{"id":50787,"date":"2023-12-01T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.livewellbakeoften.com\/?p=50787"},"modified":"2023-11-30T22:13:11","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T03:13:11","slug":"stained-glass-cookies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.livewellbakeoften.com\/stained-glass-cookies\/","title":{"rendered":"Stained Glass Cookies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Stained glass cookies are made by cutting out sugar cookies and filling them with crushed hard candies before baking them. These festive cookies are easy to make yet look very impressive! <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Stained glass window cookies are some of the prettiest cookies you can bake around the holidays. To make them, homemade sugar cookie dough is rolled out and cut into your favorite shapes, then the hole in the middle is filled with crushed Jolly Ranchers before being baked. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the crushed Jolly Ranchers bake, they melt to create the gorgeous stained glass effect the cookies derive their name from. It’s a simple baking trick, yet these elegant cookies earn plenty of oohs <\/em>and aahs <\/em>every time I make them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Make a batch of these stained glass cookies for your next cookie exchange or Christmas gathering. They’re sure to stand out! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The base of this recipe is a simple sugar cookie dough<\/a> made with shortening. The Jolly Ranchers are the only special ingredient you might need to add to your usual grocery list. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s quickly review the key things you’ll need: <\/p>\n\n\n\n