Description
These stained glass cookies are a delightful treat, perfect for any occasion. With a beautiful candy center, they are both fun to make and delicious to eat!
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup butter (room temperature)
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 20–30 pieces crushed hard candy (Life Savers, Jolly Ranchers, or other hard candy)
Instructions
- In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together the flour, cream of tartar, and salt and set aside.
- Place room temperature butter and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer and cream with the paddle attachment until light and fluffy—about 3 minutes.
- Slowly add the eggs, almond extract, and vanilla extract and mix again until combined.
- Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and mix until combined. Scrape the bowl to make sure that all of the butter mixture has mixed in completely.
- Cover with plastic and chill in the fridge for about 2 hours (or overnight).
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
- Sprinkle the counter and rolling pin lightly with flour. Roll the dough on your floured surface until it is about 1/4″ thick.
- Cut cookies out into desired shapes, then use a smaller cookie cutter to cut out small shapes inside each cookie to make a stained glass window.
- Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper at least 1″ apart. Add the crushed candy and fill with as much candy as possible without overfilling the hole.
- Bake in a preheated 325 degree F oven for 8-10 minutes, or until the edges are set and there is just a hint of golden brown color.
- Let the cookies cool for about 2 minutes on the baking sheet before transferring them to a countertop to cool completely.
- Enjoy!
Notes
- For best results, chill the dough well before rolling it out to prevent stickiness.
- Experiment with different color hard candies for beautiful stained glass effects.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 100
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 80mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 30mg