center of each cookie to create a small christmas tree cut-out. If you don't have a small Christmas tree cutter, you can also use a knife and cut out a small triangle from the middle of each Christmas tree cookie shape.
  • Take a few red hard candies and crush into pieces. (I used a mallet.) Fill the middle of some of the cookies with the red candy pieces. Repeat with other colors. I only used one color per cookie.
  • Bake 6 to 8 minutes in preheated oven. Cool completely. When the cookies come out, the melted candy may still be bubbling. Once it is cooled, it will set into a thin layer.

Notes

The nutrition information provided are only estimates based on an online nutritional calculator. This is not a comprehensive list of all the nutrients in the recipe (i.e., does not include vitamins, cholesterol, etc). I am not a certified nutritionist. Please consult a nutritionist or doctor for accurate information and any dietary restrictions and concerns you may have.
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