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Stained glass cookies

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Make new memories with your kids by hanging homemade ornaments.

Did u guess it is actually the hard candy that gives the stained glass effect! A cookie that is completely edible.

Here is how they look on the real Xmas tree.
If you think cookie on the real Christmas tree is not for you then think in terms of a table center piece.
I used all the candies we got for Halloween:)) . To achieve the effect use light colored candies, dark candies do not look so good like purple dark blue etc..
Use different cookie cutters if u have, be creative:)


For the stained glass effect:
Any hard candy like Jolly rancher, Life saver or Poppins

To make cookie: (Yields around 12 small )
All purpose flour -1 cup
Butter – 1/2 stick
Granulated Sugar – 1/2  cup
Egg -1
Vanilla essence – 1 tsp

1.On a cookie sheet put a parchment paper and keep it ready.
2.Mix and make a dough with the above ingredients.Refrigerate for an hour.Roll out the dough into 1/8 inch thickness and cut the required shape with a cookie cutter / mouth of  a glass and cut inside with a bottle cap.
(Put the cookie on to the parchment paper first and then cut out the inside  to keep the shape intact.)
3.Make a hole with a skewer / straw on top edge to hang the cookie.
4. Crush the hard candy roughly and keep it ready.Put the crushed candy in the center.Use only one small candy per cookie.
5. Bake it at 350 F for 7-8 minutes (approx depending on ur oven).Keep an eye on it so the cookie does not become brown and candy does not burn.
6.Let it cool off for 3 minutes.Remove with spatula.

Note:

  • Some hard candies can taste really bitter after it is baked so be careful.
  • Make the center hole nice and big to see the stained glass effect.
  • Do not add more than one hard candy because it smudges on the sides of the cookie, will look messy.
  • The candy part is still hard so be careful if u have a loose tooth 🙂

Hope to hear from you lovely people out there.
Meena

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  12. Rafeeda AR

    this is just too awesome meena… i love the way the whole things looks like… those cookies looks so wow like showpeices that i wouldn't want to eat them at all!!! 🙂

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  16. Smitha Kalluraya

    wow wow wow.. u r really an expertestttt photographer.. hw artistic they look. wish u come as santa to my place n deliver me those cookies..

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  22. Reni

    They looks simply wonderful ! I've always wanted to try them out…but never had the confidence 🙂 but urs have come out so perfectly and beautiful ! love the clicks as always 🙂

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  50. Yes Cook

    Wow. How adorable are those awesome cookies.. so well prepared. Using candy is so interesting to get the glass like centre. I would not want any of them to hang on a tree or to be displayed as a centre piece as they deserve to be where they belong ie in my tummy 🙂
    Thanks for sharing.

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