stained glass cookies
Stained Glass Cookies 3/4 cup shortening (part butter or margarine 1 cup granulated sugar 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder
Ingredients
- 3/4cupshortening (part butter or margarine
- 1cupgranulated sugar
- 2eggs
- 1teaspoonvanilla extract
- 21/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1teaspoonbaking powder
- 1teaspoonsalt
- 8packages lifesavers® (red, green, butter rum and
Directions
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Stained Glass Cookies 3/4 cup shortening (part butter or margarine 1 cup granulated sugar 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 1/2 cups all-p
- 2
Blend in flour, baking powder and salt
- 3
Cover and chill at least one hour
- 4
Roll dough 1/8 inch thick and cut out cookies with larger cutters
- 5
Place cookies on baking sheet that has been covered with foil
- 6
Then use small cutters to cut out a section from the cookie (small bell shape within larger bell, etc.)
- 7
Crush candy into small pieces and fill in cut-out areas, making sure there is enough crushed candy to spread into corners
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When first making this recipe, try just a few cookies first to find the right amount of crushed candy to use