Hanukkah Recipe: Stained Glass Cookies

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Ingredients:

• ½ cup softened butter
• ¾ cup sugar
• 1 large egg
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• ¼ teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ cup crushed hard candy

Preparation:

Tip: Short on time? Use premade dough and skip down to step 3.

• Using a mixer, cream together butter and sugar until fluffy. Add egg and vanilla extract. In a separate bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, and salt.
• Gradually add dry ingredients to the butter, and cream the mixture. Wrap tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least an hour.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. On a lightly-floured surface, roll out batter about ¼ inch thick.
• Use cookie cutters to cut out shapes. Cut a small circle in the middle of each shape with a butter knife or smaller cookie cutter.
• Place shapes on a parchment-lined baking sheet and bake for 5 minutes.
• Remove the baking sheet, and carefully spoon ½ teaspoon of crushed hard candy into the center of each cookie.
• Bake for 4-5 more minutes, or until the candy has melted completely.
• Cool, first for 15 minutes on baking sheet, then move to cooling rack.

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