JOLLY RANCHER Stained Glass Window Cookies

Name: JOLLY RANCHER Stained Glass Window Cookies Recipe | Hersheyland
Prep time: 120 min
Total time: 210 min
Yield: 30 cookies
Ingredients: 3/4 cup butter or margarine (1-1/2 sticks), softened; 1/2 cup sugar; 1 egg; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 3/4 tsp lemon or orange extract; food color in desired color or colors (optional); 2-3/4 cups all-purpose flour; 1/2 tsp baking powder; 1/2 tsp salt; 30 JOLLY RANCHER Original Hard Candies in assorted colors; 1 tsp vanilla extract and omit lemon or orange extract; all-purpose flour, decrease to 2-1/2 cups; 1/4 cup HERSHEY'S SPECIAL DARK Cocoa

Skill Level: Intermediate

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No bones about it, these JOLLY RANCHER Stained Glass Window Cookies are adorably bewitching. Each delicious sugar cookie features a magical "stained glass" made of melted JOLLY RANCHER Hard Candies. They're the perfect treat for your guests and for tricking out your fall and Halloween dessert table. Use a variety of flavors and colors to bring your cookies to life, and don't forget to poke a hole in the cookie dough for the string!

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Ingredients & Directions

Yields:: 30 cookies

Prep:: 2 Hr.
Bake:: 10 Min.
Total:

BAKE MODE:

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Ingredients

3/4 cup

butter or margarine (1-1/2 sticks), softened
1/2 cup

sugar
1

egg
1 tsp

vanilla extract
3/4 tsp

lemon or orange extract
food color in desired color or colors (optional)
2-3/4 cups

all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp

baking powder
1/2 tsp

salt
30

JOLLY RANCHER Original Hard Candies in assorted colors
Chocolate Dough (additional option)
1 tsp

vanilla extract and omit lemon or orange extract
all-purpose flour, decrease to 2-1/2 cups
1/4 cup

HERSHEY'S SPECIAL DARK Cocoa

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You'll Need 

mixing bowl

mixer

refrigerator

wax paper

oven

cookie cutters

cookie sheets

wire rack

Step-By-Step Directions

Beat butter and sugar until creamy. Add egg, vanilla and lemon extract; blend well. (Add about 1/2 teaspoon food color if colored dough is desired). Stir together flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to butter mixture. (Batter will be stiff; stir in last part with wooden spoon or work in with hands). Divide dough in half. Roll each half into ball and flatten to form disk; wrap each disk and refrigerate until dough is firm enough to roll.

Place candies of same color in food processor; coarsely crush. (Or place candies in heavy-duty food storage bag and crush with rolling pin). Store crushed candies in food storage bags until ready to use so that candies don't clump.

Roll one half of dough at a time between two pieces of wax paper to about 1/8 inch thickness. Remove top sheet of wax paper. Cut into desired shapes with cookie cutters. Remove excess dough from around cut-outs. Slide bottom sheet with cookies onto tray or cookie sheet. Refrigerate cookies and tray.

Heat oven to 350°F. Line several cookie sheets with foil; spray lightly with nonstick cooking spray. When firm peel wax paper from bottom of cookies and place on prepared cookie sheet. With wooden pick or straw, pierce small hole at top of cookie for use as hanging ornament, if desired. Cut out shapes for the stained glass in each cookie using small cookie cutters or small knife.

Partially bake cookies 6 to 7 minutes. Remove from oven and cool cookie sheet and cookies on wire rack. Fill cut-out areas with crushed candies. Return cookies to oven; bake an additional 4 to 5 minutes or until candies are melted. Allow cookies to cool completely on cookie sheet. Carefully peel off foil; store in covered container with wax paper between cookies.

Chocolate Dough:

Add an additional 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and omit lemon or orange extract. Decrease all-purpose flour to 2-1/2 cups and stir in 1/4 cup HERSHEY'S SPECIAL DARK Cocoa. Proceed as above.

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JOLLY RANCHER Stained Glass Window Cookies

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