Stained glass cookies

Stained Glass Cookies are certain to impress folks of all ages! These crisp buttery cookies are cut into festive shapes and filled with tough candies, then they’re baked and the candy melts into an even layer for a gorgeous stained glass result.

A tasty cookie to include to the cookie tray this year, and conserve a number of for the Christmas tree or window!

Stained Glass Cookies

I produced a number of batches of these over the Thanksgiving holiday and I’d have to say I don’t think I’ve ever gotten so several ooh’s and ahh’s.

My youngsters, my nieces and nephews, the neighborhood children and even the children at school thought these were the coolest cookies they’d ever observed. And think it or not they actually aren’t difficult to make.

You basically minimize a larger star (or other form) from the cookie dough transfer it to a baking sheet, cut the same smaller sized form then fill that with crushed Jolly Ranchers. Bake them and the candies melt into an even layer and depart you with a such fun nevertheless striking cookie.

I’ve been wanting to attempt these cookies for many years and I’m so glad I ultimately did! This year I’ve truly been on a Jolly Rancher kick (you can find hidden stashes in my purse and pantry) so perhaps that’s what finally inspired me to make them.

Nostalgic childhood candy meets classic shortbread style cookie for a treat everybody will adore!

Ingredients You’ll Need for This Recipe

How to Make Stained Glass Cookies

Can I Use Diverse Shapes?

Yes totally. I actually was arranging on producing snowflakes, gingerbread men and Christmas trees as well but I believed the stars had been cute so I just did all stars. As lengthy as you have a huge cookie cutter then a smaller 1 to lower the center it need to perform wonderful.

Can I Use a Various Sort of Candy?

I did also check these with Life Savers and they do function but the colours weren’t really as quite. Perhaps it’s just my oven but they appeared to melt faster and therefor came out a tiny darker.

I’m also curious if they’d function with a butterscotch or cinnamon challenging candy? They may not be as glassy but they sound delicious if they’d perform.

How to Minimize Holes for Hanging

I’m sure theres a few ways you could go about creating a hole at the best of the cookie so you can tie them with a ribbon to hang them, but the approach that I utilized was just a plastic straw.

It was the excellent size and the dough would stick to the straw so you don’t have to try out and select it out. Just be certain to stamp the hole out prior to you bake them.