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Stained Glass Window Cookies

SUBMITTED BY: Kim Hogan PHOTO BY: Annette F

"These are cookies which have open spaces which are filled with crushed hard candy (yellow and red work best). When baked, the candy melts and gives the appearance of "stained glass"."
RECIPE RATING:
The reviewer gave this recipe 35 stars. This recipe average a 3.5 star rating.
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Original recipe yield 3 dozen

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

  • 2/3 cup butter
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 eggs
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/3 cup milk
  • 40 fruit flavored hard candies

DIRECTIONS

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
  2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar. Stir in vanilla and eggs.
  3. In another bowl, sift together flour, baking powder and salt; add to egg mixture alternately with milk.
  4. On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough 1/4 inch thick. Cut into 1/4 to 1/2 inch wide strips and, on a well-buttered baking sheet, form into window frames.
  5. Keeping the colors separate, place candy in plastic bags and crush with a meat mallet. Place crushed candies inside window frames.
  6. Bake for six minutes, or until candy is just melted. Cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes, until candy is hard. Carefully lift cookies off baking sheet with spatula.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 21, 2003 by SINESSE
My mother and I loved making these cookies! We took the advice from the reviewer who... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 6, 2003 by TYM4COFFY
I used this recipe with stars at Christmas...I found that using the lifesavers-R five flavors... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 7, 2003 by JUBIE66
After reading the other reviews, I decided to make these cookies, but keeping in mind that... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 8, 2003 by BABYWILLMAKE4
try using hard cinamon candy instead! makes a very nice twist! MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 19, 2002 by SMAMOM
Our "Valentine Window" cookies turned out beautifully! We used a 4" heart with a smaller... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 5, 2007 by irelandwhispers
Like others, I increased the sugar and vanilla and decreased the milk. The dough was still... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 17, 2006 by M. Johnson
Read rewiew on how the dough wasn't to flavorful so decided to make sugar cookie dough. The... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 21, 2003 by CINDYJ60
I was really disappointed... The dough was too soft, and the "cutting and pasting" was a... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 21, 2003 by Pam
Cookies were good but they stuck fast to the cookie sheet and broke when trying to get them... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 13, 2007 by LadyArndt
I don't know what I did wrong, but when the candy melted, it seeped underneath the sugar... MORE