Stained Glass Six-Point Star Cookies

By kmad

Stained Glass Cookies are really easy to make and yet look so impressive. They make great gifts for the festive season. Cookie Tip: These cookies look wonderful when hung on the Christmas tree or beside candles, to catch the light.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 3 cups flour
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 8 oz hard candies such as Life Savers or Jolly Ranchers in assorted colors

Details

Servings 12
Adapted from fancyflours.com

Preparation

Step 1

BEAT butter, sugar, honey, egg and vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; mix well. Cover. Refrigerate at least 2 hours.

PREHEAT oven to 350°F. Place dough on lightly floured surface; roll out to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut into desired shapes with 2-1/2- to 3-inch floured cookie cutters. Use smaller version of each cutter to make an interior cut, leaving 1/2- to 3/4-inch border of dough. Cut out and remove dough from center of each shape; set aside.

Place cutouts on baking sheets covered with parchment paper. Shape remaining dough into ball; re-roll to make additional cutouts.

CRUSH each color of candy separately between 2 layers of wax paper with mallet. Spoon crushed candy inside centers of cutouts.

BAKE 6 to 8 minutes or until candy is melted and cookies are lightly browned. Cool cookies completely before removing from parchment.

Kitchen Tips:
How to Make Cookies into Ornaments:
Before baking cookies, use a drinking straw to poke a hole in the top of each cookie cutout. Bake and cool as directed. Thread a piece of ribbon through the hole to use for hanging.
Storage Know-How:
Cookie dough can be wrapped tightly and refrigerated up to 1 week, or placed in freezer container and frozen up to 3 months.