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Stained Glass Cutouts

Stained Glass Cutouts
Light up your dessert tray this Christmas with the heavenly confections here! They're twice the treat, since they feature hard candy in the middle of crisp sugar cookies. "The candy creates the 'stained glass' effect," notes Margaret Milleker of Baltimore, Maryland. "The cookies are pretty enough to hang in a window. But folks are sure to gobble them up!"
18 ServingsPrep: 30 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tablespoon milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • Assorted colors of clear hard candy

Directions

  • In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat
  • in the egg, milk and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and
  • salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Cover and
  • refrigerate for 2 hours or until easy to handle.
  • Meanwhile, coarsely crush each color of hard candy separately; set
  • aside. On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8-in.
  • thickness. Cut with 4-in. cookie cutters dipped in flour. Cut out
  • centers with 1-in. cookie cutters. Place cookies 1 in. apart on
  • lightly grease foil-lined baking sheets. Fill centers with crushed
  • candy.
  • Bake at 375° for 8-10 minutes or until candy is melted and edges
  • begin to brown. Cool completely on baking sheet. Carefully peel
  • cookies off the foil. Yield: about 3 dozen.
© Taste of Home 2013

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Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (2 each) equals 172 calories, 8 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 32 mg cholesterol, 120 mg sodium, 23 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 2 g protein.
© Taste of Home 2013