Stained Glass Cookies

Step 1

Add the roll of cookie dough to a large bowl and then break up the roll with your hands. Add 1/4 cup of flour and mix with your hands or a wooden spoon until well blended.

Step 2

Lightly flour your work surface, then roll the dough out to be no more than 1/8 inch thick. If your dough is any thicker than 1/8 inch, it will be too fluffy when it bakes and cover the candy center. Sprinkle additional flour on top of the dough, as needed, to prevent sticking.

Step 3

Cut out dough with your larger cookie cutter shape, then place the dough on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Cookies should be 2 inches apart.

Step 4

Cut the centers out of each cookie with the smaller cookie cutter.

Step 5

Unwrap 2 candies of the same color and place them in a small plastic bag, then crush them with the flat side of a mallet. Repeat with remaining candies of different colors.

Step 6

Place a small spoonful of crushed candy in the center of each cutout cookie, making sure there is enough candy to touch the edges of the cookie without being a big mound.

Step 7

Bake in the oven @350 degrees for 7 to 9 minutes or until the edges of the cookies are golden brown and the candy is melted.

Step 8

Let the cookies cool for 10 minutes on the cookie sheet until candy is hardened, then cool completely on a cooling rack.