How to make Stained Glass Cookies
Step by step instructions and video for how to make stained glass looking cookies. These Holiday cookies are so easy and fun to make!
I used my favorite Gingerbread Cookie Dough to make these cookies, but any sugar cookie dough will work like my Best Ever Sugar Cookies. For a recipe with a tasty twist try my pretty pink Candy Cane Sugar Cookies.
How to Make these beautiful stained glass cookies.
Place candies in a bag and pound until crushed.
Roll out the cookie dough to 1/4 inch thickness.
Cut out dough using a large cookie cutter, then cut center with smaller shape.
Fill the centers with the crushed candies.
Bake in preheated oven, 350º F for approximately 7-10 minutes. Allow cookies to cool before removing from them from the baking sheet.
Tips for making these cookies
- Line the baking pan with parchment paper to prevent candy from sticking to baking sheet.
- Any two cookie cutters will work as long a small size fits into larger cutter and leaves enough dough to hold the candies in.
- Use any hard colorful candy you like. I usually use Lifesavers or Jolly Ranchers.
- The amount of candy required will depend on size of center you cut out. These cookies took 5-6 crushed candies.
- These stained glass looking cookies look beautiful, but you can decorate them even more with some royal icing. Check out my post on How to Make and Decorate cookies with Royal Icing. These Christmas cookies are so easy to make and everyone will rave about your decorative cookies!
Favorite Holiday Baking Recipes to try
I love baking for the Holidays from Christmas cookies to cakes and squares. These sweet treats are alway included in my Christmas baking!
This post was originally published December 14, 2015. Occasionally I update with fresh tips, content and photos. Current update December 11, 2023.
How to Make Stained Glass Cookies
Ingredients
- cookie dough gingerbread or sugar cookie
- colorful hard candy life savers, jolly ranchers
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350º F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Very important to do this or the cookies will stick!
- Roll out your favorite cookie dough to 1/4 inch thickness.
- Cut into desire shapes with larger cookie cutter, then use smaller cookie cutter to cut inside shape.
- Crush candies into small chunks.
- Fill center of cookies with crushed candies.
- Bake 7-10 minutes. Cool cookies before removing from baking sheet.
- Keep a close eye on the cookies while they are baking to ensure the candy centers don't burn.
Video
Notes
Nutrition
Excellent tutorial, I love these cookies!
Thanks Michelle