How to make stained glass window cookies

You'll learn how to make the perfect stained glass window cookie.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 1 1/3 cups butter
• 1 1/3 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup milk
• 4 well beaten eggs
• 1 1/4 teaspoons nutmeg
• 5 1/4 cups flour
• crushed, clear, hard candies sorted by color

1. 
    
   A picture from a different website showing some of the cookies.

   Makes about five dozen cookies.

2. Mix the butter and sugar together in a large bowl. Mix it into a cream.

3. Beat the milk and eggs together and add it to the butter mixture.

4. Add the nutmeg to the flour, and then mix it into the butter mixture.

5. Wrap in some waxed paper and chill for an hour.

6. After an hour, pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees Farenheight. Cover the baking sheets with foil.

7. Roll the dough 1/4 inch thick and cut out the desired shape of your cookie making sure you leave at least 1/4 inch of edge around the center hole.

8. Place the cookies on the prepared cookie sheet.

9. Fill the centers of the cookies with crushed candies. Only use on color per hole.

10. Bake for 6-9 minutes or until the candy melts.

11. Cool for 5 minutes to allow the candy to solidify before moving them to a wire rack.

Tips & Warnings

• To make as an ornament cut a hole at the top before baking them.
• Don't or be careful when touching the hot cookies.

[LisaTopher]

on 12/14/2007 I would use a heavy buttered pan or parchment paper.

[grouch]

on 12/7/2007 I can never get the crushed candy to come off the pan well. Any ideas?